A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
The F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot narrowly avoided hitting the water ... in the Indian Ocean after a "catastrophic failure" occurred aboard his aircraft carrier during landing, documents show. The Super ...
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The Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet Explained in 3 Words
F/A-18 Super Hornet: The U.S. Navy's Enhanced ... The slower speed also helps with landing a plane on a moving flight deck. Carrier landings are notoriously difficult, even for the best-trained ...
F/A-18’s Infrared Search And Track System Has “Significant Reliability Problems”
The U.S. Navy’s podded Infrared Search And Track System, or IRST, planned for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters, has ...