tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2044423217658933565..comments2024-03-28T02:27:45.688-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Times They Are A-Changin'OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86131215494876771012014-11-09T10:01:02.885-08:002014-11-09T10:01:02.885-08:00Well, ok, I exaggerate some, make it 100 yards..Well, ok, I exaggerate some, make it 100 yards..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44863684160011799102014-11-09T09:32:37.150-08:002014-11-09T09:32:37.150-08:00HAR, HAR, Curtis, with full bomb-load and in pure ...HAR, HAR, Curtis, with full bomb-load and in pure vertical t.o. mode there will barely be enough gas left to get it 50 feet inland--IF it makes it that far before it flames out. Give it a combat radius of 100 ft MAX in the vert t.o. mode fully loaded, lol :)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3489021117108175782014-11-08T22:54:18.081-08:002014-11-08T22:54:18.081-08:00I worked for this lady when I was in the 7th grade...I worked for this lady when I was in the 7th grade at Thompson Junior High in Newport, RI. Sponsor (Christened): Catherine Nimitz Lay, Newport, R.I., eldest daughter of FADM Chester W. Nimitz. She gave me the complete commissioning launching package for the ship including a First Day Cover. It's interesting, to me, that this flighty bird is being launched off the oldest carrier in the fleet. I remember it as such a sprightly beast. Not bad for a 42 year old capital ship. CONSTITUTION has a couple of centuries on her, but nowhere near the mileage.<br /><br />VX can only imagine the stealth of a wooden sailing ship sneaking into foreign waters with a deckload of USMC F35s launching off the coast to attack inland targets...leaving a towering pillar of flame behind them as the old wooden ship burned. :)HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74584311062020607252014-11-07T12:38:02.133-08:002014-11-07T12:38:02.133-08:00I have to blame the USMC for insisting on a by now...I have to blame the USMC for insisting on a by now non-existent requirement for a VSTOL capability which compromised <i>everything</i> from weight, CG placement, fuel tanks (the worst <i>possible</i> from an attack birds pov) and on and on...FAR, FAR better if they had purchased the planned full build-out of the F-22.. An overpriced, under-performing bird too expensive to take/risk the sort of high losses in the roles it is supposed to perform against peer competitors..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68820160067287602022014-11-06T21:16:10.749-08:002014-11-06T21:16:10.749-08:00In 1971 Saratoga suffered an engineering casualty ...In 1971 Saratoga suffered an engineering casualty and flooding during a port visit at Piraeus, Greece. She was tango uniform for weeks. Because of NATO commitments they had to get the airwing deployed to Soudha Bay, Rota and Sig, so on August 16 they shot 53 aircraft while the boat was on the hook. Phantoms, Intruders, Corsairs, Hummers and Trackers. Paul Gillcrist was CAG and tells the tale in his memoir "Feet Wet." On the shoulders of giants stuff.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39667375711881974312014-11-06T20:29:14.566-08:002014-11-06T20:29:14.566-08:00Thanks for the update. I'm still glad to have...Thanks for the update. I'm still glad to have seen the sunset pic. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20542096577379805412014-11-06T20:27:47.501-08:002014-11-06T20:27:47.501-08:00A very high bar indeed.A very high bar indeed.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21706762728708609312014-11-06T20:27:03.697-08:002014-11-06T20:27:03.697-08:00I think the E-2 and the dearly departed S-3 were t...I think the E-2 and the dearly departed S-3 were the only birds they could launch without excess end-speed. VS-33 shot two off in the harbor during Fleet Week several years back.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12611907985592158382014-11-06T17:59:57.804-08:002014-11-06T17:59:57.804-08:00Finally! :-) Now if they can get the software wor...Finally! :-) Now if they can get the software working...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76633028147520867932014-11-06T12:42:02.331-08:002014-11-06T12:42:02.331-08:00The test sensors for the cat shot weren't work...The test sensors for the cat shot weren't working. They got that figgered out and shot her off the pointy end. <br /><br />http://xbradtc.com/2014/11/06/more-f-35c-at-sea-testing/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47724269267893159792014-11-06T10:05:27.097-08:002014-11-06T10:05:27.097-08:00It's what we're going to fight with for th...It's what we're going to fight with for the foreseeable future. Get it thru the process, make it better, build a replacement. Had a long chat (Miramar Air Show) with the pilots of the Marine squadron flying it out of Yuma. They were pretty much very happy with what they have. I covered most of what was being written negatively about the bird but they stuck by it. SoCal Pir8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15601598407298523580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73665629778077375292014-11-06T08:48:53.402-08:002014-11-06T08:48:53.402-08:00Great vids... we enjoyed 'em.Great vids... we enjoyed 'em.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38033332545282264082014-11-06T08:20:30.269-08:002014-11-06T08:20:30.269-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12195981468227427072014-11-06T07:30:36.745-08:002014-11-06T07:30:36.745-08:00My first boat.
In the first still I saw of this ev...My first boat.<br />In the first still I saw of this event, with the jet at the 90, the bright white paint inside the motor made it look like he was in burner.<br />In 1980 a brand new F-14A-115-GR cost $35 million, or about $100 million in 2014 bucks. It didn't do ASW either. IIRC in 1980 a new A-7E cost $9.5 million, about $28 million in 2014. Apples and oranges. Or maybe apples and pears. Interesting to think about.<br /><br />Thanks for posting!<br /><br />PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17970089167687981552014-11-06T07:02:03.551-08:002014-11-06T07:02:03.551-08:00"...they'll have to crane it off at North...<i>"...they'll have to crane it off at North Island..."</i><br /><br />Brings to mind a scene from a stopover in Yokosuka, back when we all (except the Nimitz) burned NSFO.<br />One of the bird farms (I think it was the Ticonderoga) was in port, too.<br />They just fired up the steam cat and launched one.<br />I can't remember whether it was an F8 or an A4.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25336976579399667382014-11-06T06:24:30.960-08:002014-11-06T06:24:30.960-08:00Okay, I have to fess up right away that I'm no...Okay, I have to fess up right away that I'm not a big fan of the F-35. No internal gun, piss poor visibility aft and it costs way too damn much.<br /><br />But it does fly and I can't really sustain any dislike for something which flies. But it is kinda funny looking.<br /><br />All that being said, great post Tuna!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com