I met one of the guys that was in #4. He said it got 'real wet' all of a sudden, and they came back around and landed immediately. Everybody survived, and the bird was okay once they dried it out! Stoofs were TOUGH birds
How did that even happen? Shouldn't the hull design deflect the water? You can see the deck is pitching up and down a lot, but it surely didn't go below sea level. tominor
Yeah, okay. Just an extra-freaky wave, then. You look at a carrier's hull, it's so high and overarching you'd think nothing could slosh over it. But one-in-a-million waves are out there.
I had thought maybe this happened on an older carrier design. tominor
USS Ticonderoga CV-14 was originally an older straight-deck carrier design from WWII. It got modified to the jet-age angled deck and saw service in Vietnam.
I’d actually like to see an Olympic sport of high jumping that stipulates no falling over on to your back. If a lot of track and field was based on military prowess, clearing obstacles and maintaining your balance would have been essential
Years ago I operated a 48 carrier maypole braider, a small brother to that thing. We made fuel line for drag racers and coolant line for mainframe computers. 1" to 2.5" hoses. The plant also had quite a few smaller ones, down to 20 carrier as I recall, but most were 24 or 36 carrier machines. Management was serious about the PPE.
#2 ... Dunno which hurts more, the split or the splat. #7 ... How do it feel, Shaniqua, to be accosted by thieves that will literally steal the weave off yo' nappy haid?
4) Found a longer video of the Grumman S-2E Tracker taking off the flight deck of the CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga in 1971. Showed the plane actually bouncing off the water and flying, as was already stated here. Amazing!
The Ticonderoga was a WWII Essex-class, long hull and had no angle deck as does a modern carrier. But it did have steam catapults. And a very long and storied history!!
6) Reminds me of the old Johhny Carson 'Tonight Show' Clip when Jim from 'Wild Kingdom' brought in the bat and then it flew into Johhny!
7) And that's the real reason why they killed those Big Birds in Canadia!
9) Mr. Orange Kitty says "Accept No Substitues!". Good Kitty!
#3 My last unit was as permanent party for a Reserve PSU (Port Security Unit) so we had some down time and a 400' warehouse behind a security fence to do what bored active duty types do when there are no Officers around. We'd mount our trusty steeds (pallet jacks) and grab our lances (swabs) and joust.
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I met one of the guys that was in #4. He said it got 'real wet' all of a sudden, and they came back around and landed immediately. Everybody survived, and the bird was okay once they dried it out! Stoofs were TOUGH birds
ReplyDeleteHow did that even happen? Shouldn't the hull design deflect the water? You can see the deck is pitching up and down a lot, but it surely didn't go below sea level.
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The sea will do what the sea will do. Never underestimate what the sea can do or presume to know what the sea will do!
DeleteThe bow got into the trough of a wave and couldn't rise quick enough to avoid getting hit in its flat nose by the next crest.
Yeah, okay. Just an extra-freaky wave, then. You look at a carrier's hull, it's so high and overarching you'd think nothing could slosh over it. But one-in-a-million waves are out there.
DeleteI had thought maybe this happened on an older carrier design.
tominor
USS Ticonderoga CV-14 was originally an older straight-deck carrier design from WWII. It got modified to the jet-age angled deck and saw service in Vietnam.
DeleteOkay, I get it. Everybody here knows what happened but me. I'll go look it up. Thanks.
DeleteAt least the front didn't fall off.
Delete#6 I never realized that bats were my spirit animal. 🤣🤣
ReplyDeleteJeff, I think your spirit animal is either in a gravity-free environment, or this picture is upside down.
Delete7. Ashamed to be a nappy head.
ReplyDeleteMany of those describe my attitude lately.
ReplyDelete#7 That is why you wear a wig when feedind Ostriches!
ReplyDelete#8 white men can't jump
ReplyDeleteI’d actually like to see an Olympic sport of high jumping that stipulates no falling over on to your back. If a lot of track and field was based on military prowess, clearing obstacles and maintaining your balance would have been essential
Delete#1 The lack of PPE overseas never ceases to amaze me....not even safety glasses..
ReplyDeleteYears ago I operated a 48 carrier maypole braider, a small brother to that thing. We made fuel line for drag racers and coolant line for mainframe computers. 1" to 2.5" hoses. The plant also had quite a few smaller ones, down to 20 carrier as I recall, but most were 24 or 36 carrier machines. Management was serious about the PPE.
Delete#2 ... Dunno which hurts more, the split or the splat.
ReplyDelete#7 ... How do it feel, Shaniqua, to be accosted by thieves that will literally steal the weave off yo' nappy haid?
I think #4 was a pitching bow and a wave. Those guys had God watching over them for sure.
ReplyDelete#3 - Heck, who HASN'T dreamed of bicycle jousting? Looks like that one was a tie. They need shields too, IMHO. Steer with your knees, guys!
ReplyDeleteJohn G.
ReplyDelete#3 Bike Jousting, good stuff
#3 Maybe we have thought this out a little more
ReplyDelete#2 Twerking practice will be on hold for a bit.
ReplyDelete4) Found a longer video of the Grumman S-2E Tracker taking off the flight deck of the CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga in 1971. Showed the plane actually bouncing off the water and flying, as was already stated here. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe Ticonderoga was a WWII Essex-class, long hull and had no angle deck as does a modern carrier. But it did have steam catapults. And a very long and storied history!!
6) Reminds me of the old Johhny Carson 'Tonight Show' Clip when Jim from 'Wild Kingdom' brought in the bat and then it flew into Johhny!
7) And that's the real reason why they killed those Big Birds in Canadia!
9) Mr. Orange Kitty says "Accept No Substitues!". Good Kitty!
I think I saw #6 in the Beastmaster movie with Marc Singer.
ReplyDelete#10, then they stole his bike.
ReplyDelete#3 My last unit was as permanent party for a Reserve PSU (Port Security Unit) so we had some down time and a 400' warehouse behind a security fence to do what bored active duty types do when there are no Officers around. We'd mount our trusty steeds (pallet jacks) and grab our lances (swabs) and joust.
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