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I watched that and my butt puckered when he dropped over the deck. Then he reappeared and my heart leapt, and I said (out loud, and I'm alone), "HOLY FAWK--HE MADE IT! HE MADE IT!!" Do they always make it--especially one with fans? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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If the hook or wire fails will the plane stop in time or is the landing aborted? Wire failure https://youtu.be/r-EHwYOfY94 I watched that and my butt puckered when he dropped over the deck. Then he reappeared and my heart leapt, and I said (out loud, and I'm alone), "HOLY FAWK--HE MADE IT! HE MADE IT!!" Do they always make it--especially one with fans? No. |
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Fellas... Those aren't hook points... THIS is a HOOK POINT. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154343.jpg 26 pounds of stop right there. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154420.jpg View Quote What is that from? |
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Yep, they only land one way. And it doesn't matter if they have 12K+ of runway. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That would be quite a site to watch a f-18 land on Tarmac with the hook down. It would look a lot like this. http://i.imgur.com/LLXaUH7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/a8mNTvl.jpg No, the Navy pilot would have a sink rate of 500-700 feet per minute and would slam that bitch to the deck right before the wire, so sparkage would be minimal. Yep, they only land one way. And it doesn't matter if they have 12K+ of runway. That is so fucking true! LOL One evening just before sundown at Kadena we were out on the flightline fixing Phantoms and watching some F-15 along with our birds come in for landing and the differences between the two were rather stark. The Eagles were landing like feathers and the Phantoms were landing like lead. Seriously brutish, more of a controlled crash by comparison. As our aircrews were walking back to the hangar one of the guys asked "Why can't you land like the Air Force?". The reply was "If you flare to land, you squat to pee!!!"". |
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Fellas... Those aren't hook points... THIS is a HOOK POINT. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154343.jpg 26 pounds of stop right there. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154420.jpg What is that from? |
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That is so fucking true! LOL One evening just before sundown at Kadena we were out on the flightline fixing Phantoms and watching some F-15 along with our birds come in for landing and the differences between the two were rather stark. The Eagles were landing like feathers and the Phantoms were landing like lead. Seriously brutish, more of a controlled crash by comparison. As our aircrews were walking back to the hangar one of the guys asked "Why can't you land like the Air Force?". The reply was "If you flare to land, you squat to pee!!!"". View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That would be quite a site to watch a f-18 land on Tarmac with the hook down. It would look a lot like this. http://i.imgur.com/LLXaUH7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/a8mNTvl.jpg No, the Navy pilot would have a sink rate of 500-700 feet per minute and would slam that bitch to the deck right before the wire, so sparkage would be minimal. Yep, they only land one way. And it doesn't matter if they have 12K+ of runway. That is so fucking true! LOL One evening just before sundown at Kadena we were out on the flightline fixing Phantoms and watching some F-15 along with our birds come in for landing and the differences between the two were rather stark. The Eagles were landing like feathers and the Phantoms were landing like lead. Seriously brutish, more of a controlled crash by comparison. As our aircrews were walking back to the hangar one of the guys asked "Why can't you land like the Air Force?". The reply was "If you flare to land, you squat to pee!!!"". Lol! True. I always got a kick out of watching the AF land while we were on a DET with them. Always reminded me of a little girl slowly dipping her toes into a lake before carefully settling in. -Left Main down for a second... Nope! -Right Main down for a second... Nope! -Try the left again... Nope! -Try the right again... Nope! -Eventually get both mains down and do a wheelie down the runway for a mile before trying the nose. |
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Fellas... Those aren't hook points... THIS is a HOOK POINT. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154343.jpg 26 pounds of stop right there. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154420.jpg What is that from? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/F-4S_VMFA-232_at_Kaneohe_Bay_1984.JPEG Ah. That was a little bit before my time. I'd like to see the hook they put on the C-130 when they landed it on a carrier. Never mind, looks like they did it without a hook. |
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That is so fucking true! LOL One evening just before sundown at Kadena we were out on the flightline fixing Phantoms and watching some F-15 along with our birds come in for landing and the differences between the two were rather stark. The Eagles were landing like feathers and the Phantoms were landing like lead. Seriously brutish, more of a controlled crash by comparison. As our aircrews were walking back to the hangar one of the guys asked "Why can't you land like the Air Force?". The reply was "If you flare to land, you squat to pee!!!"". View Quote I've heard a story numerous times about a Navy exchange pilot flying F-15s at Kadena who forgot and landed one like he would land an F-14. The F-15 was down for a long time... |
