All Things Aviation Related

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by BReif61

How does that helicopter get secured to the deck? I can’t see sailors running out to tie it down with the rotors at speed and the deck being washed like that. How do they prevent a swell or big wave from “tossing” it overboard/skidding it near the edge?

(I have a hunch that someone here knows this answer)

Hmm

Some good info here and other neat videos.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/6177/watching-this-mh-60r-land-on-a-heaving-ship-in-the-north-sea-is-terrifying

I am not familiar with the Danish Shipboard securing system but I assume that lock into the grid (the circle in the video) on landing.

We always chock and chained, even with our Rapid Securing Device, before beginning the shut down procedures.

BTW, that green bar in the video is, I think, the Danish version of an artificial horizon reference: It stays level while the ship rolls and pitches.

[dlockhart]

[billybek]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

HBO.

Really straight forward with a lot of neat interviews.

Thanks. Will see if I can hunt it down.

[RNajarian]

Might have been burning/burping a little oil on this flight. . .

[Sarc]

[TimT]

The Blue Angels have been practicing for this weekends show the last few days.. I live about 4 mile from Jones Beach, and am right in the flightpath of some of the maneuvers..

F 14's were built right near where I grew up... saw them testing all the time

https://thechive.com/2022/05/26/f-14-tomcats-final-22-aircraft-flyby/

[GH85Carrera]

Test pilot George Aird, ejected from his English Electric Lightning F1 aircraft at a fantastically low altitude in Hatfield, Hertfordshire September 13, 1962
Jim Meads, September 13, 1962
Jim lived next door to a de Havilland test pilot Bob Sowray who had mentioned to Jim that he was planning to fly an English Electric Lightning F1.
These planes are British fighter aircrafts that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, 70s and into the late 80s.
They are the only UK designed and built fighter capable of reaching Mach 2 and at the time they were top secret.
Jim had planned to go for a walk with his children that day and took his camera along so he could picture Bob landing the Lightning at the airfield.
Later that day Jim had found a good spot in a field next to the runway and waited patiently for the plane to return to land.
It turned out, however, that the pilot of the plane wasn't Bob and instead was another gentleman called George Aird - another test pilot working for de Havilland.
George had taken the plane for a demonstration flight along the south coast and, as he made his way back to Hertfordshire, he approached Hatfield from the north east so he could land.
Unfortunately, there was a serious problem with the plane that George soon realized.
There was a fire in the plane's reheat zone. Unburnt fuel in the rear fuselage had actually been ignited by a small crack in the jet pipe which weakened the tailplane actuator anchorage.
This meant the tailplane control system, which provides stability and control, had failed.
At this point George was only flying at around 100 feet when the plane suddenly and violent pitched itself upwards.
Soon realizing the danger he was in, George made the brave decision to eject himself from the plane at this frighteningly low altitude.
Just before this, Jim, the photographer, witnessed this while a local tractor driver called Mick Sutterby, who was 23 at the time, had been telling him to move off the land he was on.
While they were talking they suddenly heard a loud bang as the pilot ejected and they saw the plane come down nose first giving Jim a split second to capture the photo.
Fortunately, George survived this crash and landed through the roof of a nearby greenhouse.
He landed feet first and broke both of his legs before he fell unconscious. It wasn't until the sprinklers in the green house for the tomatoes went off when he awoke to find out that he had survived.
Reportedly George said he first thought he was in heaven. However, he was back flying again in just six months and back on the Lightning a year afterwards.
The photo taken by Jim shows Mick Sutterby sat on his tractor turning around watching the plane come down.
George can also be seen ejecting out from the plane while it comes nose first down to the field just a short distance from where Jim and Mick are standing.
Following the crash, Jim's photo was reportedly restricted by the Air Ministry as the plane was a secret at that point.
Eventually the photo was released and Jim was able to take the photo to national newspapers so they could run the story.
He reportedly took it to the Daily Mail who believed the photo was fake before he then went to the Daily Mirror - HertsLive's sister paper.
The Daily Mirror paid Jim a large sum of money for the rights of the photo and they ran a center double page spread on October 9, 1962.

[svandamme]

this is DCS sim
but it's a fun video nevertheless; watch the to the end



the beginners faults and problems are very recognizable

[sugarwood]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

I watched "The Cold Blue" a few days ago.
If you haven't seen it, highly recommended.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cold_Blue

This was amazing.
Thank you for posting.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by sugarwood

This was amazing.
Thank you for posting.

What I loved about the documentary was how simple it was in framing the story. There was no need to amplify the time and place.

I could not have done what they did. NFW.

[dmcummins]

I miss my plane.

[svandamme]

Suspect i would get motion sickness real soon with that

[pavulon]

How cool is that!?!

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by pavulon

How cool is that!?!

I just sent it to our software folks.

That is really something.

[dlockhart]

I know very little of the Michigan side of my family. Some sort of falling out happened in the early 1900s so I am discovering little bits at a time.


This would be the last take-off for my great uncle, Captain Eugene Lockhart bombardier.




During his service in World War II, Army Air Forces Captain Lockhart was reported missing and ultimately declared dead on February 3, 1945. Recorded circumstances attributed to: Missing in action or lost at sea.
DETAILS
Cpt Eugene E Lockhart joined the Air Corps of the US Army Reserve in Bay City, Michigan on 22 September 1942 ... He attended high school for 4 years and was a bookkeeper before he joined the army ... A/C 44-8379 was hit by flak, reported to have been a groud rocket, a few seconds before bombs away ... A/C continued on bomb run and dropped bombs ... Fire producing a dense white smoke was seen to break out in the fuselage and bomb bay, including the cockpit ... There was a small explosion in #3 engine nacelle and the A/C headed down, burning and beginning to spin when last seen at 15,000 feet.






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[RNajarian]

^^ The greatest generation^^

A real hero. Thanks for sharing .

[Brian 162]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

^^^ That is fascinating. Thank you for posting.

I watched "The Cold Blue" a few days ago.

If you haven't seen it, highly recommended.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cold_Blue

Thanks for posting, I saw it today. I'm glad I saw the closing credits.

[Heel n Toe]

[oldE]

I know there are a lot of pilots on this board, guys who have flown for years for work or pleasure. About 60 years ago I got the idea I would like to fly, but never scratched the itch. I had been up a couple of times in a Piper Brave (?), but was never in a position to have any instruction.
Last evening I did. I spent an hour and a half in the right seat of a Zenair 701 and got some instruction so I could change and maintain course and altitude . It was exactly as I had imagined it would be. In all truth, the airplane is happy to fly itself. For a completely novice aeronautical geek, it was perfect.
I have no delusions about building or owning my own airplane or getting a pilots' license. I don't trust myself to be detail oriented enough to stay alive, nor dedicated enough to stay with it.
I will however do it again sometime.

Best
Les

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by oldE

Last evening I did. I spent an hour and a half in the right seat of a Zenair 701 and got some instruction so I could change and maintain course and altitude . It was exactly as I had imagined it would be. In all truth, the airplane is happy to fly itself. For a completely novice aeronautical geek, it was perfect.

I have no delusions about building or owning my own airplane or getting a pilots' license. I don't trust myself to be detail oriented enough to stay alive, nor dedicated enough to stay with it. I will however do it again sometime.

That is just terrific. The Zenair is a really nice unit. Here is a pic for those who may not know the aircraft:



I fly about every three months in my neighbors Piper Cub. He is an excellent pilot and we only do CAVU and calm air.

Enjoy.