Posted on 07/12/2016 7:12:17 AM PDT by artichokegrower
A new video released by the U.S. Navy shows the moment an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft nearly plunged into the water from the deck of the USS Eisenhower after an arresting cable snapped during a landing on March 18, 2016.
(Excerpt) Read more at gcaptain.com ...
Geez! Makes the hair on your arms stand up when the plane disappears until it appears again.
Would any former Skittles, who are on this thread, please comment about the speed of the attempted landing and apparent yawling just before touchdown?
Imagine the tummy Gs as he dropped off the stern
Great recovery
He deserves an entry level naval flight medal
He comes in perfect
Tail hook grabs but cable breaks loose
He goes off stern and then pops back up full throttle gaining altitude nicely
Well done
There you have it virus free
Bow
It's really for if you miss the cable altogether then you have enough power to climb back into the air. When the aircraft catches the cable and it fails, as in this instance, usually the drag of the cable has slowed the airplane down so much that it isn't possible to remain airborne. This was an unusual case of equal parts good luck and an exceptional pilot.
All the B-25s had the same dexk length. They all taxied to the same starting point for fear a running start further back might have a wingtip strike the island.
Yeah. That looked like it was almost to a dead stop. Must have had a good head wind blowing.
Thank you.
Been out for more than 50 years which is why I tried not to be authoritative in my post.
I would imagine the hard part is knowing that having survived the near fatal crash that you have to go around and try to land it again. Unless they bingoed them to a shore base.
Very close call.
That’s just advanced Navy fishing style.
Saw the youtube finally. But thanks anyway :0)
Nice to know but I don’t remember that from the films. Maybe I’m misremembering.
Interesting aside about the Doolittle Raid Mitchells ...
The engines were specially tweaked (carb modifications) to increase range, and they were pushed well beyond their limits during both the launch and the mission. If they’d successfully made it to the AVG in China the engines would have been ruined and needed immediate replacement.
A number of years back pictures of Ski York’s Mitchell (the only one that successfully landed) on the ground in Vladivostok following the mission surfaced. The engine nacelles were seriously stained from the exhaust ...
Thanks.
Plus the E-2 (and by extension the C-2) with its long straight wings is probably the only aircraft that could recover from a cable snapping like this.
I did notice that on its recovery climb out it looked like the landing gear had already been retracted. This was one of the tricks used by the Doolittle Raiders: retract the gear first. To both reduce drag and gain a few extra feet of margin.
I just saw that in a documentary. You might be right too.
Kewel
I just saw that in a documentary. You might be right too.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.