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The Great Cats and Dogs on Aircraft Carriers Thread . . . with F-16 insanity!
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Gloria finis
Interesting to discover, on further reading, that there were a number of U-2 sea trials throughout the 1960’s.
Lockheed/ CIA pilots carrier qualified on the Buckeye, and on one operational detachment to the South Pacific,
a U-2 was flown from USS Ranger to monitor the French Nuclear Tests at Mururoa Atoll. project "WHALE TALE"
Lockheed/ CIA pilots carrier qualified on the Buckeye, and on one operational detachment to the South Pacific,
a U-2 was flown from USS Ranger to monitor the French Nuclear Tests at Mururoa Atoll. project "WHALE TALE"
For those wishing to see the LSO panel video online, here's the link to the Tailhook Association's website
The Deuce still has the hinge points in the wings that allow it to fit on the elevator. Hooks have long since been removed but we do have one hanging in the bar. Don't think you'd want to try it with the current engine though, deep in the bucket on final and too much spool time to fly the ball. Hopefully Huggy will weigh in with more history/trivia.
Just saw your post, Vick.
For the carrier varient, they could get the flaps down to 50 degrees (35 is the current maximum). This gave HUGE amounts of drag to allow the power to stay up.
On later tests with the R-model (the larger U-2 that is what flies today), they also put a cage around the tailwheel, and deflectors on the wing tips, to keep the cable from snagging/damaging those parts. Those tests were flown off of the America, I think.
The carrier pattern remained in our flight manual until around '93. And the Hook lowering switch stayed in the cockpit until maybe 6 years ago.
Vick is correct: the outer 70" of each wing can fold. That would reduce the wingspan to 92'. For those of you that operate off of the large carriers, is 92' vs. 104' a big advantage?
They tried the idea of using a chase car, but abandoned it, since the cars would end up getting driven off the bow of the ship. I keed, I keed!!! :icon_tong
For the carrier varient, they could get the flaps down to 50 degrees (35 is the current maximum). This gave HUGE amounts of drag to allow the power to stay up.
On later tests with the R-model (the larger U-2 that is what flies today), they also put a cage around the tailwheel, and deflectors on the wing tips, to keep the cable from snagging/damaging those parts. Those tests were flown off of the America, I think.
The carrier pattern remained in our flight manual until around '93. And the Hook lowering switch stayed in the cockpit until maybe 6 years ago.
Vick is correct: the outer 70" of each wing can fold. That would reduce the wingspan to 92'. For those of you that operate off of the large carriers, is 92' vs. 104' a big advantage?
They tried the idea of using a chase car, but abandoned it, since the cars would end up getting driven off the bow of the ship. I keed, I keed!!! :icon_tong
USS America* hosting a U-2R
*Such a great ship with that name deserved a much better fate
That is some crazy, madcap sheet right there.
The Paddles debriefs must have been interesting. "High start to in-close, flat all the way...you know what? Fuck it, you got that thing aboard. OK."
The Paddles debriefs must have been interesting. "High start to in-close, flat all the way...you know what? Fuck it, you got that thing aboard. OK."
Musta been a sight seeing a U-2 in the break . . .
Musta been a sight seeing a U-2 in the break . . .
Heh. That's what I thought when the video showed the U-2 in the overhead. You just know what all the guys on Vulture's Row were saying. "C'mon, man... You don't have a hair on your ass if you don't snap that bitch off at the angle. Vapes, man, we want vapes! Do it! Puuuuuussyyyyy!"
Don't laugh: Vick was trying to figure a way to get his G-suit under his space suit, so that he could come into the break like a Harrier hero.You just know what all the guys on Vulture's Row were saying. "C'mon, man... You don't have a hair on your ass if you don't snap that bitch off at the angle. Vapes, man, we want vapes! Do it! Puuuuuussyyyyy!"
Not a U-2, but interesting…………
The P2V-3C models had tailhooks! They were supposed to be the first carrier launched atom-bombers. While they apparently never actually did trap aboard a carrier, they trapped at Pax River and other land bases in preparation.
Don’t know how this P2V got aboard, but JATO helps him off:
The P2V-3C models had tailhooks! They were supposed to be the first carrier launched atom-bombers. While they apparently never actually did trap aboard a carrier, they trapped at Pax River and other land bases in preparation.
Don’t know how this P2V got aboard, but JATO helps him off:
shoulda tried this with a p-3.
edit: on second thought, i'm glad they never tried this with a p-3. as long as they'll still pay it, i'd love to collect per diem to not live on USS Prisonboat.
edit: on second thought, i'm glad they never tried this with a p-3. as long as they'll still pay it, i'd love to collect per diem to not live on USS Prisonboat.