$70M Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Falls Off USS Harry S. Truman Into the Red Sea

[boatpi]

Now another..................https://www.yahoo.com/news/navy-loses-2nd-fighter-jet-012500749.html

 

[mothershipper]

I’m not sure if anything has changed much from when I was in, but we’d lose 2 to 3 aircraft each deployment. My second one in 94’ we lost 3. An F14 ramp strike at night, an F18 I launched went in due to an accident, and an helo SH-60 was lost due to an accident to. No one killed thank god. All accidents or equipment/machinery failures. Lots of stuff can go wrong in a hurry on a flight deck. I’m thinking the media is making a big deal out of what normally happens.

 

[92562]

This is what happened.

 

[monkeyswrench]

I’m not sure if anything has changed much from when I was in, but we’d lose 2 to 3 aircraft each deployment. My second one in 94’ we lost 3. An F14 ramp strike at night, an F18 I launched went in due to an accident, and an helo SH-60 was lost due to an accident to. No one killed thank god. All accidents or equipment/machinery failures. Lots of stuff can go wrong in a hurry on a flight deck. I’m thinking the media is making a big deal out of what normally happens.

Seems like the epitome of organized chaos. I think I've read the deck is near 11 acres? Jets and helicopters talking off and landing, heavy equipment, weaponry and a lot of manpower. A whole lot can happen real quick.

You mentioning the equipment losses, and now being broadcast, could be the media again. "See, we need transgender admirals" kind of BS.

 

[rrrr]

I’m not sure if anything has changed much from when I was in, but we’d lose 2 to 3 aircraft each deployment. My second one in 94’ we lost 3. An F14 ramp strike at night, an F18 I launched went in due to an accident, and an helo SH-60 was lost due to an accident to. No one killed thank god. All accidents or equipment/machinery failures. Lots of stuff can go wrong in a hurry on a flight deck. I’m thinking the media is making a big deal out of what normally happens.

Yep. The most recent loss was caused by an arresting gear failure. That system undergoes frequent and systematic maintenance checks, so I imagine the failure was due to an unexpected condition.

Considering the repeated extreme stresses on the gear, a failure probably isn't a complete surprise.

 

[monkeyswrench]

Yep. The most recent loss was caused by an arresting gear failure. That system undergoes frequent and systematic maintenance checks, so I imagine the failure was due to an unexpected condition.

Considering the repeated extreme stresses on the gear, a failure probably isn't a complete surprise.

Somewhere in the archives of RDP, there was a pic of one of the hook deals that catch the wire. I think it was used as a door stop or something. The inmate said they would get changed out periodically, as they would wear down from use. Just odd to think about something so strong, being a consumable in some respects.

 

[mash on it]

Seems like the epitome of organized chaos. I think I've read the deck is near 11 acres? Jets and helicopters talking off and landing, heavy equipment, weaponry and a lot of manpower. A whole lot can happen real quick.

You mentioning the equipment losses, and now being broadcast, could be the media again. "See, we need transgender admirals" kind of BS.

I believe it's 4 and a half acres of US sovereign territory.
Anytime.
Anywhere.
In 24 Hours.
-Northrop Grumman.

Dan'l

 

[mothershipper]

Somewhere in the archives of RDP, there was a pic of one of the hook deals that catch the wire. I think it was used as a door stop or something. The inmate said they would get changed out periodically, as they would wear down from use. Just odd to think about something so strong, being a consumable in some respects.

That was me

 

[mothershipper]

Found it

Something else kind of interesting for some of you maybe. As a troubleshooter on F-18s I was tasked with changing tail hooks when they wore out. Normally we just chuck them overboard because they were no good anymore. But I did manage to save a few. This one’s a doorstop at my house. Scratch marks on the bottom are from the flight deck of the Kitty Hawk.

 

[FlyByWire]

 

[TrollerDave]

This is what happened.

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I knew cats are commies!

 

[footer]

I’m not sure if anything has changed much from when I was in, but we’d lose 2 to 3 aircraft each deployment. My second one in 94’ we lost 3. An F14 ramp strike at night, an F18 I launched went in due to an accident, and an helo SH-60 was lost due to an accident to. No one killed thank god. All accidents or equipment/machinery failures. Lots of stuff can go wrong in a hurry on a flight deck. I’m thinking the media is making a big deal out of what normally happens.

I feel bad when an empty beer can blows off my pontoon boat.

 

[mothershipper]

I feel bad when an empty beer can blows off my pontoon boat.

Same on my boat.