Boeing Says It's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Jet Can Operate On Indian Navy Aircraft Carriers

⛷ #SuperHornet hits the slopes!
Watch as an F/A-18 takes off from a ski-jump ramp, demonstrating the ability to operate effectively from @IndianNavy aircraft carriers. pic.twitter.com/eBSaYF97sy

— Boeing Defense (@BoeingDefense) December 21, 2020

Warzone/The Drive: Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy 

Boeing says it has proven the jet’s compatibility with Indian Navy aircraft carriers, which lack catapults. 

Boeing has released a video of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet jet launching from a ground-based “ski jump” ramp, in a demonstration for India, which is looking to buy a new carrier-based multirole fighter. The Indian Navy’s current carrier, as well as its next flattop, lack catapults, which means the service requires a jet that can take off from a sloped ramp before returning to the ship using arrestor gear. 

Boeing has been flying a Super Hornet from the ground-based ramp at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland for some time and you can read more about the program in this previous War Zone article. The same ramp has been used during testing of the short takeoff and vertical (STOVL) landing capable F-35B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter. 

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WNU Editor: Just two questions. What is the load of the plane because I see no payload in the above video. How will it land?

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