Jan 9, 2019 · F-18 pilot performs a carrier landing in bad weather and low visibility.

F-18 Hornets return to and launch from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in support of strike, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. (U.S. Navy video/Released).

Pacific Ocean recovery of a VFA-14 Tophatters F/A-18E Super Hornet.

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the US Navy and Marine Corps fighter workhorse, the FA-18 Super Hornet, and its operations aboard aircraf...

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier -capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation).

Dec 26, 2018 · Landing a Super Hornet on an aircraft carrier is pretty much always impressive. It’s one of the most challenging exercises in aviation. But when you add bad weather and a view just over the pilot’s shoulder, you get to see for yourself how skilled these pilots actually are.

Mar 15, 2018 · The arresting wire system can stop a 54,000-pound aircraft traveling 150 miles per hour in only two seconds, in a 315-foot landing area (a 24,500-kg aircraft traveling at 241 kph in a 96-meter landing area).

Sep 30, 2019 · When landing on a carrier an F-18 will be going faster than when landing on a conventional runway. The idea is that when the F-18 hits the deck of the carrier the pilot will increase speed in case the planes arrester hook misses the cables.

Jan 9, 2018 · Even if you're not experiencing something like landing on a carrier, once you've made the decision to do it, and it might be something as simple as flying a commercial jet somewhere, it's important to accept and surrender to the experience just the same.

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