Ever seen a C130 land on a carrier?

Chock · 12-08-07, 04:51 PM

I don't mind anyone pointing out my error, after all, I like the Fury too, and it gave me an excuse to watch the footage again, which is, as I say, very cool and interesting. I love the way the narrator keeps stressing that the operations at the pole are 'scientific' too.

Chock

JSLTIGER · 12-08-07, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Chock

I don't mind anyone pointing out my error, after all, I like the Fury too, and it gave me an excuse to watch the footage again, which is, as I say, very cool and interesting. I love the way the narrator keeps stressing that the operations at the pole are 'scientific' too.

Chock

They were scientific...scientific missions designed to test the capabilities of the US in case of war.

XabbaRus · 12-08-07, 06:20 PM

According to the vid the landings were tested up to 33,000 lbs payload.

Good to know it can be done if it needs to be done. Probably the only AC that the USAF also flys that could recover on a carrier if need be, though I wonder how many USAF pilots could do it, though I guess in an emergency they might.

Steel_Tomb · 12-09-07, 06:53 AM

Thats pretty nuts! Reminds me of when I used to play MSFS98 trying to land jumbo's on the carrier lol

JSLTIGER · 12-09-07, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

Thats pretty nuts! Reminds me of when I used to play MSFS98 trying to land jumbo's on the carrier lol

Yeah, but I don't think that you could fall into the next deck if you exceeded the weight limit of the carrier's deck in FS98!

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TLAM Strike · 12-10-07, 04:27 PM

Don't have video but I do have a pair of pics of an P2V Neptune doing a JATO takeoff from a flattop:

TLAM Strike · 12-10-07, 04:32 PM

Don't have video but I do have a pair of pics of an P2V Neptune doing a JATO takeoff from a flattop:

12-08-07, 04:51 PM	#1
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't mind anyone pointing out my error, after all, I like the Fury too, and it gave me an excuse to watch the footage again, which is, as I say, very cool and interesting. I love the way the narrator keeps stressing that the operations at the pole are 'scientific' too. Chock __________________

12-08-07, 06:20 PM	#3
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	According to the vid the landings were tested up to 33,000 lbs payload. Good to know it can be done if it needs to be done. Probably the only AC that the USAF also flys that could recover on a carrier if need be, though I wonder how many USAF pilots could do it, though I guess in an emergency they might. __________________

12-09-07, 06:53 AM	#4
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thats pretty nuts! Reminds me of when I used to play MSFS98 trying to land jumbo's on the carrier lol __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

12-10-07, 04:27 PM	#6
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Speeking of insane carrier ops... Don't have video but I do have a pair of pics of an P2V Neptune doing a JATO takeoff from a flattop: __________________

12-10-07, 04:32 PM	#7
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Speeking of insane carrier ops... Don't have video but I do have a pair of pics of an P2V Neptune doing a JATO takeoff from a flattop: __________________