Boeing Says Its F/A-18 Super Hornet Can Operate From A ski Jump Ramp
CHICAGO (dpa-AFX) - Aircraft giant Boeing Co. (BA) claims that its F/A-18 Super Hornet can operate from a ski jump ramp, demonstrating the aircraft s suitability for India s aircraft carriers.
The company held demonstrations at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, claiming that the Super Hornet would do well with the Indian Navy s Short Takeoff but Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) system. The first successful and safe launch of the F/A-18 Super Hornet from a ski jump begins the validation process to operate effectively from Indian Navy aircraft carriers, said Ankur Kanaglekar, India Fighter Sales lead for Boeing. The F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet will not only provide superior war fighting capability to the Indian Navy but also create opportunities for cooperation in naval aviation between the United States and India.
The Super Hornet provides the most weapons at range in the U.S. Navy’s fighter inventory.
Dec 22nd, 2020
Industrial Media Staff
Boeing and the U.S. Navy proved recently that the F/A-18 Super Hornet can operate from a “ski jump” ramp.
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Boeing and the U.S. Navy proved recently that the F/A-18 Super Hornet can operate from a “ski jump” ramp, demonstrating the aircraft’s suitability for India’s aircraft carriers.
The demonstrations, held at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, showed that the Super Hornet would do well with the Indian Navy’s Short Takeoff but Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) system and validated earlier simulation studies by Boeing.
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NEW DELHI: Leading aerospace company Boeing has said its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has successfully performed a ski-jump launch, which is take off from a short distance upward-curved ramp, demonstrating the plane’s suitability for the Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers.
“Officials from the Indian Embassy in Washington DC witnessed the test,” said Ankur Kanaglekar, an official of the aircraft manufacturer, at a virtual press briefing.
In 2018, the Indian Navy kick-started the process to procure 57 multi-role combat aircraft for its carriers, which use the ski-jump take off mechanism.
At present, six planes are compatible for the aircraft carrier Rafale (Dassault, France), F/A-18 Super Hornet (Boeing, US), MIG-29K (Russia), F-35B and F-35C (Lockheed Martin, US) and Gripen (Saab, Sweden).
Synopsis
The US origin jet is expected to see the French Rafale fighter as the main competition for the Indian Navy requirement, even as efforts are on to develop an indigenous carrier borne aircraft for the future. A foreign acquisition may be required to fill a gap as work on the indigenous aircraft will take at least a decade to complete.
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A file image of the F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet fighter aircraft
NEW DELHI: Boeing has announced that its F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet fighter aircraft has demonstrated compatibility with Indian aircraft carriers, pitching the jet as a possible lynchpin for naval cooperation with the US.