Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Boeing X-53 AAW (F/A-18A) Experimental Aircraft.
2 x General Electric F404-GE-400 afterburning turbofan engines developing 16,000 lb of thrust each.
Propulsion
1,190 mph
1,915 kph | 1,034 kts
Max Speed
49,213 ft
15,000 m | 9 miles
Service Ceiling
1,864 miles
3,000 km | 1,620 nm
Operational Range
50,000 ft/min
15,240 m/min
Rate-of-Climb