Now I'm feeling old. I remember when having an Aegis cruiser as part of the BG was a big deal. Now thet're being decommed and sunk......
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Phrog on a Stick...
- Thread starter phrogpilot73
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our old CO told us all a story about taking a lightning strike in a -B while flying at Pax (w/ one of the VX squadrons)......they barely made the field, and according to him, when they got on deck they *noticed* that the composite rotor blades had parted due to the lightning melting the resin. Apparently the vibrations from the parting blades made it almost uncontrollable on descent.....as you could probably imagine. Not sure if this type of thing would warrant striking an aircraft (vs replacing the damaged components) but maybe it is the same a/c....
MasterBates
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No, blades are a normal wear item,
This aircraft does not have a real cockpit. It was crushed/ripped off somehow.
This aircraft does not have a real cockpit. It was crushed/ripped off somehow.
This what you're thinking of or is too painful? Don't worry. Won't be long until Prowlers join them!
This what you're thinking of or is too painful? Don't worry. Won't be long until Prowlers join them!
and they do this why?
Makes the Navy look good (doing good for the enviroment) and it is an easy way to get rid of old planes.......and make sure they could never be used again.......
They do it with old tanks and armored vehicles too. History or discovery did a show on how they demilitarize and dehazmat the old vehicles and dump them to make artificial reefs.
Think of it as the Navy giving back for all the Jet Fuel, Ordnance, and non-demiliterized/dehazmat aircraft they dumped in the sea.
phrogpilot73
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This what you're thinking of or is too painful? Don't worry. Won't be long until Prowlers join them!
My only questions are:
Where do I get to dive it?
How deep is it?
MasterBates
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Its' off St. Augustine.. Within limits for recreational divers.
If you look around there hard enough there should be a couple of F/A-18s from a mid-air back in the late 80's.
MasterBates
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Mid airs tend to not leave big peices...
The Reagan left one near Australia...
Zilch
This...is...Caketown!
...and is someone going to pull it up years from now and try to make it flyable?
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Zilch
This...is...Caketown!
Actually, if you want to see some sad old airframes, Camp Blanding near Gainesville has an A-6 and A-7 that look like the skin is about to come off.
Speaking of A-7's, I was on a trip from Florida to Detroit and saw two A-7's on sticks somewhere between here and there, within 30 minues of eachother. Both looked like sh!t and made me want to cry. One of them was set up near a damn flea market and had nothing but white paint on it. I rued.
Speaking of A-7's, I was on a trip from Florida to Detroit and saw two A-7's on sticks somewhere between here and there, within 30 minues of eachother. Both looked like sh!t and made me want to cry. One of them was set up near a damn flea market and had nothing but white paint on it. I rued.
It's Intruder Reef. Many of the A6's are from VA-304, my last squadron. One of our former squadronmates, now a Delta Captain, has a dive boat and takes people out to Intruder Reef. PM me and I'll send you his contact info.