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HMS Ark Royal reaches its final home at Aliaga Where it will be dismantled
Aircraft Carriers II (Closed to posting)
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Re: PLAN Carrier Operations..News, Videos & Photos II
I love it, Sino D's true anchor man Off Topic on the Plan CV thread, but I learned something so cool about the Hancock and the good old LEX, so guys where are those J-15s, its dark here so it must be morning there right bd???
There's an A-4 Skyhawk for sale in Rockford bd, put on your black robe, and convince him to take us for a test flight???
Top Gun-Viper and Jester flew A-4s. End OT, so are they gonna do air-ops on this cruise gentlemen, or is this just more Sailor's Delight???? brat
I love it, Sino D's true anchor man Off Topic on the Plan CV thread, but I learned something so cool about the Hancock and the good old LEX, so guys where are those J-15s, its dark here so it must be morning there right bd???
There's an A-4 Skyhawk for sale in Rockford bd, put on your black robe, and convince him to take us for a test flight???
Top Gun-Viper and Jester flew A-4s. End OT, so are they gonna do air-ops on this cruise gentlemen, or is this just more Sailor's Delight???? brat
HMS Ark Royal reaches its final home at Aliaga Where it will be dismantled
I think I'm gonna puke or cry, that's almost like killing somebody, Ships are Ladies too! Shame! Shame! Shame! It was bad enough watchin that stupid mine sweeper....oh and to think of the big E, its just symbolic of the whole stinkin mess right now, from the IRS, Benghazi, Bamacare, to Sequester, I am crying,,,, somebody wake me up, this can't be happening here????
Re: PLAN Carrier Operations..News, Videos & Photos II
how come the skyhawk has no "hinges" (?) so the forward landing gear could lock into the rail.
how come the skyhawk has no "hinges" (?) so the forward landing gear could lock into the rail.
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Attaching a launch bar to that long skinny nose gear might overstress it, the bridal attaches on both sides near the wing roots, probably the heaviest structure on the whole airframe! brat Do the Brazilians use launch bars or bridles??? OT
Carrier aircraft such as the J-15 have a much heavier superstructure to absorb those loads???? brat
Attaching a launch bar to that long skinny nose gear might overstress it, the bridal attaches on both sides near the wing roots, probably the heaviest structure on the whole airframe! brat Do the Brazilians use launch bars or bridles??? OT
Carrier aircraft such as the J-15 have a much heavier superstructure to absorb those loads???? brat
Re: PLAN Carrier Operations..News, Videos & Photos II
Thanks for the photograph of the bridle on the A-4. When visiting HNethMS Karel Doorman half a century ago I was told that some time earlier the sea had taken off the bridle catcher so that at every launch a bridle with the value of 60 guilders, then about $25, was thrown into the sea.
Those bridles will be attached to the aircraft and the cat shuttle by manual labor. To what extent is manual labor still necessary when using the current method for attaching the nose gear to the shuttle? Is possible to make the connection between shuttle and aircraft without manual intervention and so save time and labor?
Thanks for the photograph of the bridle on the A-4. When visiting HNethMS Karel Doorman half a century ago I was told that some time earlier the sea had taken off the bridle catcher so that at every launch a bridle with the value of 60 guilders, then about $25, was thrown into the sea.
Those bridles will be attached to the aircraft and the cat shuttle by manual labor. To what extent is manual labor still necessary when using the current method for attaching the nose gear to the shuttle? Is possible to make the connection between shuttle and aircraft without manual intervention and so save time and labor?
Yes, the aircraft is simply directed to the catapult. Sometime a foot is needed to assure the launch bar is secure in the shuttle.
No foot used here but I'm sure you get the point.
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Re: PLAN Carrier Operations..News, Videos & Photos II
When there is an extension in front of the catapult, the bridle will be reused. If not, it is thrown into the sea. USN and Royal Navy catched the bridles (at least Ark Royal and Eagle), French and other threw it over board.
The USN stopped catching bridle wires some time ago. Now a days there are zero aircraft that use a bridle. The shuttle on a catapult is equipped to handle a bridle.
My memory is fuzzy on this. At least one of the ships I served on..I think the Hancock may have caught the bridles.
My memory is fuzzy on this. At least one of the ships I served on..I think the Hancock may have caught the bridles.
Re: PLAN Carrier Operations..News, Videos & Photos II
I'm glad the "Blue Ghost," the Lexington, CVA-16, was made a .
Think of all she saw between 1943 and 1991. Very, very involved in World War II:
- Kwajalein Raid (Where she was damaged by a Torpedo from an attacking Japanese aircraft)
- Battle of the Philippine Sea (Marianas Turkey Shoot)
- Battle of Leyte Gulf
- Attacks on Formosa
- Attacks on the Japanese Home Islands
Rebuilt from 1953-1955 to become a modern, angled deck carrier with steam cats, a side elevator, a new island, landing system, jet blast deflectors, larger hanger, strengthened structures, etc. going through both Essex Class upgrades SCB-27C and SCB-125 at the same time.
Being designated as the US Navy's training carrier late in her career and training so many US Naval aviators and crew members.
Here she is putting to sea in 1987 as a training carrier:
As built she displaced 36,300 tons. After all of her modifications, she displaced 48,300 tons. And you know what? With her angled deck, large hanger spaces, steam catapults, arrested landing, jet blast deflectors, landing system, air conditioning, etc., if she were built brand new today just like she sits, she would represent one of the most capable aircraft carriers in the world still (outside of America's super, nuclear carriers) .
I'm glad the "Blue Ghost," the Lexington, CVA-16, was made a .
Think of all she saw between 1943 and 1991. Very, very involved in World War II:
- Kwajalein Raid (Where she was damaged by a Torpedo from an attacking Japanese aircraft)
- Battle of the Philippine Sea (Marianas Turkey Shoot)
- Battle of Leyte Gulf
- Attacks on Formosa
- Attacks on the Japanese Home Islands
Rebuilt from 1953-1955 to become a modern, angled deck carrier with steam cats, a side elevator, a new island, landing system, jet blast deflectors, larger hanger, strengthened structures, etc. going through both Essex Class upgrades SCB-27C and SCB-125 at the same time.
Being designated as the US Navy's training carrier late in her career and training so many US Naval aviators and crew members.
Here she is putting to sea in 1987 as a training carrier:
As built she displaced 36,300 tons. After all of her modifications, she displaced 48,300 tons. And you know what? With her angled deck, large hanger spaces, steam catapults, arrested landing, jet blast deflectors, landing system, air conditioning, etc., if she were built brand new today just like she sits, she would represent one of the most capable aircraft carriers in the world still (outside of America's super, nuclear carriers) .
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