A pilot prepares to be launched from a catapult in an F/A-18 Hornet during take off aboard the USS Nimitz, Aug. 13. When aircraft are launched they reach speeds greater than 150 mph in approximately two seconds.
| Date Taken: | 08.13.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 08.17.2012 13:30 |
| Photo ID: | 647024 |
| VIRIN: | 120813-M-XW721-146 |
| Resolution: | 4368x2912 |
| Size: | 4.61 MB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US |
| Web Views: | 164 |
| Downloads: | 24 |
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