A ‘Murder Hornet’ F/A-18E assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt landing at an airbase in Jordan, clearly showing its unique heavy air-to-air loadout. (Image credit: U.S. Air Force ...

The modernized, upgraded, and larger version of the Hornet is the currently dominant F/A-18E/F Super Hornet on ... reinforced landing gear, and a typical carrier aircraft hook for landing with ...

combined with the requirements for a very durable landing gear and two engines, resulted in an aircraft with an empty weight of approximately 14,500 kilograms. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ...