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EA-18G Growler · Length
Single sourceOfficial specification · ; 60.2 feet (18.3 meters)
Manufacturer claimConfiguration
| Specification | Boeing EA-18G Growler | Dassault Falcon 900 |
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| Type | Carrier-based electronic-warfare aircraft[source] | Business jet[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | France[source] |
| Manufacturer | Boeing[source] | Dassault Aviation[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | Active service, in production |
Falcon 900B · Length
Single source20.21 m (66 ft 4 in)[source]
Empty; EA-18G Growler · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; EA-18G Growler · recovery weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; EA-18G Growler · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Official specification · ; 66,000 pounds (29,937 kilograms)
Manufacturer claim33,094 lb (15,011 kg)[source]
48,000 lb (21,772 kg) ; recovery weight[source]
66,000 lb (29,964 kg)[source]
66,000 pounds (29,937 kilograms)[source]
Empty; Falcon 900B · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Falcon 900B · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; EA-18G Growler · at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)
Single source1,030 kn (1,190 mph, 1,900 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)[source]
EA-18G Growler · clean plus two AIM-9s
Single sourceFerry; EA-18G Growler · range without ordnance
Single source1,275 nmi (1,458 mi, 2,346 km) ; clean plus two AIM-9s[source]
1,800 nmi (2,070 mi, 3,330 km) ; range without ordnance[source]
Falcon 900B · with 8 passengers
Single source7,400 km (4,600 mi, 4,000 nmi) with 8 passengers[source]
EA-18G Growler · for interdiction mission
Single source390 nmi (449 mi, 722 km) ; for interdiction mission[source]
EA-18G Growler · 2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans thrust each dry
Single sourceEA-18G Growler · with afterburner
Single source2 × General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans , 14,000 lbf (62 kN) thrust each dry, 22,000 lbf (98 kN) with afterburner[source]
Falcon 900B · 3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans thrust each
Single source3 × Honeywell TFE731 -5BR-1C turbofans , 21.13 kN (4,750 lbf) thrust each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | United States Navy Royal Australian Air Force[source] | French Air and Space Force Japan Coast Guard Nigerian Air Force Royal Malaysian Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 172 as of October 2021[source] | >500[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2004–2019[source] | 1984–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 22 September 2009[source] | — |
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| First flight | 15 August 2006[source] | 21 September 1984 ( 1984-09-21 )[source] |
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| Developed from | Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet[source] | Dassault Falcon 50[source] |
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| Guns | None[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 9 total: 6 under-wing and 3 under-fuselage with a capacity of 17,750 lb (8,050 kg) external fuel and ordnance[source] | — |
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| Internal fuel capacity | 13,940 lb (6,323 kg)[source] | — |
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| External fuel capacity | (3 x 480 gal (1,800 L) tanks), 9,774 lb (4,420 kg)[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 92.8 lb/sq ft (453 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.93[source] | — |
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| Notes | The two wingtip missile launcher rails for AIM-9 Sidewinder , found on the E/F Super Hornet, have been replaced with AN/ALQ-218 detection pods, six removable under wing mounted hard points (inboard pylons will carry 480 gal (1,800 L) fuel tanks, mid-board pylons will carry AN/ALQ-99 High Band Jamming Pods, and outboard pylon reserved for AGM-88 HARM missiles), two multi-mode conformal fuselage stations ( AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles), 1 centerline fuselage removable hardpoint, for AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Jamming Pod.[source] | — |
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| Developed into | — | Dassault Falcon 2000 Dassault Falcon 7X[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 19 passengers[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 8,690 kg (19,160 lb)[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 7.63:1[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 158 km/h (98 mph, 85 kn) (wheels and flaps down)[source] |
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