Baseline

THRUST TO WEIGHT

CF-18AM

Typhoon T3

F-35A

Rafale C

F-15E

F-18F

F-18ASH

Gripen NG

F-16E

F-22

Max Thrust

32,000

40,460

43,000

34,000

58,200

44,000

52,800

22,000

29,500

70,000

0.02

A. Basic Empty Weight

23,049

24,250

29,300

20,900

31,700

32,081

34,851

15,664

18,900

43,340

0.03

1.39

1.67

1.47

1.63

1.84

1.37

1.52

1.40

1.56

1.62

0.05

36,288

34,439

43,595

30,381

51,830

48,334

53,443

22,725

29,162

60,472

0.07

0.88

1.17

0.99

1.12

1.12

0.91

0.99

0.97

1.01

1.16

0.08

30,602

27,661

35,690

24,461

41,356

40,504

44,570

18,288

23,492

48,226

0.10

1.05

1.46

1.20

1.39

1.41

1.09

1.18

1.20

1.26

1.45

0.12

51,550

51,800

70,000

53,900

81,000

66,000

66,000

36,300

42,300

83,500

0.13

0.62

0.78

0.61

0.63

0.72

0.67

0.80

0.61

0.70

0.84

0.15

10

0.17

T/W Ratio
B. Combat Weight @ Target
T/W Ratio
C. Bingo Fuel Weight
T/W Ratio
D. Max T-O Weight
T/W Ratio

