U.S. Navy Aircraft History
By Tommy H. Thomason
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Self Boarding
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For decades, one of the requirements for Navy carrier-based aircraft was self-boarding. Ladders were anathema on a crowded, windy carrier de...
The General Purpose Fighter
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One of the mission specifications during the early years of carrier-based jets was general purpose fighter. This was essentially a fighter b...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Before Steam Catapults
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In the early 1950s, the weight and end speed requirements of new jet airplanes were at the upper limits of the capability of existing hydrau...
Monday, May 4, 2009
Waving Them Aboard
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Pictured is an Loening OL-8 landing aboard Lexington , CV-2, with the Landing Signal Officer (LSO) giving the Roger signal, for the pilot b...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
The Way It Was
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The bridle is already positioned on the catapult shuttle and two green shirts are waiting for the F2H to taxi forward into position for hook...
Monday, April 27, 2009
Making Life Easier for the Green Shirts
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Up until the early 1960s, catapult launches were accomplished by connecting the aircraft to the catapult shuttle with a heavy cable, called ...
Monday, April 20, 2009
If You Can Read This...
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Ramp strikes occur when a pilot gets too low on an approach to the carrier and hits the round-down at the aft end of the deck. Many end very...
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