Keywords: US Navy 021005-N-9593M-035 Super Hornet lines up on the catapult.jpg en At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Oct 5 2002 -- An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Five VFA 115 prepares to launch from one of four steam driven catapults on the ship s flight deck The Super Hornet is about 25 larger than its predecessor the F/A-18C/D but contains 42 fewer structural parts The single-seat F/A-18E flies greater ranges with heavier payloads has a more powerful engine and provides greater survivability Lincoln and her embarked Carrier Air Wing One Four CVW-14 are conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Philip A McDaniel RELEASED 2002-10-05 021005-N-9593M-035 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2902 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Philip A McDaniel PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Mark 82 bomb GBU-16 October 2002 photographs Strike Fighter Squadron 115 United States Navy |