Watch: Boeing Super Hornet's Ski-Jump Launch In Pitch For Indian Carriers Watch: Boeing Super Hornet's Ski-Jump Launch In Pitch For Indian Carriers In 2018, the Indian Navy kick-started the process to procure 57 multi-role combat aircraft for its carriers, which use the ski-jump take off mechanism. The Super Hornet trials were held at a US naval air station at Patuxent River in Maryland New Delhi: Leading aerospace company Boeing has said its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has successfully performed a ski-jump launch, which is take off from a short distance upward-curved ramp, demonstrating the plane's suitability for the Indian Navy's aircraft carriers.