General characteristics Crew: 2 (Pilot and Radar Intercept Officer) Length: 62 ft 9 in (19.13 m) Wingspan: 64 ft 1.5 in (19.545 m) Swept wingspan: 38 ft 2.5 in (11.646 m) swept Height: 16 ft (4.9 m) Wing area: 565 sq ft (52.5 m2) wings only 1,008 sq ft (94 m2) effective area including fuselage Airfoil: Grumman (1.74)(35)(9.6)-(1.1)(30)(1.1) root Grumman (1.27)(30)(9.0)-(1.1)(40)(1.1) tip Empty weight: 43,735 lb (19,838 kg) Gross weight: 61,000 lb (27,669 kg) Max takeoff weight: 74,350 lb (33,725 kg) Fuel capacity: 16,200 lb (7,348 kg) internal fuel; 2 × optional 267 US gal (222 imp gal; 1,010 l) / 1,756 lb (797 kg) external tanks Powerplant: 2 × General Electric F110-GE-400 afterburning turbofans, 16,610 lbf (73.9 kN) thrust each dry, 28,200 lbf (125 kN) with afterburner Performance Maximum speed: Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph, 2,485 km/h) at altitude Range: 1,600 nmi (1,800 mi, 3,000 km) Combat range: 500 nmi (580 mi, 930 km) Service ceiling: 53,000 ft (16,000 m) plus g limits: +7.5 Rate of climb: 45,000 ft/min (230 m/s) plus Wing loading: 96 lb/sq ft (470 kg/m2) 48 lb/sq ft (230 kg/m2) effective Thrust/weight: 0.92 at gross weight (1.07 with loaded weight & 50% internal fuel) Armament Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled rotary cannon, with 675 rounds Hardpoints: 10 total: 6× under-fuselage, 2× under nacelles and 2× on wing gloves with a capacity of 14,500 lb (6,600 kg) of ordnance and fuel tanks, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 7x LAU-10 rocket pods (for a total of 28 rockets) Missiles: AIM-54 Phoenix, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air : Other: Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS) LANTIRN Targeting System (LTS) pod (AN/AAQ-14) 2× 267 US gal (1,010 l; 222 imp gal) drop tanks for extended range/loitering time Avionics Hughes AN/APG-71 radar AN/ALR-67 radar warning receiver AN/AAS-42 infrared search and track, AAX-1 TCS AN/ASN-130 Inertial navigation system Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) upgrade