Boeing Opens Carrier Ski Jump Trials For Super Hornet

F/A-18E
A Boeing F/A-18E/F has started a “ski-jump” takeoff demonstration that is critical to the fighter’s bid for an Indian Navy contract, the company says. The carrier-based fighter is “in the beginning phases” of the demonstration to prove the Super Hornet can operate on aircraft carriers with Short...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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