FUEL

Full Internal Fuel

ENGINES

MISC

may indicate runway length

performance

10,360

13,123

13,550

13,550

7,392

5,920

18,000

11

0.18

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

22,873

N/A

19,780

N/A

12,022

N/A

12

0.20

Plus Centre Tank

13,100

12,820

N/A

12,610

27,008

16,804

23,034

10,442

14,056

N/A

13

0.22

Plus 2 Wing Tanks

15,340

14,620

23,976

14,860

31,143

20,058

26,288

13,492

16,090

26,000

14

0.23

Max

17,580

16,420

23,976

17,110

35,278

23,312

29,542

22,572

18,124

26,000

15

0.25

16

0.27

Useful Load MTOW - BEW

28,501

27,550

40,700

33,000

49,300

33,919

31,149

20,636

23,400

40,160

17

0.28

Full Int Fuel Useful Load

17,641

16,530

22,500

22,640

26,427

20,369

11,369

13,244

11,378

22,160

18

0.30

Useful Load After Max Fuel

10,921

11,130

16,724

15,890

14,022

10,607

1,607

-1,936

5,276

14,160

19

0.32

20

0.33

21

0.35

22

0.37

excess weight for A/G weapons

Engine

GE F404-400

EJ-200

PW F-135

Snecma M88

PW F100-229

GE F414-400

GE F414 EPE

GE F414-400

GE F110-100

PW F119

Number

Max Thrust each

16,000

20,230

43,000

17,000

29,160

22,000

26,400

22,000

28,600

35,000

23

0.38

Mil Thrust each

11,000

13,490

28,000

11,250

17,800

13,000

15,600

13,000

17,155

23,500

24

0.40

80% Thrust each

8,800

10,792

22,400

9,000

14,240

10,400

12,480

10,400

13,724

18,800

25

0.42

SFC Max each

1.74

1.70

1.91

1.72

1.94

1.85

1.78

1.85

1.94

1.92

26

0.43

SFC Mil each

0.81

0.74

0.87

0.78

0.76

0.84

0.81

0.84

0.76

0.87

27

0.45

SFC .8 Mil each

0.65

0.59

0.70

0.62

0.61

0.67

0.65

0.67

0.61

0.70

28

0.47

29

0.48

30

0.50

31

0.52

32

0.53

33

0.55

Wing Area

400

551

460

492

608

500

500

323

300

840

90.72

62.50

94.77

61.75

85.25

96.67

106.89

70.36

97.21

71.99

2 engines perferred, not manditory

indicator of aircraft performance

Cruise Mach at Full Mil

0.90

1.50

1.20

1.40

0.90

0.90

0.90

1.20

0.90

1.82

34

0.57

TAS at Altitude

516

860

688

802

516

516

516

688

516

1,043

35

0.58

36

0.60

AMRAAM

335

670

weights for calculations

37

0.62

AIM-9X

188

376

weights for calculations

38

0.63

39

0.65

1 minute TO

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

40

0.67

1 minute full burner

1,114

1,376

1,646

1,170

2,263

1,628

1,878

814

1,110

2,688

41

0.68

42

0.70

Performance Climb Time

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

43

0.72

Performance Climb Burn

1,426

1,597

1,949

1,404

2,164

1,747

2,016

874

1,043

3,271

44

0.73

Performance Climb Speed

258

430

344

401

258

258

258

344

258

521

45

0.75

Performance Climb Distance

21

34

28

32

21

21

21

28

21

42

46

0.77

47

0.78

Cruise Time

0.54

0.31

0.40

0.33

0.54

0.54

0.54

0.40

0.54

0.25

48

0.80

Cruise Fuel Burn

9654

6170

9654

5861

14657

11831

13652

4328

7063

10127

49

0.82

Cruise Distance @ Full Mil

279

266

272

268

279

279

279

272

279

258

50

0.83

51

0.85

52

0.87

53

0.88

54

0.90

55

0.92

Total Burn @ Bingo

4,640

12,193

5,732

9,143

6,859

13,249

4,873

8,435

9,428

19,084

6,783

15,207

7,827

17,546

3,392

6,015

4,624

9,216

11,200

16,086

RTB cruise time

0.73

0.44

0.55

0.47

0.73

0.73

0.73

0.55

0.73

0.36

56

0.93

RTB cruise speed

413

688

550

642

413

413

413

550

413

834

57

0.95

8,293

5,575

8,503

5,251

12,592

10,164

11,728

3,812

6,068

9,410

58

0.97

59

0.98

60

1.00

RTB cruise burn

Total time, Hours

1.45

0.93

1.13

0.98

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.13

1.45

0.79

time for high reaction intercept

Total Fuel Burn

20,486

14,718

21,751

13,685

31,676

25,371

29,274

9,827

15,283

25,497

mission fuel, may indicate unit

costs

Tanker Extension

2,906

-1,702

-2,225

-3,425

-3,602

2,059

-268

-12,745

-2,841

-503

max fuel

2 wing

2 wing

2 wing

max config

max fuel

max config

centre only

2 wing

2 wing

very high drag

penalty or tanker

very high drag

penalty or tanker

Config

Would have to
decrease cruise
burn to meet fuel or
tanker
GTOW with Full Fuel

adding wing tanks

increases radar
return or tanker,
drag penalty
40,670

53,276

38,010

66,978

55,393

64,393

36,300

37,024

69,340

1 minute TO

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

1 minute full burner

1,114

1,376

1,646

1,170

2,263

1,628

1,878

814

1,110

2,688

