Aircraft Carriers II (Closed to posting)
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BD Popeye, any idead on my above question ?
I would suggest that as the two tractors are parked outside the wingtip safety line they aren't considered to be 'in the way' or to pose a problem. The aircraft landing on would have to be significantly off course during the recovery to hit the tractors and would be a threat to the island and deck personnel in that case. At which point the tractors would be low on the list of priorities for the ship's crew!
I was told they used rope bridles worth at the time $17 that should be caught by a bridle catcher. Unfortunately the sea had removed the *** thing so every time they launched an aircraft they threw a bridle into the sea.
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navyreco
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Thank for the info gents
But I guess Obi Wan is right... if it hits the tractors, it would likely hit the island as well...
Well with an incoming damaged jets, I would have thought anything on deck is potentially "in the way" and I expected the common procedure to be "clear everything off the deck"
But I guess Obi Wan is right... if it hits the tractors, it would likely hit the island as well...
tomcat21
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Aren't the TA-4KU's too heavy to operate from Sao Paulo? Plus what area air defense systems does brazil have planned for the ship?
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