Which aircraft has a payload capacity of 14,000 lb?

Which aircraft has a payload capacity of 14,000 lb?

• A. AV-8B
• B. F-15E
• C. F-16
• D. FA-18 Hornet

Answer: (D)

Payload refers to the maximum weight of external stores—bombs, missiles, fuel tanks—that an aircraft can carry in addition to its own weight. Among these aircraft, the Harrier AV-8B typically carries less payload, around ten to twelve thousand pounds. The F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F-15E Strike Eagle are built to haul heavier loads, with roughly eighteen thousand to twenty-five thousand pounds or more. The F/A-18 Hornet, however, is configured to carry a substantial external load in the mid-teens, commonly cited around fourteen thousand pounds. So when the number given is fourteen thousand pounds, the aircraft that best matches that capacity is the F/A-18 Hornet.

Payload refers to the maximum weight of external stores—bombs, missiles, fuel tanks—that an aircraft can carry in addition to its own weight. Among these aircraft, the Harrier AV-8B typically carries less payload, around ten to twelve thousand pounds. The F-16 Fighting Falcon and the F-15E Strike Eagle are built to haul heavier loads, with roughly eighteen thousand to twenty-five thousand pounds or more. The F/A-18 Hornet, however, is configured to carry a substantial external load in the mid-teens, commonly cited around fourteen thousand pounds. So when the number given is fourteen thousand pounds, the aircraft that best matches that capacity is the F/A-18 Hornet.