An F18 weight about 14 tons net weight and about 28 tons fully loaded.

It's landing speed on a carrier is about 160 knots using automatic landing and about 180 knots landing it manually using AOA approach lights.

The arresting gear on a carrier has a capacity to capture a fully loaded Super Hornet at 200 knots however, the capture hook can only withstand certain velocity with certain load capacity and not both altogether therefore, in the midst of an emergency, the speed of the approaching aircraft must not exceed 200 knots to avoid breaking the capture hook located beneath the tail.