Super Hornet called the Rhino because of protrusion on front of
The F-18 Super Hornet is also called the “Rhino” because of a rhino-like protrusion on the front part of the aircraft’s radome. Pictured here an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2), conducts a training flight over the Pacific Ocean near the coast Southern California.