HerkDerka Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Yeah, like some serious "Federal-Pound-Me-In-The-Azz-Prison" time. HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailmix Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 i was going to say about the original pic.. the last time I saw a flanker that low... it crashed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky_king Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 When I saw the title of this thread, I was hoping for a completely different discussion topic. <pulls cranium from gutter> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sebastian Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 I understand they don't need much runway but this can't be possible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sebastian Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Oops. Knew I saw that dust cloud somewhere before. PS. Anyone have any cool C-17 pics. Trying to to get myself excited for July! [ 18. April 2006, 14:51: Message edited by: Sebastian ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkDerka Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 A Herk can though. HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sebastian Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Originally posted by HerkDerka: A Herk can though. HD Ever do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky60k Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Hercules on the Forrestal. They also did carrier landing tests with the U-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sebastian Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 is the plane modified at all (i.e. have a catch to hook the cable like navy fighters) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Login Name Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 was it navy or af pilots landing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky60k Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 It was a USN crew with some Lockheed tech reps and they only used reverse to stop right by the conning tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 You can read about it and watch the videos here. Cheers! M2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkDerka Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Originally posted by bucky60k: and they only used reverse to stop right by the conning tower. A litte off. They went into ground idle right before touchdown (still airborne) and then reversed on the deck. Originally posted by Sebastian: Ever do it? Ummmmm.....No. Originally posted by Sebastian: is the plane modified at all (i.e. have a catch to hook the cable like navy fighters) Straight from Aviation Source: Lockheed's only modifications to the original plane included installing a smaller nose-landing gear orifice, an improved anti-skid braking system, and removal of the underwing refueling pods. The funny thing is that maybe if "Credible Sport" had actually worked (well) this whole thing might have never been that big of a deal. HD [ 18. April 2006, 21:10: Message edited by: HerkDerka ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ Kind Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Originally posted by Sebastian: Ever do it? What's with the hostility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab1000 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 " Landings were made shorter by reversing the propellers while the aircraft was still a few feet above the flight deck." http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml decent video as well: http://www.airandspacemagazine.com/ASM/Web...-HR/HercOn.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hydro130 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Herk it up!!! Gotta love that machine... Cheers, Hydro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sleepy Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Wasn't this discussed in the past? I know there was a thread on it, but I didn't find it. Let's see... HD posted it before, OldHercNav posted it before, and M2 posted it before. Can't we talk about something else? Geez. :D [This is a cheap way to get my sig line to show. ;) ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerkDerka Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Originally posted by sleepy: Wasn't this discussed in the past? I know there was a thread on it, but I didn't find it. Let's see... HD posted it before, OldHercNav posted it before, and M2 posted it before. Yeah...because it was so #$&@ing cool! HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hydro130 Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Hey guys! I heard an SR-71 once landed on an oil rig!?! Or maybe it was a, an ahhh, yeah... Hmmmm.... Golly Gee..... Hydro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sebastian Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Originally posted by PhlashNU04: What's with the hostility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ Kind Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Originally posted by Sebastian: No hostility intended. I was just curious if herks landing on carriers were "common" at all. Guess I was really looking for some more details on how they do it is all. Noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Brewdog Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 AFN had an ad running awhile back that showed a C-2 Greyhound trapping on a carrier and the AF reporter said something to the effect "A C-130 Hercules lands aboard the USS Roosevelt in the Arabian Gulf." I had to chuckle. IIRC they did the C-130 landing on the Kitty Hawk back in the day and they did tests with the U-2 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocker Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Not sure about the Kitty Hawk, but the picture above and the video we've all seen are from the USS Forrestal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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