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Old February 23rd 14, 01:55 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
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Default poles off side of aircraft carrier?

On Saturday, December 28, 1996 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Ken Rose wrote:
In a number of pictures I've seen of aircraft carriers, there
are a number of relatively long poles near the flight-deck
level aimed out from the ship. I was wondering what these
are; they seem too long to be some type of gun, and I don't
see any netting or anything to make them look like cranes.

-- Ken



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Answer: Either (a.) These are long-wave "whip" antennae normally deployed vertically, however they are lowered to the horizontal during flight operations, or; (b.) they a elaborate fishing gear utilized by ship's complement when food sustenance is tight...; therefore....YOU DECIDE the correct answer...one of which IS correct...
 




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