Photos: President Bush lands on USS Abraham Lincoln

[w_over_w]

Pardon my french, but this guys a total "stud muffin".

GW . . . MY PRESIDENT!

[txzman]

And the Democrats are going to be running who to defeat this man?

Great pictures.

[b4its2late]

Good job on the pics....

[Non-Sequitur]

The pilot caught the four wire. That's a failing grade, although I think that he could be forgiven considering the passenger.

Regardless, let's see one of those Air Force drivers try it.

[annyokie]

Ditto! I love this guy!

[Centurion2000]

Next photo shoot I'd like to see ..... GW flying copilot on a B-1 bombing run .....

[rs79bm]

Can you imagine the pressure on the pilot?

[aruanan]

Quite a bit different from an El Camino with a carpet in the back, huh?

[topher]

What is the last wire you can catch?

[ASA Vet]

And the Democrats are going to be running who to defeat this man?

Rev Al Sharpton if we help him get the demoncRAT nomination.

[Zavien Doombringer]

Damn, he looks great in a flight suit and gear!
He needs to do a press conference in that get up!

More Photos please!

[Guillermo]

I think that's a body double...

[SJackson]

Quite a bit different from an El Camino with a carpet in the back, huh?

[Lyford]

Bump.

[isthisnickcool]

Cool hand George!

Note his name on the front of the jet in pic #4.

[ASA Vet]

BS, It was a Navy plane, therefore it was Navy 1 while the President was on board.

[Guyin4Os]

I bet that the crew never thought they would see Air Force One parked on their flight deck!!

It's "Navy One" ... sheesh

[isthisnickcool]

You can imagine Hollywood making a movie about this guy. You cannot imagine the same for Bill Clinton.

[rs79bm]

[smiley]

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW HOLLYWOODIES...CAN YOU FLY A JET????? WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY......YOU'RE NOT SMART ENOUGH?........THOUGHT SO.

[Wright is right!]

"What is the last wire you can catch?"

There are four arresting cables. The #4 was the last wire. Miss that one and you're a "bolter," which means that you've just done a touch-n-go and go around for another crack at it.

The Dems will no doubt point to this as evidence of The Dubya's callous disregard for safety.

Michael

[Guillermo]

Actually...it's not AF One, since it's a Navy plane.
The official designation was Naval One.

[JRjr]

They still haven't. The degignator is "Navy 1".

[chainsaw]

And the Democrats are going to be running who to defeat this man?

The screech owl - Hillary.

[Non-Sequitur]

I was a surface line officer stationed on destroyers and frigates, so I never caught a wire. But I also never ran my ship into anything so I guess you can say I got passing grades on all my approaches.

[w_over_w]

(Keep in mind, that ANY aircraft that contains the President, is Air Force One for that mission)

That's what I thought, but earlier today they were calling it Navy 1. Does it change with the branch providing the transport?

[girlscout]

LOL ... yeah baby!!

[Magnum44]

That's a failing grade, ...

No, the preferred wire is a three wire, but your grade depends on more than your wire. It includes your line-up and approach as well. Also certain conditions will perturb even a perfect approach and lead to catching another wire. A light S-3 with its large wing span tends to float as it crosses the deck. Floating from three to four is not uncommon.

The one you really dont want is the one wire. That means your short and more likely to ramp strike. You can also have a perfect landing and have the hook bounce over the wire, leading to a four or even a go around.

[Guillermo]

Umm, Navy One.

[FirstTomato]

Oh My God!!!! I'm falling in love with this guy all over again! Can our President get any sexier???

[JFC]

I am PROUD GW BUSH is from TEXAS.
I am PROUD GW BUSH is my PRESIDENT.
I am darn PROUD GW BUSH is a COWBOY and one TOUGH DUDE.

[ElectricStrawberry]

Does the plane have GW stenciled on it?

Looks like it says George W....

Commander.... (in Chief?)

[Non-Sequitur]

I bet that the crew never thought they would see Air Force One parked on their flight deck!!

Air Force pilots won't land on anything that isn't concrete and 10,000 feet long. Real pilots fly Navy.

[Guyin4Os]

You can imagine Hollywood making a movie about this guy. You cannot imagine the same for Bill Clinton

The irony is that both "Independence Day" and "Air Force One" were made when Clinton was in office. Bill claimed that the movies portrayed the president in a positive light because of his enthusiasm and competence as president. But it turns out that President Bush is the better antitype for the president-characters in those movies.

[JFC]

BUSH IS also going to be our 44th President

[aruanan]

Ha ha. Remember that Sesame Street song? "One of these things is not like the other. One of these things is not the same."

[chainsaw]

I bet that the crew never thought they would see Air Force One parked on their flight deck!!

I think in this case it's Navy 1. When the president is in his chopper it's Marine 1. Either way I think your right about not thinking they'd ever see the presidents plane on their flight deck.

[isthisnickcool]

This guy is too cool! Hey, rest of the world! My president can kick your presidents a$$!

[topher]

George W Bush might have been embarrassed (and the pilot) if they missed the first landing, but George W Bush would have liked to have gotten a second try.

The Viking did look like it was high coming in, but it was hard to tell with the telephoto camera's if that was out of proportion.

I guess the propellor driven aircraft based on the carrier (E2C Hawkeye) must be the easiest to land.

My cousin is married to a former REO on a F-14 Tomcat. On one takeoff, the pilot forgot to put down the flaps, and they went down before they went up after launch. Supposedly my cousin's husband was mad at the pilot for forgetting and it was an apparently a "close one".

[patriotUSA]

What type of aircraft is this?

[Tennessee_Bob]

Errrr...

This is Marine One.

[eureka!]

Yep. See #41 on this thread....

[sine_nomine]

Nice summary. I enjoy the experienced comments on this website. It is just the opposite of the journalism I am forced to read.

Did I mention I earned 3 Medals of Honor on the same guy in the video game Gunship? Young kids are very impressed with that statistic.

Seriously, I admire the pilot who landed the President. We all have to admit it took guts for Bush to land on the carrier that way instead of on a wussy chopper.

[Tennessee_Bob]

When were you at Chanute? Wait - they were landing airplanes there - must have been ages ago.

I was there in 1984.

[BikerTrash]

Quite a bit different from an El Camino with a carpet in the back, huh?

I believe it was Astro Turf. Makes sense, carpet stains too easily.

[sine_nomine]

His golf cart is:

Golf One.