We blunt-nosed guys took them off for all take off and landings too.
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Stupid questions about Naval Aviation (Pt 2)
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We blunt-nosed guys took them off for all take off and landings too.
I know that some are...for instance, HS-3 is going to become HSC-9 because there's already an HSC-3.
phrogpilot73
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We worked Felker beginning of December (kind of had to, since we had to do TERF externals for our crew chiefs TERFI codes), and it was ugly. 2 Navy 60's working the pad, 1 Navy 60, 2 Army 60's, and an Army 47 working the runway, and us (single Phrog) working the VOR site. And the Army 47 asking to work the VOR site on every downwind leg. It was painful. Needless to say, we did the minimum number of picks we had to get the X then left.
cdrapollo20
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What is the black thing at the beginning of intake? Is that the refueling probe? I always thought it was on the nose of the Phantom?
It's an antenna for the ALQ-126 active-jammer ECM system. The system replaced the ALQ-100 in the mid-'70s, and was an add-on (did not come from the factory with it).
The mod to the intake area consisted of a waveguide cover and the antenna (the black thingy) at the forward end of it. The F-4N's waveguide cover was about twice as long as the F-4J/F-4S cover, and makes one way to tell an N from an J/S (in addition to the IR dome under the nose of the B/N). [The first couple of squadrons that received N's did not have the ALQ-126, but were soon retrofitted.]
The Brits didn't use the ALQ-126, but their aircraft retained the antennas because it was too difficult to remove them.
The refueling probe was retracted behind a door that was more or less under the RIO's canopy. When extended, it was actually behind the pilot's head... the RIO would talk the pilot into the basket, while the pilot looked forward and flew formation on the tanker. You could tell when a pilot was peaking because the aircraft would go into PIO as the tip neared the basket.
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Same with HS-2. We become HSC-12 this spring.
Seeing Big Iron's pic of the E/C-2s in the picture thread, I thought I'd ask a few questions here.
1) Does the E-2 or C-2 have a weather radar or Stormscope?
2) Can the E-2 go into a non data-processing mode (if it's needed) and see weather pretty well, enough to pick your way through it if needed? Obviously OPSEC applies.
1) Does the E-2 or C-2 have a weather radar or Stormscope?
2) Can the E-2 go into a non data-processing mode (if it's needed) and see weather pretty well, enough to pick your way through it if needed? Obviously OPSEC applies.
1) Yes, but not the APS-145. The stormscope is an independent system with it's own display in the cockpit. The Big Dome can't see weather...and I know at least one guy who got his callsign by swearing up and down that he could see a thunderstorm on his scope.
2) Not so much data-processing, but the APS-145 has to be in standby for the stormscope to work.
Thought of a question from HJ's pic of the FireScout being hoisted aboard...
Do HSL helos usually fly-on pierside or underway? Our SH-2's always flew on underway, but I had no idea if that's the standard. Saw Marines fly on to an LHA pierside prior to deployment once. That was interesting, especially the Harriers.
Do HSL helos usually fly-on pierside or underway? Our SH-2's always flew on underway, but I had no idea if that's the standard. Saw Marines fly on to an LHA pierside prior to deployment once. That was interesting, especially the Harriers.
Fly on underway, unless the MO really screwed up or a hurricane is inbound and they're loading anything that rolls onboard. There are instances of flying on/off in port, but they're usually for SAR/relief type missions.
The C-2 has a weather radar that is actually pretty good. We can overlay our flight plan and navigate through the clag pretty well. We can also swap displays and have the TAWS display up. Good for showing coastlines, islands, etc. TCAS can overlay on all screens.
I know I haven't flown the COD in 2+ years have almost 2000 hours in it and the weather radar was a big suck. I guess one could say it was good if it actually worked. My last two deployments, 4 different COD's, the wx radar was a big fail in all of em. My AT's and AE's could not fix em. We flew into nasty weather thanks to that POS, worthless, piece of fod in the nose of the aircraft. Just my experience with it.
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