Dassault Rafale vs Boeing F/A-18 Advanced Super Hornet Comparison

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Subjects

Dassault Rafale C
4th Generation Multirole Fighter Aircraft

Boeing F/A-18E/F Advanced Super Hornet
Carrier-Based Strike Fighter Aircraft Prototype

Basics

ORIGIN
France

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
2001 [Diff.-14 yrs]

YEAR
2015 [Diff.+14 yrs]

CREW
1

CREW
1 or 2

PRODUCTION
201 units [Diff.+200]

PRODUCTION
1 units [Diff.-200]

Dimensions

LENGTH
50.2 ft (15.3 m) [Diff.-9.9 ft]

LENGTH
60.1 ft (18.3 m) [Diff.+9.9 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
35.8 ft (10.9 m) [Diff.-8.9 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
44.7 ft (13.6 m) [Diff.+8.9 ft]

HEIGHT
17.5 ft (5.3 m) [Diff.+1.5 ft]

HEIGHT
16.0 ft (4.9 m) [Diff.-1.5 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Dassault Rafale C

Boeing F/A-18E/F Advanced Super Hornet

Weights

EMPTY WT.
22,708 lb (10,300 kg) [Diff.-9,370 lb]

EMPTY WT.
32,077 lb (14,550 kg) [Diff.+9,370 lb]

M.T.O.W.
54,013 lb (24,500 kg) [Diff.-12,125 lb]

M.T.O.W.
66,139 lb (30,000 kg) [Diff.+12,125 lb]

Installed Power

2 x SNECMA M88-2 augmented afterburning turbofan engines developing 11,250lb of dry thrust each and 19,555 lb of thrust with reheat.

2 x General Electric F414 turbofan engines developing up to 17,000lb of thrust each.

Performance

SPEED
1,383 mph (2,225 kph) [Diff.+190 mph]

SPEED
1,193 mph (1,920 kph) [Diff.-190 mph]

RANGE
2,299 miles (3,700 km) [Diff.+1,712 miles]

RANGE
587 miles (945 km) [Diff.-1,712 miles]

CEILING
51,952 ft (15,835 m) [Diff.+2,740 feet]

CEILING
49,213 ft (15,000 m) [Diff.-2,740 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
60,000 ft/min [Diff.+15,000 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
45,000 ft/min [Diff.-15,000 feet]

Armament

STANDARD:
1 x 30mm GIAT 30/M791 internal automatic cannon.

OPTIONAL:
Mission-specific armament with a maximum load of up to 20,900 lb on fourteen external hardpoints. Can include the following (or a mix of):

MBDA MICA medium-range Air-to-Air Missiles (AAMs).
MBDA "Meteor" long-range AAMs.
ASMP nuclear stand-off missiles.
AM-39 "Exocet" anti-ship missiles.
AS 30L laser-guided Air-to-Surface Missiles (ASMs).
APACHE stand-off munitions dispensers.
Laser-Guided Bombs ("Paveway" / "Enhanced Paveway" LGB family).
Anti-Armor / Anti-Runway / Runway Denial munitions.
Air-to-Surface Rocket Pods.
Air-Launched Cruiser Missiles (ALCMs)
3 x Jettisonable Fuel Drop Tanks.

STANDARD:
1 x 20mm M61 Vulcan Gatling gun

OPTIONAL:
Underfuselage centerline weapons pod housing 2 x AIM-120 AMRAAM medium range air-to-air missiles and 2 x AGM-154 Joint Standoff glide bombs, drop bombs, guided bombs or similar arrangement. Pod can be removed and all original eleven hardpoints can be used for up to 17,750lb of external ordnance.

Going Further

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