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These planes are BAD to the bone!! I get to check them out when I do the PM on the elevators on WINAS!
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Love the gear & paintjob!I don't know why, but ever since I was a kid I was one of those airplane watchers at airport galleries with my nose on the glass.
I loved flying anywhere, and built a few model kits. I still love seeing all kinds of planes, just like when I was a little kid. |
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Cag bird should have the "nuts" on it, that one has a 10..................
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Are the chains to keep it from being stolen by someone? There are 'Riccans around..................... Seriously, thanks for posting those pics, KA3B. That is one impressive bird. |
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OK... Dumb question...
Is that a "windmill" on the front of the pod... and if it is is this how they are getting the power... I think I read/heard something about the E/A-18s having problems with supplying enough electricity for all of the added electronics? Yes dumb question but remember the source |
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Cag bird should have the "nuts" on it, that one has a 10.................. There's a reason why, but I can't say. |
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OK... Dumb question... Is that a "windmill" on the front of the pod... and if it is is this how they are getting the power... I think I read/heard something about the E/A-18s having problems with supplying enough electricity for all of the added electronics? Yes dumb question but remember the source It's a generator for the pod. Google up ALQ-99. |
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I'll be seeing that plane up close and personal like next year. VAQ-138 is in the CAG that comes to my ship.
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OK... Dumb question... Is that a "windmill" on the front of the pod... and if it is is this how they are getting the power... I think I read/heard something about the E/A-18s having problems with supplying enough electricity for all of the added electronics? Yes dumb question but remember the source It's a generator for the pod. Google up ALQ-99. you dirty RAT... I see now |
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Must be the new 4 seater version, 2 of which are for midgets. They throw the rocks as they fly by.
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Quoted: Did I read it right, the second set is a Commodore and Deputy (Commodore?)...but they are both Capt's(O-6's?)....Isn't a Commodore a British Naval rank? I assume it's a position title, I just don't know what.Why four names on the cockpit? I get VAQ CO and XO. That + decipher the (Crew Chief?) info on the front landing gear door....Why the Home city? What the hell is a PCOY? Fuckin' squids make all this shit confusing on porpise. |
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Fuckin' squids make all this shit confusing on porpise. Having worked with and spent time after work with Army and Navy folks.... I can say they Army folks can not only out drink Navy folks they can handle the liquor better |
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http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080604b_nr.html
so Commodore is a title not rank, something related to being the commanding officer of the Air Wing whereas the XO and CO command only VAQ-138? |
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Quoted: http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080604b_nr.html so Commodore is a title not rank, something related to being the commanding officer of the Air Wing whereas the XO and CO command only VAQ-129? I thought thats what CAG was? Commander of Air Group? |
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pretty sure that the CAG runs all the airplanes on the carrier whereas a VAQ is a squadron of the air group.
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You forgot to tell us that "N" tail numbers are Pacific Fleet while "A" are Atlantic. No, couldn't use "P" for Pacific, not the Canoe Crew.
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http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080604b_nr.html so Commodore is a title not rank, something related to being the commanding officer of the Air Wing whereas the XO and CO command only VAQ-138? US Naval Officer ranks TitleFleet Admiral Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral (upper half) Rear Admiral (lower half) Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Grade Ensign Rear Admiral (lower half) used to be "Commodore" until 1985. In todays Navy Commodore is a title and not a rank. In the old days a CAG was usually a Commodore (Admiral). When you address a US Navy air wing commander you address that person as "Commodore". Captain is acceptable. Hey you usually does not work. Just like the commanding officer of a Naval ship, no matter their actual rank they are addressed as "Captain". |
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So what does VAQ stand for?
Don't blame me I worked for a living on the ground. OH, and I get my naval knowledge from Battlestar Galactica, Top Gun, and JAG.
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Electronic Attack Squadron
VFA Fighter Attack Squadron VAW AWACS Squadron HS Helo Sqdrn (RON in USN talk) VRC Spt Sqdrn |
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You forgot to tell us that "N" tail numbers are Pacific Fleet while "A" are Atlantic. No, couldn't use "P" for Pacific, not the Canoe Crew. I didn't want to confuse the issue - Aircraft assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey have the tail letters of 7G, HOWEVER, the NAS Whidbey SAR unit uses FW tail letters. They don't follow the AP / AL tail code numbering convention. |
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I think tail number was the wrong term for me to use, I meant the large NL on the vertical stabilizers.