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I've heard a story numerous times about a Navy exchange pilot flying F-15s at Kadena who forgot and landed one like he would land an F-14. The F-15 was down for a long time... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That is so fucking true! LOL One evening just before sundown at Kadena we were out on the flightline fixing Phantoms and watching some F-15 along with our birds come in for landing and the differences between the two were rather stark. The Eagles were landing like feathers and the Phantoms were landing like lead. Seriously brutish, more of a controlled crash by comparison. As our aircrews were walking back to the hangar one of the guys asked "Why can't you land like the Air Force?". The reply was "If you flare to land, you squat to pee!!!"". I've heard a story numerous times about a Navy exchange pilot flying F-15s at Kadena who forgot and landed one like he would land an F-14. The F-15 was down for a long time... That's the </thread> answer to every one of those "why can't the <name an AF jet> be used on carriers?" topics. |
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That is so fucking true! LOL One evening just before sundown at Kadena we were out on the flightline fixing Phantoms and watching some F-15 along with our birds come in for landing and the differences between the two were rather stark. The Eagles were landing like feathers and the Phantoms were landing like lead. Seriously brutish, more of a controlled crash by comparison. As our aircrews were walking back to the hangar one of the guys asked "Why can't you land like the Air Force?". The reply was "If you flare to land, you squat to pee!!!"". View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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No, the Navy pilot would have a sink rate of 500-700 feet per minute and would slam that bitch to the deck right before the wire, so sparkage would be minimal. Yep, they only land one way. And it doesn't matter if they have 12K+ of runway. That is so fucking true! LOL One evening just before sundown at Kadena we were out on the flightline fixing Phantoms and watching some F-15 along with our birds come in for landing and the differences between the two were rather stark. The Eagles were landing like feathers and the Phantoms were landing like lead. Seriously brutish, more of a controlled crash by comparison. As our aircrews were walking back to the hangar one of the guys asked "Why can't you land like the Air Force?". The reply was "If you flare to land, you squat to pee!!!"". You can always tell the former Navy pilots when you fly commercial - old habits are hard to break, I suppose. |
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Sometimes the arresting hook shoots your dag.
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That is so fucking true! LOL One evening just before sundown at Kadena we were out on the flightline fixing Phantoms and watching some F-15 along with our birds come in for landing and the differences between the two were rather stark. The Eagles were landing like feathers and the Phantoms were landing like lead. Seriously brutish, more of a controlled crash by comparison. As our aircrews were walking back to the hangar one of the guys asked "Why can't you land like the Air Force?". The reply was "If you flare to land, you squat to pee!!!"". View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That would be quite a site to watch a f-18 land on Tarmac with the hook down. It would look a lot like this. http://i.imgur.com/LLXaUH7.jpg http://i.imgur.com/a8mNTvl.jpg No, the Navy pilot would have a sink rate of 500-700 feet per minute and would slam that bitch to the deck right before the wire, so sparkage would be minimal. Yep, they only land one way. And it doesn't matter if they have 12K+ of runway. That is so fucking true! LOL One evening just before sundown at Kadena we were out on the flightline fixing Phantoms and watching some F-15 along with our birds come in for landing and the differences between the two were rather stark. The Eagles were landing like feathers and the Phantoms were landing like lead. Seriously brutish, more of a controlled crash by comparison. As our aircrews were walking back to the hangar one of the guys asked "Why can't you land like the Air Force?". The reply was "If you flare to land, you squat to pee!!!"". Even into their time with the airlines, you can tell who was a naval aviator and who was just a pilot by that bone-crunching slam onto the runway. Kharn |
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Except when the aircraft get old they only go half-way up. Phantoms Forever! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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it's either up or down, nothing else As a Phormer Phabulous Phantom Phixer I can confirm this is the correct answer. Except when the aircraft get old they only go half-way up. Phantoms Forever! Mikhail there is another option. (start sea story) We had a Phantom so low in the groove he had to come up FAST for the wave off!!! Must have been only feet off the water. Didn't make it in time. But he got lucky, just the hook hit the round-down. We watched as he ripped it right off and it dropped into the South China Sea. IT also punched a nice round hole in the flight deck. We sent him to Subic to count his blessings and clean his shorts. |
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F22's don't have hooks at all. The pilots just drop their balls on approach to stop their ego's from falling off the end of the carrier.
