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ballensr- Does anyone know anything about the C-130 that made arrested
landings and launches from a Navy aircraft carrier back in the 1960s? BRBR I'm sure a bunch will repsond but they weren't 'arrested' landings but just max reverse pitch when landing, with lots of WOD. Done by Admiral, then LCDR(?) Flatley. I was in VF-33 when he was CAG.. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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"W. D. Allen Sr." wrote:
Does anyone know anything about the C-130 that made arrested landings and launches from a Navy aircraft carrier back in the 1960s? WDA end What would happen if the C130 just flew in low to the deck and the cargo was ejected out the back? Could most airdropped stuff take a 10 foot freefall? How about 20 feet? How about the carrier deck? Probably no dents right? I can imagine it "depends" on what is being delivered. How about a scenario like this? C130 has a very heavy cargo load and minimal fuel. As soon as it takes off, it does an aerial refueling and flies to the carrier. I don't know the numbers but I imagine takeoff weight is lower than max airborne? Jay |
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"Peter Twydell" wrote in message ... Where would they have parked it between flights, had it gone into service? -- Peter How about in the normal parking spot on the base where it was stationed on land. Don't think it was ever contemplated to have a carrier based C-130. Think about it. Regards, Tex |
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Gord Beaman wrote:
isme (NimBill) wrote: snip Getting jerked out of the air by a medium length cable is scary enough. I understand that that's not very stressful at all...I saw it demo'd once, didn't look very vigorous, I believe they use nylon rope which is quite 'stretchy' and delivers a smooth acceleration to the 'victim' Smooth, unless the rope snapped, as it did in some of the early trials (killed at least one SEAL that way, IIRC). The Air Force finally decided Skyhook wasn't all that useful and removed the pickup gear from its spec ops Hercs a few years back. I think the sense is that with helicopter IFR, you can simply tank a helo to pretty much anywhere and do the pickup in a more conventional fashion. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right." - Senator Carl Schurz, 1872 |
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"JJ" wrote in message ... "W. D. Allen Sr." wrote: Does anyone know anything about the C-130 that made arrested landings and launches from a Navy aircraft carrier back in the 1960s? WDA end What would happen if the C130 just flew in low to the deck and the cargo was ejected out the back? Could most airdropped stuff take a 10 foot freefall? How about 20 feet? How about the carrier deck? Probably no dents right? I can imagine it "depends" on what is being delivered. Don't forget that besides the ten foot fall the dropped cargo is moving forward at the same speed as the C-130. You'll need a big net to catch it before it zooms off the end of the deck. The plane could stop because it could use its brakes and reverse thrust. How about a scenario like this? C130 has a very heavy cargo load and minimal fuel. As soon as it takes off, it does an aerial refueling and flies to the carrier. I don't know the numbers but I imagine takeoff weight is lower than max airborne? Jay |
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"John Keeney" wrote in message
... | | "JJ" wrote in message | ... | "W. D. Allen Sr." wrote: | Does anyone know anything about the C-130 that made arrested landings and | launches from a Navy aircraft carrier back in the 1960s? | WDA | end | | What would happen if the C130 just flew in low to the deck and the | cargo was ejected out the back? Could most airdropped stuff take a 10 | foot freefall? How about 20 feet? How about the carrier deck? | Probably no dents right? I can imagine it "depends" on what is being | delivered. | | Don't forget that besides the ten foot fall the dropped cargo is | moving forward at the same speed as the C-130. You'll need a | big net to catch it before it zooms off the end of the deck. | The plane could stop because it could use its brakes and reverse | thrust. | | How about a scenario like this? | | C130 has a very heavy cargo load and minimal fuel. As soon as it | takes off, it does an aerial refueling and flies to the carrier. I | don't know the numbers but I imagine takeoff weight is lower than max | airborne? | | Jay | | In addition to all that, the damage done by the pallet to the non-skid surface would be extensive. I recall when Kitty Hawk visited Perth recently it received a $100K resurface, before heading out again. -- Cheers Dave Kearton |
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