And what the hell is PCOY? I get AirMan 3 (Aviation Warfare) J.A Cmar.
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Quoted: Electronic Attack Squadron VFA Fighter Attack Squadron VAW AWACS Squadron HS Helo Sqdrn VRC Spt Sqdrn VFQ = EAS? Damn the Navy is special, they cant even abbreviate properly.
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pretty sure the USN got into coded language because their equipment is so very visible.
there is a sense to it, just not one immediately obvious. pretty sure V is fixed wing SS is submarine DD is destroyer C is carrier SSBN is Nuclear powered Ballistic missile Submarine DDG is Guided missile Destroyer CVN is Carrier fixed wing Nuclear |
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I think tail number was the wrong term for me to use, I meant the large NL on the vertical stabilizers. And what the hell is PCOY? I get AirMan 3 (Aviation Warfare) J.A Cmar. NL = Tail Numbers. |
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I understand all that. Just like the army marks its vehicles according to battalion/company/platoon/section/tasking.
Like 6's for CO's, 7's for 1SG/CSM, 4's for PSG's, 1's for PL's, 8's for medics.. so on and so forth 2 digits for wheeled vehicles, 3 for tracked, T's for trailers. point is all that is common sense and has apparent logic(shit, I just admitting to something being logical in the army)
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I think tail number was the wrong term for me to use, I meant the large NL on the vertical stabilizers. And what the hell is PCOY? I get AirMan 3 (Aviation Warfare) J.A Cmar. PCOY = Plane Captain of the Year. A Navy / Marine / Coast Guard Plane Captain is the person who works for the Line Division (300 Division), Work Center 310 (Plane Captains). Navy Plane Captains are almost like USAF Crew Chiefs, except that Navy Plane Captains come from the various Naval Aviation enlisted rates vice the Air Force, where Crew Chief is an actual MOS. AM = Aviation Structural Mechanic, AM3 = Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class (E4). AM3 J.A.CMAR is the best of the best in the line shack (work center 310), he probably went out there as an E-Nothing from Boot Camp, went TAD (cleaning shitters or mess cranking at least once), never worked in his actual rate as a structural mechanic (work center 120, Airframes) and made third class in his rate. |
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If the Navy were to follow their own squadron identification convention then an EA-18G based squadron would be a VFAQ squadron.
Naval squadron convention: VA-123 V = Fixed Wing A = Attack 45 = squadron identifier number VAQ-123 V = Fixed Wing A = Attack Q = Electronic Warfare Since the F-18 is actually an F/A-18 then an EA-18G based squadron should be VFAQ-123. Naval squadrons that transitioned from the F-14 to the F/A-18 went from being VF-123 to VFA-123. |
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Nice work here KA3B.
I can add, FA18 driver =FAG, Fighter Attack Guy |
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Methinks KA3B still sits on EAWS boards... Years and years of playing NATOPS Trivial Pursuit. The C-130 DC cargo winch switch can be swapped with the CDS release switch - T/F ** FALSE What is the weight limit (PSI) for the walkway, the airstair and the cockpit floors? **86 lbs per square inch How is the speedbrake manually operated on the KA-3B and what does the Crewchief have to ensure before operating? **Depressing the hydro-electrical speed brake Weston valve "extend" button - ensuring that the seat pack/parachute lanyard is disconnected before actuating the harness release handle. What is the travel of the rudder actuator on the E-6B when the yaw dampener has been actuated and will the yaw dampener automatically disconnect if rudder peddle travel exceeds 70% of travel? **That's a secret. You release the SEWARS Koch fittings after bailout right before you hit the water - T/F **True |
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I got some guesses!!
