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Navy/USMC

Super Hornet Demonstrates Ski-Jump Ramp Compatibility

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020

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Super Hornet Demonstrates Ski-Jump Ramp Compatibility

An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet successfully demonstrating launching from a ski jump, the type used by Indian aircraft carriers during a test in 2020. (Photo: Boeing)

The U.S. Navy and Boeing [BA] recently proved the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet can operate via a ski jump ramp in testing, a necessary step for India’s aircraft carriers, the company said Monday. The demonstration was held at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., at an undisclosed time and showed the aircraft would work well with the Indian Navy’s short takeoff by arrested recovery (STOBAR) system used on its aircraft carriers, validating previous simulation studies done by Boeing, the company…

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