We were curious why new aircraft carriers have only three arresting wires instead four on older Nimitz carriers. While the answer may seem obvious, the exact reason for this change is not what you think, or is it?
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Its so beautiful to see aircrafts landing on a carrier. It brings me Swordfish flashbacks.
1:46 no shit but landing at night is very scary
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Can someone tell me whats the use of the wires before the last one? if they were not there the plane with catch the last wire either way so
3:08 What aircraft is that? It’s a trainer, that’s for sure, but I’m not familiar with the design.
Man so impressed with pilots
lol
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so like the navy wont make a uss donlad trump?
Isn't it pronounced "freh-nel"?
If you like jets there is a game name is dcs
Once a plane catches the 2nd arresting wire, how do they stop the next (3rd) arresting wire from catching on the landing gear?
Why on the thumbnail did it say don’t catch this; ITS the one thing you’re supposed to catch
should have only 1 wire to save space
I m thinking same as USA was thinking in 2011 onwards……should I talk like thhis
Me: Hits first wire then notices plane is still going at 432 MPH and the plane falls in the water.
Crew: Uhhhh
Me: Respawns at ship
这事比触逼刺激多了
But do they still have the meatball????
4:46 MOVLAS, not IFLOLS
Половину не понял, но было интересно
This is what you call “fly by wire”
все понятно
I’ll remember this piece of information the next time I try to land my fire aircraft on an aircraft carrier. Very helpful.
Racked under number 3 for 8 months on the JFK. Grew to where I could sleep even with that constant slamming on the deck. Every 90 seconds BOOOOOOM, caught another one.
Watched a 17 year old kid learn the hard way about the rewind on the cable too. Back then the number three snapped back. Took the kids legs at his shins. Always stay forward of the wire, always.
Great information.
& it's also VERY LOUD on the 03 level …
The omission of the 1-wire was allegedly to protect the mental health of the Navy pilots who catch them. Kinda like how YouTube removed the dislike counter from viewers.
"Can't catch the 1-wire and get shat on if the 1-wire doesn't exist" – said a pilot.
The lens system is like the PAPI lights basically?
Tge accuracy needed to hot these wires in mad
So….im no genius, but if the 1st wire is too dangerous……then WHY THE FUCK HAVE IT?! 《smh》