Quoted: The C-130 DC cargo winch switch can be swapped with the CDS release switch - T/F What is the weight limit (PSI) for the walkway, the airstair and the cockpit floors?7.8 psi How is the speedbrake manually operated on the KA-3B and what does the Crewchief have to ensure before operating? Actuating lever, Safety pin removed in preflight? What is the travel of the rudder actuator on the E-6B when the yaw dampener has been actuated and will the yaw dampener automatically disconnect if rudder peddle travel exceeds 70% of travel? 7.75", yes You release the SEWARS Koch fittings after bailout right before you hit the water - T/F saltwater actuated. |
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Quoted: I got some guesses!! Quoted: The C-130 DC cargo winch switch can be swapped with the CDS release switch - T/F What is the weight limit (PSI) for the walkway, the airstair and the cockpit floors?7.8 psi How is the speedbrake manually operated on the KA-3B and what does the Crewchief have to ensure before operating? Actuating lever, Safety pin removed in preflight? What is the travel of the rudder actuator on the E-6B when the yaw dampener has been actuated and will the yaw dampener automatically disconnect if rudder peddle travel exceeds 70% of travel? 7.75", yes You release the SEWARS Koch fittings after bailout right before you hit the water - T/F saltwater actuated. Notice how that spoon-carrying Airedale Wingnut fag still hasn't got back to tell you how fucked-up your wrong answers are? |
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Thanks for the pix! That's a bad-ass Growler.
(I still miss the F-14 though)... |
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Hehe, we are getting a former ground pounder Prowler squadron on my upcoming deployment. VAQ-133.*
They haven't gone to sea in a pretty long while. Glad I ain't in that 050 workcenter, they are going to be busy. *For those who don't know, since the Air Force got rid of their EF-111, the Navy has had a few squadrons designated to deploy in support of Air Force missions, i.e. these days to Bahgram Afghanistan, or Al Asad, Iraq. Pre OIF I, it was Incirlik Turkey, or Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. These squadrons did not go to aircraft carriers, like the other squadrons do. VAQ-133 was one of these squadrons, and has been since 1996. |
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Thanks for the pix! That's a bad-ass Growler. (I still miss the F-14 though)... I still miss Bender |
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Methinks KA3B still sits on EAWS boards... The C-130 DC cargo winch switch can be swapped with the CDS release switch - T/F ** FALSE What is the weight limit (PSI) for the walkway, the airstair and the cockpit floors? **86 lbs per square inch How is the speedbrake manually operated on the KA-3B and what does the Crewchief have to ensure before operating? **Depressing the hydro-electrical speed brake Weston valve "extend" button - ensuring that the seat pack/parachute lanyard is disconnected before actuating the harness release handle. What is the travel of the rudder actuator on the E-6B when the yaw dampener has been actuated and will the yaw dampener automatically disconnect if rudder peddle travel exceeds 70% of travel? **That's a secret. You release the SEWARS Koch fittings after bailout right before you hit the water - T/F **True |
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Hehe, we are getting a former ground pounder Prowler squadron on my upcoming deployment. VAQ-133.* They haven't gone to sea in a pretty long while. Glad I ain't in that 050 workcenter, they are going to be busy. *For those who don't know, since the Air Force got rid of their EF-111, the Navy has had a few squadrons designated to deploy in support of Air Force missions, i.e. these days to Bahgram Afghanistan, or Al Asad, Iraq. Pre OIF I, it was Incirlik Turkey, or Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. These squadrons did not go to aircraft carriers, like the other squadrons do. VAQ-133 was one of these squadrons, and has been since 1996. Most of the mid and senior level officers did their JO tours on boat squadrons. The junior pilots have CQ'd at least twice. The biggest adjustment will be for the senior level JO's ECMO's that will be expected to provide leadership/experience when they have none. |
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Quoted: The biggest adjustment will be for the senior level JO's ECMO's that will be expected to provide leadership/experience when they have none. This is why ECMOs are referred to as "Window Lickers" right? |
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pretty sure the USN got into coded language because their equipment is so very visible. there is a sense to it, just not one immediately obvious. pretty sure V is fixed wing SS is submarine DD is destroyer C is carrier SSBN is Nuclear powered Ballistic missile Submarine DDG is Guided missile Destroyer CVN is Carrier fixed wing Nuclear Thanks for the pictures!!! I thought SSBN was for Ship Submersible, Balistic Nuclear Whereas SSN was Ship Submersible Nuclear, as in Fast Attacks, and that is about my knowledge of Naval ship stuff |
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