Cruise Climb Time

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

Cruise Climb Burn

1,426

1,597

1,949

1,404

2,164

1,747

2,016

874

1,043

3,271

Cruise Climb Speed

413

559

550

562

413

413

413

550

413

521

Cruise Climb Distance

33

45

44

45

33

33

33

44

33

42

15,041

13,447

20,381

14,536

30,851

19,937

25,648

20,884

15,971

20,041

FF Factor

0.60

0.45

0.60

0.50

0.60

0.60

0.60

0.60

0.60

0.30

Fuel Flow

6,843

5,750

9,354

5,616

10,390

8,387

9,677

4,193

5,007

7,851

15 Minute Reserve

1,711

1,437

2,339

1,404

2,597

2,097

2,419

1,048

1,252

1,963

804

1,167

1,061

1,313

1,122

878

990

2,602

1,213

1,201

Distance nm

Increase range with

ferry tanks
$0

$132,609

$135,870

$81,522

$136,957

$73,000

$80,300

$65,217

$76,087

$296,739

Max Units

77

82

65

105

50

69

60

140

100

42

Acquisition

$0

$10,873,913

$8,831,522

$8,559,783

$6,847,826

$5,037,000

$4,818,000

$9,130,435

$7,608,696

$12,463,043

Years

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

$2,000

$2,000

$1,000

$2,000

$2,000

$2,000

$2,000

$1,000

$1,000

$1,000

Added for crew factor

$200

$200

$200

$200

$400

$200

$200

$200

$200

$200

Cost per hour factor

$21

$24

$29

$21

$33

$26

$30

$13

$16

$48

$4,732,286

$13,577,197

$15,905,660

$16,165,834

$17,817,720

$19,694,014

$19,759,880

$15,477,078

$17,193,756

$12,047,200

$17,600

$66,000

$36,000

$66,000

$72,000

$66,000

$66,000

$36,000

$36,000

$36,000

$4,749,886

$24,517,110

$24,773,182

$24,791,617

$24,737,546

$24,797,014

$24,643,880

$24,643,513

$24,838,452

$24,546,244

91

67

58

103

88

105

Lifetime @ 250 hours per year

Engine & Crew Factor

Total (x1000)

ferry or combat air patrol

Increase range with 5 external tanks,

large drag penalty

Unit Cost ($1 USD = $.92 CDN)

Added for engines factor

excess fuel margin for further

intercepts

adding wing tanks

increases radar
return or tanker

40,629

Fuel Remaining

COST ESTIMATES

indicator of aircraft performance,

end

units to meet baseline requirement

of 80 aircraft

Better performance the lower the

lifetime cost. More aircraft would
decrease operating cost
proportionally. Excess aircraft for
attrition, lower risk of accidents,
increased time between overhauls
and operational deployments.

baseline budget
SELECTION

Fraction

18,200

5 min full burner at target

RANGE

indicator of aircraft performance,

start

Minute

11,020

Wingloading at C. Weight

300 NM MISSION PROFILE

Notes

10,860

Plus Conformal Tanks

LOAD

Comparison

Rank Total

114

89

120

Add for LO

10

10

Add for EO Suite

10

Add for EW Suite

Add for AESA Radar

Add for Operationally Proven

*Surprise the Opponent

*Outnumber Enemy

10

10

10

*Outmaneuver the Enemy

10

*Outlast the Enemy

10

*Achieve Reliable Kills

10

End of Life

10

185

150

198

139

109

107

171

143

160

Typhoon T3

F-35A

Rafale C

F-15E

F-18F

F-18ASH

Gripen NG

F-16E

F-22

Add better sensor

suite and low
observability and it
is only a marginal
gain in overall
performance.

Meets or exceeds
the CF-18 in all
criteria.

High operating
costs and low
acquisition. Heavy
load for a long
distance.

High operating
costs and low
acquisition.
Estimated SFC.

High operating
costs and low
acquisition.
Estimated SFC.

Lower usable loads

but offset by higher
numbers.

well below CF-18

performace marks.

Higher operating
cost offset by better
performance. Add
sensor suite and
low obervability
gains. Not in
production

CF-18AM

Assuming a $65m
Meets or exceeds
acquisition cost and
the CF-18 in all
operational costs
criteria. Operational
over 30 years, the
costs may be
RCAF would only
higher than
afford 67 CF-18's
forecasted.

http://
defenseissues.word

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marginally deficient to CF-18

performance

F100-PW-229
(MIL) 17,800lbs @ 0.726 lb/Hr/lb st
(MAX) 29,100lbs @ 2.060 lb/Hr/lb st

F110-GE-129
(MIL) 17,000lbs @ 0.745 lb/Hr/lb st
(MAX) 29,000lbs @ 1.900 lb/Hr/lb st

F414-GE-400
(MIL) 14,700lbs @ 0.840 lb/HR/lb st
(MAX) 22,000lbs @ 1.850 lb/HR/lb st

F119-PW-100
(MIL) 25,000lbs @ (~0.800?) lb/HR/lb st (Speculation varies between 0.600 - 0.860...)
(MAX) 37,000lbs @ (~1.950?) lb/HR/lb st

F135-PW-100
(MIL) 28,000lbs @ 0.886 lb/HR/lb st
(According to J@ne'$, but seems too high? 0.700 is more likely)
(MAX) 43,000lbs @ (~1.950?) lb/HR/lb st

F136-GE-100 (According to J@ne'$)

(MIL) 26,000lbs @ ?
(MAX) 40,500lbs @ ?