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Fellas... Those aren't hook points... THIS is a HOOK POINT. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154343.jpg 26 pounds of stop right there. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154420.jpg View Quote That's not a tailhook.......this is a tailhook. And this was not replaced after 10 traps.........it was replaced after 100 traps. |
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When the gear is down, the hook is down. The pilot tries to hit the third wire, but a hook is a hook. Nope, tailhook can be operated independently of the gear. An F-18 landing at an airfield doesn't need or use the tailhook. That would be quite a site to watch a f-18 land on Tarmac with the hook down. Wouldn't hurt anything, planes catch the barrier at land based fields all the time. That's why USAF fighters have weak little tail hooks too. |
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That's not a tailhook.......this is a tailhook. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/l9v5ewb52fjt8gw/thumb_IMG_0359_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/i3tih3jofl2gumj/thumb_IMG_0360_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/wwaantyg8sfdrkj/thumb_IMG_0361_1024.jpg?dl=0 And this was not replaced after 10 traps.........it was replaced after 100 traps. View Quote If I laid the entire tailhook assembly from an F-4 on your couch I'd have to put a Brazzers logo in the pic and you'd need to file a claim against your homeowner's insurance for a new couch. |
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That is just the stinger portion of the tailhook assembly. There is a whole other section that attaches to the aircraft that would also take up more than the couch.
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If the hook or wire fails will the plane stop in time or is the landing aborted? Wire failure https://youtu.be/r-EHwYOfY94 talk about pucker factor. |
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If I laid the entire tailhook assembly from an F-4 on your couch I'd have to put a Brazzers logo in the pic and you'd need to file a claim against your homeowner's insurance for a new couch. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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That's not a tailhook.......this is a tailhook. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/l9v5ewb52fjt8gw/thumb_IMG_0359_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/i3tih3jofl2gumj/thumb_IMG_0360_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/wwaantyg8sfdrkj/thumb_IMG_0361_1024.jpg?dl=0 And this was not replaced after 10 traps.........it was replaced after 100 traps. If I laid the entire tailhook assembly from an F-4 on your couch I'd have to put a Brazzers logo in the pic and you'd need to file a claim against your homeowner's insurance for a new couch. I really hated stowing the tailhook manually on an F-4, takes some serious ass. Usually because some damn FNG dropped it "accidentally". |
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well that looks beefy as hell. what's it off of? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Fellas... Those aren't hook points... THIS is a HOOK POINT. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154343.jpg 26 pounds of stop right there. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154420.jpg That's not a tailhook.......this is a tailhook. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/l9v5ewb52fjt8gw/thumb_IMG_0359_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/i3tih3jofl2gumj/thumb_IMG_0360_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/wwaantyg8sfdrkj/thumb_IMG_0361_1024.jpg?dl=0 And this was not replaced after 10 traps.........it was replaced after 100 traps. well that looks beefy as hell. what's it off of? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile A-6 Intruder of course.......see avatar |
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Fellas... Those aren't hook points... THIS is a HOOK POINT. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154343.jpg 26 pounds of stop right there. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154420.jpg That's not a tailhook.......this is a tailhook. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/l9v5ewb52fjt8gw/thumb_IMG_0359_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/i3tih3jofl2gumj/thumb_IMG_0360_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/wwaantyg8sfdrkj/thumb_IMG_0361_1024.jpg?dl=0 And this was not replaced after 10 traps.........it was replaced after 100 traps. well that looks beefy as hell. what's it off of? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Look at his Avatar and guess what his screen name means... |
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Fellas... Those aren't hook points... THIS is a HOOK POINT. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154343.jpg 26 pounds of stop right there. http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/20160916_154420.jpg That's not a tailhook.......this is a tailhook. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/l9v5ewb52fjt8gw/thumb_IMG_0359_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/i3tih3jofl2gumj/thumb_IMG_0360_1024.jpg?dl=0 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/wwaantyg8sfdrkj/thumb_IMG_0361_1024.jpg?dl=0 And this was not replaced after 10 traps.........it was replaced after 100 traps. well that looks beefy as hell. what's it off of? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Look at his Avatar and guess what his screen name means... mobile app has no avatars and A6BN means nothing to me. Google to the rescue. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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