Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)

[Brett327]

Does the E-2/C-2 have an APU?

 

[SynixMan]

Does the E-2/C-2 have an APU?

No/Yes

 

[Uncle Fester]

E-2s use huffers

 

[hlg6016]

If your bird has a gtc/apu chances are you have a huffer connection also.

 

[Caesium]

One thing I've always wondered: is it hard to scratch yourself in a hornet?

 

[jmcquate]

One thing I've always wondered: is it hard to scratch yourself in a hornet?

In the Ds and Fs, just give the GIB a backscratcher and your all set............it's all about crew coordination.

 

[Brett327]

One thing I've always wondered: is it hard to scratch yourself in a hornet?

What part of yourself do you intend to scratch? With the exception of your feet, you can reach pretty much anywhere - though I suppose you could take off your boot and go to town in extremis.

 

[Austin-Powers]

Does API still use the mighty whiz wheel?

 

[nukon]

Does API still use the mighty whiz wheel?

Yep.

 

[Austin-Powers]

Yep.

Very interesting...

 

[Caesium]

I've been hearing a lot of stuff about MAGIC CARPET. Pardon the noobishness of the question, but is it as big of a deal as all the articles make it out to be? More importantly, is it likely to be implemented soon?

 

[Jim123]

E-2s use huffers

Hummers use huffers.

Got it.

 

[Brett327]

I've been hearing a lot of stuff about MAGIC CARPET. Pardon the noobishness of the question, but is it as big of a deal as all the articles make it out to be? More importantly, is it likely to be implemented soon?

Our air wing is getting Magic Carpet later this year for TSTA. It has the potential to be a really big deal, possibly bringing significant reductions to the amount of hours spent on FCLPs and CQ. How that is actually implemented remains to be seen.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Our air wing is getting Magic Carpet later this year for TSTA. It has the potential to be a really big deal, possibly bringing significant reductions to the amount of hours spent on FCLPs and CQ. How that is actually implemented remains to be seen.

I'm curious too, given the Navy's institutional attitude of "technology's great but it'll probably break when you really need it or the bullets start flying, so train like you won't have it."

 

[danpass]

Which came first the F-35 flight control laws or MAGIC CARPET?

Just curious. I imagine one concept built off the other in some way.