Emergency Landing on Aircraft Carriers

Landing on an aircraft carrier is challenging by itself, but what happens when it turns into an emergency landing? This is not Top Gun Maveric. This is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT

Music:
Poison Lips - Easton
Shame - Carvings

Footage:
US Department of Defense
National Archives Catalog

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[theludonarrian]

I appreciate you telling us that the pilots survived.

[steriskyline]

Incredibly impressive how all the deck crew immediately sprint towards the crashed planes, very brave guys indeed

[inkysquid]

Wow, finally a video like this that:
-Isn't clickbait
- Is informative
-Actually good
Great job mate!

[eaglevision]

The most horrifying thing about what happened to Captain Duncan: he went on to become a lawyer.

[davidmar]

I served on USS Coral Sea CVA43 during Vietnam and saw a F4 Phantom coming in to land that was shot up and had no landing gear . Soon as the jet hit the net and crew were pulled out, the damaged plane was quickly pushed overboard to make way for the other F4s as they were running low on fuel. Amazing sight to watch.

[kuartz.]

I think you make some of the best content on youtube! Short, informative, descriptive, and no stupid filler text. Wonderful job!

[idekwhere]

Aircraft carriers interest me, there is so much to learn about them.

[ozy]

I can't express how much i love these videos, its short, its not clickbait and its good

[ColeyDuncan]

I operated and maintained barriers in the USAF, but Navy systems on carriers have always been fascinating to me. It's a completely different system and setup, and the reset time is incredibly fast. Not to mention how much more energy is involved in engagements by Navy pilots, at sea or on land. Almost every time we would catch a Navy bird, we would have to replace the cable or tape, sometimes both, because they want the cables up on the approach end at high speed, with tires barely on the tarmac. Thanks for the vid!

[XRRbrapin]

"You would rather be ready for a deadly situation that never happens then not be ready for a deadly situation that happens"

[vasstofficial]

HAHAHAHA ''six months late he was back at flying and then became a lawyer'' he was like AWW FU*CC THIS SH*T IM OUT

[cqdgqlj]

Being in the Air Force, I have to give Navy aviation a ton of credit in the innovation department. Their ability to stretch resources with such little space to do so has always astonished me.

[newrisingdamned]

Early Japan's carrier captain: wait, you guys let your plane back to the deck?

[roberth.]

Man if you all were impressed with this, let's just say this isn't even skimming the top of the cake. I was a USN aircraft carrier sailor for 6 years and it was the most intense, glorious and fulfilling years of my life. This guy is right, things like this are rare, but bad things do happen and Lord knows they happen often enough. Movies and media hide the dirt and grit of what it's like being a sailor on a modern warship, a carrier especially. Much of the emphasis on the aircraft and not the miracle of machinery, engineering and man made miracles it takes to keep a ship of that size functioning.

Most of his content is correct.jist two point i want to expand on briefly. Modern carriers have 4 wires. Period. Always, unless something has changed with the newest class. Pilots aim for the #3 wire if I recall correctly. Also, the angled flight deck has more to do with launching then it does for where barriers. Modern angle deck carriers can launch up to 3 aircraft simultaneously with a 4th within seconds after the angle is cleared.
Aircraft do NOT land on the angle deck. They still hit wires and go straight just like the old times. Difference now is arresting technology is better. Stronger cables, better tail hooks and hydraulic breaking on the arresting cable shortens the braking distance.

Yea I can keep going but I don't feel like writing a book lol.

[FokkerAce]

“Stay with it!.... STAY with it!! 😂
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Those guys knew how bad that pilot wanted to punch out.

[danielhope]

Finished all my homework just in time for this upload

[jollyrogerhobbies]

Loved to hear the LSO at 2:51 . That is one fine LSO, smooth voice, calming very professional. If I ever had to come down in a damaged bird, I'd want him to help me down!

[iitqrxz]

As a kid who's in RAF cadets, I love watching your videos as they're good to listen to and help alot

[davidabarak]

I'm amazed, you got _everything_ right. Most people get a lot of these details wrong.

[femalesidonotwishtobehorny]

Ah yes, the early days of flight aviation. Props to all the heroes and RIP for those who didn't make it...