F-135: 0.886 lb/(hrlbf) (At Millitary Power)

F414-400: ~0.9 lb/(lbfh) (At Military Power)

The M88/Rafale has a demonstraited SFC of all most 1.92

Longer term, GE is proposing a two-stage fan with a forward swept all-blisk fan, a 10% pressure ratio increase and, if combined with the EDE's HPT and HPC, a 4% SFC improvement and 20% boost

CF-18AMTyphoon T3
T/W Ratio

F-35A

Rafale C

F-15E

F-18F

F-18ASH Gripen NG

F-16E

F-22

0.881836836119483
1.17483412858795
0.986358156285547
1.11912782615104
1.12289227558040.910338654573052
0.987965764862348
0.968088378866202
1.01160021210566
1.15755201556222
Rank

T/W Ratio

10

1.04568697408335
1.46270548243285
1.20481211199362
1.38994111841121.40729143547741.08630367285683
1.18464739182151
1.20300546379773
1.25574389920818
1.45148581337472
Rank

T/W Ratio

10

0.620756547041707
0.781081081081081
0.614285714285714
0.630797773654916
0.718518518518519
0.666666666666667
Rank

0.8 0.606060606060606
0.697399527186761
0.838323353293413

10

28501

27550

40700

33000

49300

33919

31149

20636

23400

40160

10

17641

16530

22500

22640

26427

20369

11369

13244

11378

22160

Rank

10

Useful Load After Max Fuel

10921

11130

16724

15890

14022

10607

1607

-1936

5276

14160

Rank

10

Useful Load MTOW - BEW

Rank
Full Int Fuel Useful Load

Wingloading at C. Weight
Rank
Cruise Mach at Full Mil
Rank
Total time, Hours

90.7197303664921
62.5025484491152
94.77111358980261.7495959282704
85.24743316187596.6673221640489
106.886294804672
70.3566498630314
97.20572629047971.9910053397114
5

10

0.9

1.5

1.2

1.4

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.2

0.9

1.82

10

1.45223385689354
0.928673647469459
1.12500872600349
0.984769384193468
1.45223385689354
1.45223385689354
1.45223385689354
1.12500872600349
1.45223385689354
0.790591833994975
Rank

Total Fuel Burn

10

20486.0858638743
14717.8291518325
21751.33005235613685.3621540763
31675.94605235625370.70994764429273.8960934354
9826.71623036649
15283.3385968586
25496.7200736436
Rank

Tanker Extension

10

2906.08586387434
-1702.17084816754
-2224.66994764398
-3424.63784592371
-3602.05394764398
2058.70994764398
-268.103906564644
-12745.2837696335
-2840.66140314136
-503.279926356365
Rank

Distance nm

10

803.675909090909
1166.87254403913
1061.00264778325
1313.09969658121121.92006468066
877.610892857143
990.315322802198
2602.12313186813
1212.96863335839
1200.68747126437
Rank

Max Units
Rank
Acquisition
Rank
Cost per hour factor

10

77

82

65

105

50

69

60

140

96

42

10

4355000

$8,619,565

$8,831,522

$5,298,913

$8,902,174

$4,745,000

$5,219,500

$4,239,130

$4,945,652

$19,288,043

10

21.1599038611755
23.7723378798414
29.00154845415220.8455335438023
32.7178152836696
26.2051905351327
30.2367583097685
13.1021866807316
15.7860304567796
48.3752531533339
Rank

10

Lifetime @ 250 hours per year

4732285.83455497
13577197.3925654
15905660.1007853
16165834.0445026
17817719.6544503
19694013.5968586
19759879.8630689
15477078.0628272
16506005.6846073
12047200.2347966
Rank

10

TOTAL

67

114

89

120

91

67

58

103

88

105