Trez
Newbie
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2006
- Messages
- 1,011
- Location
- Winter Springs (Orlando) Florida
- Aircraft
- EAB 503 Powered UltraWhite-like Dom
- Total Flight Time
- 25,000+
These links are to two 10 minute videos, all about carrier recoveries in less than ideal conditions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4gGMI8d3vLs
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=S0yj70QbBzg
For those unfamiliar, the sparks behind the aircraft that you see during night ops, is the tail-hook - under hydraulic down-pressure - 'scraping' the deck after missing all four wires (Bolter), and dragging across bolt heads, metal track, etc.. The hook can skip (bounce) over a wire, or the aircraft can land beyond all the wires. OR, the wire can break! Which presents a whole lot of other problems........
Why train in these kind of conditions? 'Cause we can't choose the weather if we ever have to go to war.
Makes us appreciate what level of skill is out there on the carriers..... :drama:
Enjoy!
Trez
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https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4gGMI8d3vLs
https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=S0yj70QbBzg
For those unfamiliar, the sparks behind the aircraft that you see during night ops, is the tail-hook - under hydraulic down-pressure - 'scraping' the deck after missing all four wires (Bolter), and dragging across bolt heads, metal track, etc.. The hook can skip (bounce) over a wire, or the aircraft can land beyond all the wires. OR, the wire can break! Which presents a whole lot of other problems........
Why train in these kind of conditions? 'Cause we can't choose the weather if we ever have to go to war.
Makes us appreciate what level of skill is out there on the carriers..... :drama:
Enjoy!
Trez
***************