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Originally Posted by 0reo
Hm that's ironic. I thought for sure it'd have no problem doing that with two engines.
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They can accelerate straight up with afterburners. they used to be one of 3 planes that could do this. (the Fulcrum and the F-15?). That ratio doesn't take into account of afterburners kicked in. Go to any airshow with an CF-18 that's a part of the routine. You will watch it slowly walk the airstrip and then almost come to a hovering stop as it kicks in its afterburners and climbs the sky vertically. It's a great site to see (and even better when your in the plane)
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Two F404-GE-402 afterburning engines, each in the 18,000 pound thrust class, which results in a combat thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1-to-1.
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http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...f-18-specs.htm