Black Flag 24-1 concentrates on Joint Test Integration, setting the stage for Virtual Black Flag A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine, is parked next to a U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II, assigned to the 53rd Wing, during exercise Black Flag 24-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 24, 2024. Black Flag is a two-week Operational Test-focused exercise that evaluates the suitability of emerging capabilities and tactics in multi-domain, multi-service, operationally relevant scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brianna Vetro)
ACC leaders visit command’s only operational test and evaluation wing An F-15EX Eagle II from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 53rd Wing, takes flight out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, April 11, 2024, with U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, command chief of Air Combat Command, and Maj. Scott Addy, 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, F-15 division chief. The F-15EX is the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to end, through combined developmental and operational tests. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Lindsey Brewer)
Red Flag-Alaska 10-2 An F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., lands at Eielson AFB, Alaska, April 13, 2010, for Red Flag-Alaska 10-2. Red Flag-Alaska allows aircrews to practice large-scale combat missions over the Pacific Alaskan Range Complex with air operations flown out of Eielson AFB and Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tia Wilson)
240419-N-JC256-1005 RED SEA (April 19, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Rampagers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, prepares for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea, April 19. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
図5 F/A-18スーパーホーネット:降着装置
艦載機F/A-18スーパーホーネット:発艦
下図は、F/A-18スーパーホーネットが空母のカタパルトにより離陸する写真です。
下図は、カタパルトに固定され発射を待つF/A-18スーパーホーネットの写真です。
カタパルトに前輪が固定されている様子が分かります。
L型の脚を持つ主輪の形が分かります。
カタパルト射出時は、脚を縮め機体が低い位置に固定されています。
230505-N-DU622-1032 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 5, 2023) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the “Mighty Shrikes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin McTaggart)
230125-N-EL850-1214 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 25, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during exercise Juniper Oak 2023-2, Jan. 25, 2023. Juniper Oak 23-2 is a bilateral military exercise, led by U.S. Central Command and the Israeli Defense Force, designed to enhance interoperability between the U.S. and Israel militaries. Juniper Oak 23-2 joins the long-standing “Juniper” series that the U.S. and Israel have conducted for more than 20-years. ( U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Avis)
240509-N-VX022-1023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 9, 2024) An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2024. George Washington is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2024 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility through joint, multinational, and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)
220124-N-EE352-1472 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 24, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, prepares to recover on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 24, 2022. Dual Carrier Operations with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group demonstrates the U.S. Navy’s capability to rapidly aggregate to deliver overwhelming maritime force and increase collective war-fighting readiness in support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Leon Vonguyen)
220124-N-OL632-1600 An F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during flight operations. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable war fighting capability through the carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Felix Castillo Reyes)
240407-N-IJ966-1346 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 7, 2024) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz)