Ouch time!
Posted on 09/19/2001 12:46:40 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:31:08 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
My understanding is that Operation Noble Eagle is the blanket name of all anti-terrorist and domestic security operations, inside the United States.
At a memorial prayer service organized by the Greater Fort Walton Beach Christian Ministerial Association, Col. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Eglin AFB's 33rd Fighter Wing, moved the crowd by referring to the Wing's twelve victims of the Khobar Towers bombing in 1996.
"Tonight they are here with us", Carlisle said, "and they are whispering, 'In God we trust.' "
Recalling the words printed on United States currency, Carlisle said now is a time to trust in God and the country's military.
"We all wish this had not happened, but it has, and we have been called to arms," he said, vowing that the conflict would end on terms set by the United States.
Operation Slobbering Helldragon
Operation Remove Life
Operation Eternal Rest
Operation Infinite Damage
Operation Bloodbath
Who comes up with these names? Come on, say what you mean.
Navy planes, like the F-14 and F-18, have stronger structures, as well as other things like folding wings that make them suitable for use on crowded carriers and doing much of their flying over water.
The F-4 was originally a Navy design, so it could adapt to a land based role. It would be difficult to do the reverse.
Ouch time!
Operation Noble Eagle is our domestic defence ie National
Guard and Reserves who are helping on our shores.
Operation Infinite Justice is Bin Laden's..er.. "payload" (heheh)
Airframe has to be heavier to support larger landing gear and the massive stresses of landings and arrests (snagging the cables with tailhook). Carrier landings are controlled crashes, pilot literally flies into the deck at a shallow angle and then throttles up the engines in case tailhook misses cables (so he can fly off and try again).
USAF landings are much calmer, you would probably pull the tail right off an F-16 if all you did was put a hook on it, the whole frame has to take the stress of having the hook snatch the cable and stop the aircraft while the engines are opened up to get it airborne again in case you miss. There's no time to react and throttle up if you miss, watch carrier landings and you'll see the engines straining against the cable for a short time after capture until the pilot knows he's got the cable.
The landing gear is totally different from land based aircaft, it has MUCH more shock absorbing ability and travel to survive the carrier landings.
Essentially what this means is that you need two types of aircraft, a Navy design would carry way too much unneeded weight in the frame and landing gear to use it from ground bases, the weight would be better spent in fuel, armaments, or left off entirely for maneuverability.
OHGODSTOPIT! For someone who hasn't been able to laugh in a
over a week, you and Manny are killin' me. LOL. Guess what I'm really
saying is....thanks!<p. (hope this doesn't post more than once...my server really IS screwy)
Good ones.
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