Aircraft Photo of 164258 | McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet | USA - Navy | AirHistory.net #141746
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:164258
Military Code:AJ-306
Aircraft Original Type:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Aircraft Generic Type:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
Aircraft Version:McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
C/n (msn):1021/C239
Operator Titles:USA - Navy
Unit Markings:VFA-15
Location
City / Area:Persian Gulf [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity)
Country:Not known
Ship / Rig:USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN71
 
Photo Date:17 October 2005
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 141746
Photo Comment

The cat launch... you have to see it (and feel it)! Especially from deck level near one of the four steam catapults of an American super carrier. The steam pressure builds up and pushes an average aircraft in just two seconds from 0 mph to some 150 mph (240 km/u) in 310 feet (94 m) with up to 3.5g's (recalculating this acceleration compared to an average car, that would be something as an acceleration from 0 mph to 60 mph (100km/u) in 0,8 sec!

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