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Dassault Mirage 2000 (M2000) vs Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Comparison


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Direct side-by-side comparison of two aircraft.

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Subjects
Dassault Mirage 2000C
Multirole Fighter / Strike Fighter Aircraft
Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Carrier-based Strike Fighter Aircraft
Basics
ORIGIN
France
ORIGIN
United States
YEAR
1979 [Diff.-20 yrs]
YEAR
1999 [Diff.+20 yrs]
CREW
1
CREW
1 or 2
PRODUCTION
611 units [Diff.-4]
PRODUCTION
615 units [Diff.+4]
Dimensions
LENGTH
47.1 ft (14.4 m) [Diff.-13.0 ft]
LENGTH
60.1 ft (18.3 m) [Diff.+13.0 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
30.0 ft (9.1 m) [Diff.-14.7 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
44.7 ft (13.6 m) [Diff.+14.7 ft]
HEIGHT
17.1 ft (5.2 m) [Diff.+1.0 ft]
HEIGHT
16.0 ft (4.9 m) [Diff.-1.0 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.
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Dassault Mirage 2000C
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Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Weights
EMPTY WT.
16,535 lb (7,500 kg) [Diff.-14,030 lb]
EMPTY WT.
30,565 lb (13,864 kg) [Diff.+14,030 lb]
M.T.O.W.
37,479 lb (17,000 kg) [Diff.-9,524 lb]
M.T.O.W.
47,003 lb (21,320 kg) [Diff.+9,524 lb]
Installed Power
1 x SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan engine developing 21,385 lb of thrust.
2 x General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofan engines developing 22,000 lb of thrust with afterburner.
Performance
SPEED
1,453 mph (2,338 kph) [Diff.+265 mph]
SPEED
1,187 mph (1,911 kph) [Diff.-265 mph]
RANGE
1,150 miles (1,850 km) [Diff.+469 miles]
RANGE
680 miles (1,095 km) [Diff.-469 miles]
CEILING
54,035 ft (16,470 m) [Diff.+4,823 feet]
CEILING
49,213 ft (15,000 m) [Diff.-4,823 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
56,000 ft/min [Diff.+11,110 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
44,890 ft/min [Diff.-11,110 feet]
Armament
STANDARD, FIXED:
2 x 30mm DEFA internal revolver-type cannons under fuselage.

OPTIONAL:
Mission-specific ordnance can include any of the following (up to 14,000lb):

Matra "Magic 2" Air-to-Air missiles (AAMs), Matra "Super 530D" AAMs, Matra "Super 530S" AAMs, Laser-Guided Bombs (LGBs), Conventional Dumb Bombs, Anti-Runway Munition Dispensers, Anti-Runway Bombs, Cluster Bombs, AS-30L air-to-surface missiles (ASMs), "Armat" Anti-Radiation / Anti-Radar Missiles (ARMs), AM 39 "Exocet" Anti-Ship Missiles (ASMs) and Nuclear Stand-Off Missiles.
STANDARD:
1 x 20mm M61A1 "Vulcan" Gatling-style internal automatic cannon.
2 x AIM-9 "Sidewinder" short-ranged air-to-air missiles on wingtip launchers.

OPTIONAL:
Mission-specific ordnance limited up to 17,750lb may include any of the following:

AIM-9 "Sidewinder" air-to-air missiles.
AIM-120 AMRAAM - air-to-air missiles.
AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
AGM-84E SLAM.
AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missiles.
SLAM-ER missiles.
AGM-65 "Maverick" air-to-surface missiles.
LAU Multiple Rocket Pods.
AGM-154 JSW (Joint Standoff Weapon) bombs.
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bombs.
B61 Nuclear Dumb Bomb.
Paveway Laser-Guided Bombs (LGB).
Mk 80 General Purpose Bombs.
Mk-20 "Rockeye II" Cluster Bombs.
Mk 20 CBU Cluster Bombs.
Going Further
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