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keltos01
04-01-08, 05:12 AM
http://www.picturehosting.com/images/keltos01/s11923novaseaplane.jpg

found on :
http://www.submarine-history.com/NOVAthree.htm

So the Japs weren't the only ones to do crazy things huh ? They said it was nearly impossible to recover the aircraft afterwards, but still, so they tried it as well.. who mods it ?

linerkiller
04-01-08, 06:58 AM
http://www.picturehosting.com/images/keltos01/s11923novaseaplane.jpg

found on :
http://www.submarine-history.com/NOVAthree.htm

So the Japs weren't the only ones to do crazy things huh ? They said it was nearly impossible to recover the aircraft afterwards, but still, so they tried it as well.. who mods it ?Probably it was only a simple peacetime experiment. The launch/recover of a sub-based airplane is an extremely difficult operation also if the sea is completely calm...then,those S class tincans rolled and pitched quite violently:yep: . Maybe the US Navy thought to use it on the Great Lakes in case of war with Canada:rotfl: !!!!!!!!

LukeFF
04-01-08, 07:44 AM
who mods it ?

No one. It's a waste of time, and, as keltos pointed out, it was an experiment, nothing more, nothing less.

Sailor Steve
04-01-08, 08:28 AM
From that very picture:
In addition, launching and recovery were virtually impossible in the open ocean.
I think that says it all.