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[Schnugg]

Not unprecedented, but still pretty rare. The French CQ'd yesterday on Truman. I took this from vulture's row. They did pretty well for not having much (maybe any) experience landing on the boat.

That is some serious AOA/nose up in the wires.

Is that normal?

 

[alert5]

Not unprecedented, but still pretty rare. The French CQ'd yesterday on Truman. I took this from vulture's row. They did pretty well for not having much (maybe any) experience landing on the boat.

Video of the event

http://www.alert5.com/2008/05/la-12f-sur-luss-truman.html

 

[Xtndr50boom]

That is some serious AOA/nose up in the wires.

Is that normal?

I vote yes: I've seen a few videos of SR-71 landings and go-arounds, and they had that same holy-c**p-he's-gonna-smack-the-tail pitch angle to it.

Maybe par for the course with a delta wing?

 

[HeyJoe]

I vote yes: I've seen a few videos of SR-71 landings and go-arounds, and they had that same holy-c**p-he's-gonna-smack-the-tail pitch angle to it.

Maybe par for the course with a delta wing?

Why do think the COncorde had to resort to the complex drooping nose for landings?

 

[A4sForever]

Why do think the COncorde had to resort to the complex drooping nose for landings?

There ... fixed it for you, compliments of my ol' Alma Mater ...

 

[brownshoe]

There ... fixed it for you, compliments of my ol' Alma Mater ...

They used to fly over my house on the way to Dulles. Darned thing made lots of noise, but what a pretty plane.

Steve

 

[xj220]

I remember watching one of those launch from Heathrow while I was in the cockpit of a 757. Wow, have times changed...

 

[Xtndr50boom]

Why do think the COncorde had to resort to the complex drooping nose for landings?

Cause it's french? Makes sense, though

 

[Peekskill1941]

Blues

Some high formation shots that I took of the Blues flying over the Yard the other day - and of course, a shot of Fat Albert!

 

[a-6intruder]

Best part of Cruise.

 

[ea6bflyr]

Best part of Cruise.

CONCUR!!!

-ea6bflyr

 

[BigIron]

The scale of this aircraft impresses me. It dwarfs the yellowshirt.

080505-N-7571S-003 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 5, 2008) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the "Shadowhawks" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 towards catapult two during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are conducting composite training unit exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder (Released)

 

[Dawgfan]

Some recent ones.

 

[Old R.O.]

VF-301 F-4N NAS Miramar late 1970s

 

[xnvyflyer]

Helos

Two of our helicopters. A Bell 205 A1++ and an MD-530F on the flight line at Sheriff's Aviation, Gillespie Field, El Cajon, CA.