NavyLonghorn
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Yeah.. repost.
Pcola04/30 said:Interesting read! I never new they launched and recovered U-2's from carriers. Keep the good stuff coming JOE!!
HooverPilot said:Good and interesting read. I haven't read the whole think yet, but I think that the modular carrier is one of the biggest changes I'm seeing being recommended to the CVN itself. Otherwise, it seems that we have done some variation of each recommendation in the past. HeyJoe, I'm assuming that you get out to the ship every once in a while? Are you working ship stuff or the air side? Who knows, maybe I've flown you out a time or two?!
heyjoe said:Definitely not photo-shopped and you likely didn't know because nobody was supposed to know for a long while afterwards
launched without catapult assist, carrying a full load of fuel, in just over 320 feet of deck space. However, the subsequent landing attempt was not successful.
pdx said:Wow, can an F-18 even launch without catapult assist?
Fly Navy said:
Schnugg said:Piper cub would be cake...just put 40knots of WOD and rotate in place....fly away.
In 1995 we loaded a big bunch of WWII war birds on the Chucky V and headed for Hawaii to celebrate the 50th Anniv of VJ Day.
We deck launched them all with no problem off Diamond Head. I'll see if I can locate some images.
pdx said:I didn't think so. I would be nervous launching a Piper Cub on a 320 foot deck, let alone a freaking U-2. They must have used some serious JATO or something similar.
heyjoe said:Last "ride" was on USS Nashville in May and I walked aboard. I'm looking at TR in late July but the COD hits are supposedly limited and 2 weeks at sea and not flying...that's for SWOS! (No offense intended).