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The land based EA-6B squadrons are going away. There will be no land based Growlers. (The way it was intended for Naval Aviation). USAF may have a SEAD plan but it is probably way out there. The Block I Growler will be AGM-88 HARM capable. Does that mean you will shoot missiles. Probably...

Hey, I loved the Intruder. I always said that on the ground the only way to tell an Intruder pilot from a B/N was to look at the wings. :icon_smil Everyone on the ready room knew how to plan, fight and and employ that plane.

Hey A4's, I didn't mean it to be taken that way. :icon_smil There are pilots in the Prowler community who let themselves become bus drivers. They have no interest in the weapons system and just let the ECMO tell them where to go. A good Prowler pilot not only knows how to fly the jet but...

Good column here: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/jj20050808.shtml

IMHO, I don't see the Growler as much of a Wild Weasel, CJ type aircraft. First, big heavy jamming pods will reduce the ability to duel with SAMS. Factor in the limited number of SEAD assets. There is also a different mindset between AF and Navy SEAD. I have done some work at Nellis and it is a...

OK, couple of active Prowler bubba's here. Myself, Brett327 and Flash. Maybe a few others. Lets see if I can hit a couple of highlights. Whibey Island: - Small town living. Good for families, not so good for single guys. - Seattle is 2 hours, Vancouver almost 3. Cut 1/2 hour of that if...

Hey, let's stick to real aircraft not photoshop originals. Anyway, another fun Soviet project from the Stalin era: The Vakhmistrov Aviamatka, a TB-3 carrying two Polikarpov I-5s, two I-16s and a Grigorovich I-Z. :eek: Yes, it did fly. "November 1935. The TB-3 mothership took off...

G, I used to be aero engineer 15 years ago. But the problem has always been stabilty and control. That was Rutan's genius plus look at what we do now with fly-by-wire. Heck, the Wright Brother used canards. :D

Add some more aerial oddities from our USAF friends: XP-54 Swoose Goose: XP-55 Ascender: XP-56 Black Bullet

Nope, two air intakes for the radial engines that then powered the propellors via shaft drive.

Caspain Sea Monster aka Ekanroplan

NOPE. Here is the XF5U-1: There is a relationship. What is it?

OK, here is another entry for you all to discuss. And it is USN to boot, not some damn Russki. Had to work hard to find pics that did not name it. :icon_wink

8, 6, 4, 2, 1 (for O5's and above). Depends. I can only speak for carriers but generally, a squadron is assigned to a block of rooms. Most are two-mans with a couple of four mans and maybe a 6 or 8 man bunkroom. (Plus the CO and XO staterooms). Room selection is usually done by seniority with...

Buran. aka Soviet Space Shuttle. Seems to be missing the two turbojets they added for flight testing. Interesting note, the first Buran test flight was totally unmanned. That is one big UAV.

Some other thoughts: Four of the most useless things in Naval Aviation: - Altitude above you. - Fuel you have dumped. - Runway behind you. - Women you used to know. Feel free to add more. :D

Hey A4's didn't they teach these rules when you went through? Regulations For The Operation of Aircraft January, 1920 1. Don’t take the machine into the air unless you are satisfied it will fly. 2. Never leave the ground with the motor leaking. 3. Don’t turn sharply when taxiing...

I like to call this the Roosevelt Roads arguement. Puerto Rico: "Close Vieques" Navy: "OK, but then we won't need Roosey Roads." Puerto Rico: "Wait, don't leave. We want your money." Navy: "Sorry, bye." I loved it when ADM Natter laid his cards on the table and closed Roosey Roads...

Exactly. Had a couple of friends involved in the following story. EA-6B launches out of PSAB. In short order (15 secs or so), they get a RUDDER THROW caution light, an AEB (aft equipment bay) TEMP light (big red fire light), and uncontrollable pitching. In the EA-6B community, these are...

During workups for my 1995 cruise on the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The mechs had just replaced the starboard tailpipe on the jet in port San Diego due to some cracks in the old one. Per their instructions, they did a low power turn and everything worked well. So, we manned up for the second go of...

But you'll drown because your chute will drag you down since you won't be able to release it due to your broken arm. :icon_mi_1

So much bad gouge out there. From the Uniform Regulations: That means NO leather jackets with Summer Whites, Service Dress Blues or civvies. I am not saying it isn't done, just that it is not regulation. For example, nomex jackets are not authorized with Summer Khaki, only Working Khaki, bot...

My $0.02 worth. TAD stands for "Temporary Additional Duty". Basically going somewhere and doing something outside of your normal job. Now, I haven't been in P'Cola in 15 years but I would not expect TAD between OCS and API for several reasons: 1) TAD costs money. If you leave the local...

