Kru: F/A-18C: 1, F/A-18D: 2 (pilot and weapons system officer)
Panjang: 56 ft (17.1 m)
Lebar Sayap: 40 ft (12.3 m)
Tinggi: 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m)
Area sayap: 400 ft² (38 m²)
Airfoil: NACA 65A005 mod root, 65A003.5 mod tip
Berat Kosong: 23,000 lb (10,400 kg)
Berat berisi: 36,970 lb (16,770 kg)
Berat maksimum lepas landas: 51,900 lb (23,500 kg)
Mesin: 2Χ General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans
o Dry thrust: 11,000 lbf (48.9 kN) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 17,750 lbf (79.2 kN) each
Performa
Kecepatan maksimum: Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
Range: 1,089 nmi (1,250 miles, 2,000 km) with only two AIM-9s
Jarak jangkau: 400 nmi (460 mi, 740 km) on air-air mission
Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (2,070 mi, 3,330 km)
Batas tertinggi service: 50,000 ft (15,240 m)
Rate of climb: 50,000 ft/min (254 m/s)
Beban sayap: 93 lb/ft² (454 kg/m²)
Dorongan/berat: 0.96
The M61 Vulcan at the Miramar Airshow
Persenjataan
Guns: 1Χ 20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barreled gatling cannon, 578 rounds
Hardpoints: 9 total: 2Χ wingtips missile launch rail, 4Χ under-wing, and 3Χ under-fuselage with a capacity of 13,700 lb (6,215 kg) external fuel and ordnance
Rockets:
o 2.75 inches (70 mm) Hydra 70 rockets
o 5 in (127.0 mm) Zuni rockets
Missiles:
o Air-to-air missiles:
4Χ AIM-9 Sidewinder or 4Χ AIM-132 ASRAAM or 4Χ IRIS-T or 4Χ AIM-120 AMRAAM, and
2Χ AIM-7 Sparrow or additional 2Χ AIM-120 AMRAAM
Kecepatan maksimum: Mach 1.6+ (1,200 mph, 1,930 km/h)
Range: 1,200 nmi (2,220 km) on internal fuel
Jarak jangkau: over 590 nmi (1,090 km) on internal fuel
Batas tertinggi service: 60,000 ft (18,288 m)
Rate of climb: classified (not publicly available)
Beban sayap: 91.4 lb/ft² (446 kg/m²)
Dorongan/berat:
o With full fuel: 0.87
o With 50% fuel: 1.07
g-Limits: 9 g
Persenjataan
Guns: 1 Χ General Dynamics GAU-22/A Equalizer 25 mm (0.984 in) 4-barreled gatling cannon, internally mounted with 180 rounds
Hardpoints: 6 Χ external pylons on wings with a capacity of 15,000 lb (6,800 kg) and 2 Χ internal bays with 2 pylons each[77] for a total weapons payload of 18,000 lb (8,100 kg) and provisions to carry combinations of:
o Missiles:
Air-to-air: AIM-120 AMRAAM, AIM-132 ASRAAM, AIM-9X Sidewinder, IRIS-T, Joint Dual Role Air Dominance Missile (JDRADM) (after 2020)
Air-to-ground: AGM-154 JSOW, AGM-158 JASSM
o Bombs:
Mark 84, Mark 83 and Mark 82 GP bombs
Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb
Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser capable
Paveway-series laser-guided bombs
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
JDAM-series
B61 nuclear bomb
Avionics
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems AN/APG-81 AESA radar
Berat maksimum lepas landas: 37,000 kg (81,570 lb)
Mesin: 2Χ New unnamed engine by NPO Saturn and FNPTS MMPP Salyut of 175 kN each. Prototype with AL-41F1 of 147 kN each, definitive version with new engine >157 kN
Maximum Fuel weight: 10,300 kg (22,711 lb)
Performa
Kecepatan maksimum: 2,100 km/h (Mach 2) (1,305 mph) ; at 17,000 m (45,000 ft) altitude
Guns: None on prototype. Apparent provision for a cannon (most likely GSh-301).Possible two 30mm cannons
Hardpoints: Two internal bays estimated at 4.6-4.7 metres by 1-1.1 metres. . Other sources suggest two auxiliary internal bays for short range AAMS and 6 external hardpoints
Avionics
N050(?)BRLS AFAR/AESA built by Tikhomirov NIIP and based on Tikhomirov NIIP N035 Irbis-E . It will be the second aircraft based AESA Radar to be built by Russia, the first being the Phazotron NIIR ZHUK-A Radar in the MIG-35