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TopGun0069
Joined: 03 Jan 2001
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 Wed Aug 15, 2001 5:09 am
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quote:
Originally posted by 3T3L1:
Time to take this threat off-topic! Maverick, have you ever landed on a carrier? Sounds like a heart-in-throat procedure to me.
No, I sure haven't. They won't let us AF guys near a boat. Sorry, but my only tie to the Navy is my nom-de-plume that I use on these websites. The Agency insisted that I use it. (that's a joke, Lab Rat)
Besides, carrier-borne aircraft like the F/A-18 have beefed-up landing gear that enables them to survive the controlled crash that is more commonly known as the carrier landing. By comparison, the F-16's landing gear resemble toothpicks when paired against it's sea-going brethren. My plane would probably break in half if it slammed into a carrier deck!
I fly with several ex-Navy and Marine pilots (they prefer the term Aviator) who have had carrier tours flying the F-18. They have some harrowing stories about "the trap" (landing) that make me glad that the piece of concrete that I regularly land on is not pitching up and down and being doused with sea water. I'd like to experience it just to say that I've done it, but that's about it. That's the same thing that the ex-Navy guys in my squadron say about it.
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Joined: 17 May 2001
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Thu Aug 23, 2001 7:38 pm
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A question: If this spiral was created by an AWACS plane - And this photo is in infra-red - doesn't this sort of identifiable trail make AWACS rather vunerable? |
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