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And sometimes we did it to ourselves (from "The Intruder's Lighter Side", a collection of great stories):

Good info. I agrre that the F/A-18E/F is a worthy successor. I am not sure that would consider the source of that article to be unbiased.

That is what the TomCat's were for. MigSWEEP, MiGCAP, and escort. Besides when was the last time we got an A/A kill on an A/G mission? Oh, and the A-6 has always been Sidewinder capable and the A-6F was going to have two extra station for AMRAAM plus the F-15E radar.

Wow, 13 years ago, I was able to hit moving targets with a 500 lb dumb bomb from an A-6E using the AMTI (Airborne Moving Target Indicator) mode of the radar with a FLIR handoff. Nice to see that we have got back to where we were. We just traded all weather aircraft for all weather ordnance...

Yeah, but some of us older guys remember the USAF flight suits with sewn in creases. I kid you not. Plus, they had the zippers on the side so the AF guys could get to their wallet [to buy the Naval Aviators beer after we beat them at (a) crud, (b) bombing, (c) dogfighting, (d) all of the above]...

That was my dip story from another thread. What I negelected to mention is that I was the B/N in the other jet. :eek: I remember a bang/crunch and then trying to reach the lower handle. We had one of three jets in the squadron with command eject at that time and my pilot remebers pulling so...

I was down in Norfolk last week when this was announced. The local radio station morning crew was slamming the Virgiana Beach city council folks that were letting the encroachment happen. They were actually talking very reasonably about the econimic impact of the base closing. The best line was...

Everything goes through the chain of command for endorsement. Generally speaking, it may be possible after a first sea tour but the Navy would like to get something for its investment.

This does seem to pop up on a sem-regular basis. Of course, those of us who have been to Orchard Towers know that the hottest girl in the bar in Singapore could very well be a ............guy. :eek:

Yes, Oceana was added. There is huge encroachment issue due to home building in Virginia Beach. And BRAC does not equal closure. Base Realignment and Closure.

Actually, the F may have had some systems moved to the back seat that require a body to fly. For example, in the EA-6B , if we are not doing a mission, we still need a backseater because there are circuit breakers back there that are part of emergency procedures. Now that can be waived for...

One source is plagerism, two or more is research. Worked at the War College. ;)

Steve, That may rank as one of the funniest things I have ever read here. After all, it assumes that there ARE professionals at PSD.

Three little letters to make grown Naval Aviators whimper like small children. TQL The mere thought of it makes me want to then and until I decide to myself into oblivion to erase the horror. Thank your stars if you are too young to have experienced it.

So true, so true. :icon_smil As an aside, the RI ANG is getting new C-130J's over at Quonset point. Pretty impressive watching them do tactical inserts. Fly over at above 5k', stuff (seriously stuff) the nose, and then pull it hard to flare to land.

If you can get traps at night in the back of the war station wagon, then PRK shouldn't scare you. Did mine at Balboa in Jan 2001. Went from 20/200 in the roght and 20/400 in the left (-3.0 and -5.0 correction respectively) to 20/20 (20/15 on a good day) and have held it for four years. As...

Well, they were only $200 at the museum in 1992. :D

That's our boy. After Hollywood trashed the book making it into a movie, it became: FIGHTER PILOTS MAKE MOVIES, ATTACK PILOTS MAKE BAD MOVIES! :icon_wink

"FRIBAT" ???

scab, Just joshing you, that A-10 is one sweet toy. The nice thing about MERs and TERs was the ability to go parent rack for the 84's and such and then hang a buttload of smaller stuff if necessary. After all, we only had 5 station on the mighty war pig. When I closed the door on my...

Four? Is that all? Actually the A-10 is cool. Only USAF airplane that is truly "Attack". And remember, if you don't fly attack, you fly support. Of course, I do like the days of 28 MK 82's. Of course, it was only 22 when you had the centerline drop. But no 30mm cannon. :(

Yup, that it, PRC-113. Good toy. 10W's so it will reach pretty good. Couple of links (courtesy of Google): http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/sites/pmcomm/prc113.asp http://www.columbiaelectronics.com/an_prc_113_v__radio_set.htm...

Back to the original post. There are portable V/UHF transmitters in the supply system. I know the Marines have them for the FAC's and we used them as a base radio at El Centro and 29 Palms. Your SK's may have to so some digging but they definitely are available.

Support the Naval Aviation Museum. Giftshop has them.

4 HARM is OK but I prefered the days of 28 MK82's.

Buddy of mine (yes Brett, before you ask the question, I do have several friends :D ) was taking an Intruder to rework at Grumman St Augustine. Blew a hydraulic line in Pensacola. Got a replacement off the KA-6D sitting behind the museum. Why buy when you can "borrow"?