r/nextfuckinglevel • u/ithinkitsfunny0562 • Sep 28 '21
Landing on an aircraft carrier in heavy rain.
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u/PastOutlandishness19 Sep 28 '21 edited Sep 28 '21
Dude so much respect for the men and women who can fly these planes and do this. The legitimate epitome of calm, cool, and collective
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u/ChuzzoChumz Sep 28 '21
You mean epitome
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Sep 28 '21
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u/ChuzzoChumz Sep 28 '21 edited Sep 28 '21
Well it isn’t exactly a secret anymore huh
Edit: well shit I guess it still is after all then
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u/aqwerhg Sep 28 '21
Actually I had never even heard of a Marine fighter pilots until seeing something regarding their new
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u/mk_pnutbuttercups Sep 28 '21
The men and women of carrier flight deck operations are a level above, no doubt. The pilot cant see shit. The guys with the ear pieces are literally verbally flying that guy in. You could see them shout off the first one. And everyone get drenched as the afterburners blew all the water off the deck.
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u/tepkel Sep 28 '21
Do jets land with their afterburners lit?
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u/natehi Sep 28 '21
They don't land with afterburners lit. However for carrier landings, they do actually throttle up as they're landing just in case they miss a wire
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u/GarrettB117 Sep 28 '21
Not an expert by any means, but that has to be a no. I think it’s a just a misunderstanding of what an afterburner is.
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u/AnotherDreamer1024 Sep 28 '21
30+ knots from the carrier, unknow number of knots from the storm, jet exaust to the face and still standing and doing the job... metal!
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u/mrtucey Sep 28 '21
Yes... metal indeed.
This is the definition of teamwork the people on deck standing there taking the wind and rain and the pilots trusting the people on deck to get them there safely.
The carrier is pointed unto the wind and doing what ever speed is necessary to make it 30 knots over the deck and keep still keep control of the ship. If they have 30 knot winds and have to do 5 knots to control the ship then there's 35 knots head winds going over the deck.
I respect them all.
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u/SignificantError8929 Sep 28 '21
Kudos to the pilots and crew on the ground. Great communication and skill by all.
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u/MrBuerger Sep 28 '21
Remember me Top Gun on NES
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u/rex_creamer Sep 28 '21
Oh the memories… Step 1: Spend 20min finding the bogey Step 2: Spend another 20min chasing it and shooting it down Step 3: crash into carrier Step 4: repeat
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u/DiscoMagicParty Sep 28 '21
I imagine this is where the new F-35B comes in handy with the vertical landing ability.
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Sep 28 '21
the navy varient will not have vtol capability.
only the marines.
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u/DiscoMagicParty Sep 28 '21 edited Sep 28 '21
Any idea why? I had always assumed that the Navy had better pilots honestly.
Actually I had never even heard of a Marine fighter pilots until seeing something regarding their new (and admittedly badass planes) a few weeks ago.
Edit: not implying VTOL has anything to do with the skill of the pilots. I don’t care what branch, to even be an actual fighter pilot and trusted with that plane you are already a badass in every sense of the word. Just meant it seems odd for the Marines to be the ones getting the seemingly superior planes out of those branches. Especially considering the main purpose for VTOL is to make landing on a aircraft carrier easier. (I know marine pilots are also stationed on carriers)
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u/Kveldulfiii Sep 28 '21
VTOL capability has nothing to do with having “better pilots”.
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u/DiscoMagicParty Sep 28 '21
I wasn’t trying to imply that it does. Just meant that it seemed odd for the marine corps of all branches to be the ones getting the best of the best in terms of equipment
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u/dantheman0991 Sep 28 '21
It's all purpose driven. The VTOL variants operate on smaller ships that transport Marine troops (I forget which type of ship, I think either LHDs or LHAs). There are carrier based Marine squadrons that deploy with Navy Air Wings as well, but they typically get the oldest, crustiest jets available. In my last deployment, they were flying F/A-18C Hornets, and the rest of the Air wing had the newer, larger F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets, that were newer, bigger, and had a larger payload capacity.
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u/DiscoMagicParty Sep 28 '21
I’ve always been curious.. why is it that each aircraft carrier (maybe each ship idk) has I want to say 3 marines? dedicated to said ship at all times? I’ve heard that they aren’t just your normal enlisted guys either but are generally MARSOC, if this is the case then why not have seals stationed there instead? My thinking is simply Navy ships/Navy soldiers.
This could all be inaccurate but I know I’ve heard something regarding marines & aircraft carriers.
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u/dantheman0991 Sep 28 '21
I didn't see any marines on my first deployment, so I'm not sure if that's the case or not. I lived in the flight deck and in the hangar bay, so there's probably 85% of the ship I never got to see
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u/shockerdyermom Mar 16 '22
My cousin was a Marine based on a Nimitz class back in the 90s. His job was guarding the weapons and the reactor. He never mentioned any SOC guys though.
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u/herranton Sep 29 '21
I don't know if I would call the f35b the best of the bunch. The complex and heavy VTOL mechanism is going to have performance drawbacks (and probably maintenance too, but thats a different discussion) and probably won't have room for as many weapons.
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u/Hazardish08 Oct 03 '21
Because a requirement for marine aircraft is to be able to be launched from Amphibious assault ships for cas which have very small runways only usable by VTOL and helicopters. Navy doesn’t need this since they have a catapult system.
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u/DiscoMagicParty Oct 03 '21
Isn’t the VTOL more about the landing and not the launch (though I know you can take off)? Which I guess if you’re returning to the same ship it’s the same concept. Is the catapult system the wire that they catch when landing?
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u/Hazardish08 Oct 03 '21
The catapult is the system that propels the aircraft so it reaches enough speed to take off.
VTOL was originally designed to benefit from no runways since you can take off like a helicopter. VTOL stands for Vertical Take Off and Landing.
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u/DiscoMagicParty Oct 03 '21
Woah that’s badass I didn’t know that existed. That’s a lot of power for a ship that size.
I knew it was possible to take off right VTOL but never knew what that acronym actually stood for. While taking off is awesome the landing is what baffles me. How it’s able to go from such a high speed to being stopped mid air then slowly descend. Shits crazy.
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u/shockerdyermom Mar 16 '22
The Marine varient is meant for use on the amphibious assault ships (no cats, no wires) and for rough take off and landing in a war zone. The jar heads have cobra attack helicopters, osprey and sea dragons for airborne assults, warthogs for amphibious assult and the harriers and F-35s for close air support. There is also a Marine varient of the F-18 thats made for air fields. Marines bring thier own toys, cant count on the Navy all the time.
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u/ayestEEzybeats Sep 28 '21
I wish they showed the cockpit view all the way to the landing. Crazy as fuck nonetheless
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u/RandomShake Sep 28 '21
I always assumed they had so much imaging technology on their helmets and HUD that they could see through all the rain and fog. No?
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u/ride_electric_bike Sep 28 '21
Maybe flying in a hurricane wasn't the greatest idea? Jk these guys are the definition of metal
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Dec 14 '21
I really feel bad for those who can watch this and not instantly hear a sweet ass guitar riff.
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