Just for fun, what would YOU launch off the deck of an aircraft carrier?
And go.
Just for fun, what would YOU launch off the deck of an aircraft carrier?
And go.
A certain person in the building department.
Beer Baron 🍺 said:
Darn, it only lets me give one thumbs up!
triumph7 said:Beer Baron 🍺 said:
Darn, it only lets me give one thumbs up!
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This guy...launch this guy
What wouldn't I launch?
In reply to RevRico :
Good point!
I'd go traditional. A Tomcat. I'd give anything to see an F-14 do a shot. Just one more.time, baby.
I participated for 3 years in cat launches as an aircraft mechanic (AME) . It is unbelievable! Which is why I can't hear my wife.
In reply to Mustang50 :
Sometimes ... that's not a bad thing. 
Mustang50 said:Which is why I can't hear my wife.
You say that like it's a bad thing... 😂
In reply to Beer Baron 🍺 :
That is preposterous and unrealistic. Given the time to launch and load limits, I suggest an alternative.
Me!!!! I have done a bunch of wild stuff in my life but never a carrier launch. A bucket list thing!!!
Mustang50 said:I participated for 3 years in cat launches as an aircraft mechanic (AME) . It is unbelievable! Which is why I can't hear my wife.
I was an AT in a Prowler squadron. I used to put earplugs in my mouth and bite down on them to keep my teeth from beating themselves out of my mouth.
Best. Job. Ever.
In reply to Mustang50 :
Nice! What aircraft did you work on, where were you based?
I was an AME in the Marines. F-4, F/A-18, A-4, F-5, T-38, and F-16. Primarily spent my time in SoCal and the Far East.
Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) said:Mustang50 said:I participated for 3 years in cat launches as an aircraft mechanic (AME) . It is unbelievable! Which is why I can't hear my wife.
I was an AT in a Prowler squadron. I used to put earplugs in my mouth and bite down on them to keep my teeth from beating themselves out of my mouth.
Best. Job. Ever.
I was surprised the Intruders and Prowlers were as loud as they were. I never would have guessed they were louder than the aircraft with afterburners...I was wrong. Very wrong.
I was in the Navy from Dec. 67 to Nov. 71. My first cruise on the Hancock I worked on A-4's in Va-163. That squadron was disbanded in 69 and I was sent to Miramar to work on F-4's in VF-143. I did 2 cruises, (Constellation & Enterprise) working as a flight deck trouble shooter. I did final pre-flight inspections and worked the cats doing final inspection and launch approval for the cat officers. On the F-4 after the cat cables and hold back was attached we had to throw a switch in the port wheel well to extend the nose strut for launch. Then we had to observe the turkey feathers to make sure both engines were at full afterburner.
In reply to Hungry Bill, I was working the waist cats when during a launch one of my tooth fillings vibrated out. I ran to the dentist and he put in a temporary filling and I went back to the flight deck.
Mustang50 said:I was in the Navy from Dec. 67 to Nov. 71. My first cruise on the Hancock I worked on A-4's in Va-163. That squadron was disbanded in 69 and I was sent to Miramar to work on F-4's in VF-143. I did 2 cruises, (Constellation & Enterprise) working as a flight deck trouble shooter. I did final pre-flight inspections and worked the cats doing final inspection and launch approval for the cat officers. On the F-4 after the cat cables and hold back was attached we had to throw a switch in the port wheel well to extend the nose strut for launch. Then we had to observe the turkey feathers to make sure both engines were at full afterburner.
In reply to Hungry Bill, I was working the waist cats when during a launch one of my tooth fillings vibrated out. I ran to the dentist and he put in a temporary filling and I went back to the flight deck.
Holy E36 M3, I was on the Connie for her last cruise! (oh, and MyF16n, our shop was right under Cat 1. Man, you talk about "loud"!).
I was final checker qual'd as well. Wings and flight control surfaces. Start at the nose and walk my route (mind the intake, we've all seen that video). Make sure everything was set to where it should be (no fod), grab your padeye and put your thumb in the air. If you caught the Prowler's exhaust just right, it'd pick you right up and stand you on your feet. A little too early and you'd get a little air under ya.
That was my favorite deployment and I still have my float coat and my Shellback card from it. We went to the Lincoln after that and it just wasn't the same...
Apologies for the thread jack. My answer is the simple, yet venerable, football.
I want to punt a football of the pointy end a la "Behind Enemy lines" style into that head wind and see if we can get it to come back.
In reply to Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) :
We slept under the #3 wire, but I worked flight ops so it was quiet when I hit the rack. I worked with great guys on the Connie and the E. I tried to get in touch with some of them but I didn't have much luck. We were called the Pukin Dogs and I did plenty of that in Subic.
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