F-105 Thunderchief vs F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The original YF-17 was a lightweight fighter to counter the poor performance of the massive F-105 Thunderchief in dogfights. Irony: The Super Hornet is even heavier, similar wing loading. The main difference is nearly twice as much thrust. If F-105 had a tiny wing unsuited for maneuvering, the Super Hornet wing is just as heavily loaded.
Payload: 14,000 lb vs 17,750 lb
Super Hornet has wider wings, slightly shorter and less tall.
Length: 64 ft 4.75 in 60 ft 1¼ in
Wingspan: 34 ft 11.25 in 44 ft 8½ in
Height: 19 ft 8 in 16 ft
Wing Loading: 93 lb/ft2 / : 93 lb/ft² same
Super Hornet has about same dry thrust with one engine as F-105
Thrust dry 14,300 / 13,000 lbf
Thrust afterburner: 24,500 lb / 44,000 lb
Thrust/Weight: 0.74 / 0.93
Super Hornet is heavier
weights
empty 27,500 lb / 32,081 lb
combat 35,637 / 47,000 lb
max takeoff 52,546 l / 65,180 lbs
Range
Super Hornet
Range: 1,275 nmi (2,346 km) clean plus two AIM-9s[21]
Combat radius: 390 nmi (449 mi, 722 km) for interdiction mission[162]
Ferry range 2,210 mi / 2,070 mi ~same
Max mach Mach 2.08 Mach 1.8 F-105 over M2, F-18 slightly under M2
Max speed 1,372 mph, 1,190 mph
The original YF-17 was a lightweight fighter to counter the poor performance of the massive F-105 Thunderchief in dogfights. Irony: The Super Hornet is even heavier, similar wing loading. The main difference is nearly twice as much thrust. If F-105 had a tiny wing unsuited for maneuvering, the Super Hornet wing is just as heavily loaded.
Payload: 14,000 lb vs 17,750 lb
Super Hornet has wider wings, slightly shorter and less tall.
Length: 64 ft 4.75 in 60 ft 1¼ in
Wingspan: 34 ft 11.25 in 44 ft 8½ in
Height: 19 ft 8 in 16 ft
Wing Loading: 93 lb/ft2 / : 93 lb/ft² same
Super Hornet has about same dry thrust with one engine as F-105
Thrust dry 14,300 / 13,000 lbf
Thrust afterburner: 24,500 lb / 44,000 lb
Thrust/Weight: 0.74 / 0.93
Super Hornet is heavier
weights
empty 27,500 lb / 32,081 lb
combat 35,637 / 47,000 lb
max takeoff 52,546 l / 65,180 lbs
Range
Super Hornet
Range: 1,275 nmi (2,346 km) clean plus two AIM-9s[21]
Combat radius: 390 nmi (449 mi, 722 km) for interdiction mission[162]
Ferry range 2,210 mi / 2,070 mi ~same
Max mach Mach 2.08 Mach 1.8 F-105 over M2, F-18 slightly under M2
Max speed 1,372 mph, 1,190 mph
