F/A-18 Cat Shot


F-18 Launched
F-18 pulling into position for a launch from
the starboard side forward catapult.
F-18 Launched
This F/A-18 just went from 0 to 160 mph

in 3 seconds, . . . . what a ride!


Photos taken on Nov. 13, 1996 by Dennis Franklin, 30 miles off the coast of southern California.
Ship speed was 9 knots , wind across the flight deck was 25 knots.

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