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CArrier Landings
burner12:
Thanks guys. This video really helps. Now when I fly those Snodgrass missions he created I'm getting better. It'll take time but I'll be much better now that i know the specs for an FSX carrier landing. I wonder how they got those different views from the lso screen, behind the nose gear the back of the plane and the ball itself?
You know what would make it even more challenging is if you could and movement to the ship so it's rockin' n' rollin'.
You know in the video it said to only go to MILITARY power (w/out burner). But when I look at some Naval Aviation pics I seee Hornets in burner which is past MILITARY power. I wonder why they went to burner and not MILITARY power. Now I do know the F-14A had to take off in Burner . I don't know about the Hornet though? :-\
SpazSinbad:
burner12 (apt): According to 'Super Hornet' NATOPS the pilot has discretion for Bolter / WaveOff which will include Arrest (because A/C might Bolter) the MIL power is standard with MAX power at pilot discretion. See NATOPS carrier landing diagram page 1 of this thread. Apparently pilot can - in error - go to burner.
burner12:
--- Quote from: SpazSinbad on January 27, 2009, 03:01:11 am ---burner12 (apt):Apparently pilot can - in error - go to burner.
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When you say in error do you mean accidently moving th throttle fully forward? But what I meant was not wave offs or bolters but during a launch sequence i see alot of night pics at burner and day at burner and notmilitary power, why?
micro:
--- Quote from: burner12 on January 27, 2009, 12:19:57 am ---You know in the video it said to only go to MILITARY power (w/out burner). But when I look at some Naval Aviation pics I seee Hornets in burner which is past MILITARY power. I wonder why they went to burner and not MILITARY power. Now I do know the F-14A had to take off in Burner . I don't know about the Hornet though? :-\
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You Have to think about the mission at hand, and the weight of the aircraft.
-If you are headed out for a normal flight, you're going to have a lot of gas and stores (you're heavy). You're also going to be pulling the gear and flaps up after launch so you don't need to worry about max speeds. So going into burner is acceptable and preferred in this case.
-If you're going to be staying in the pattern, you're not going to have much gas, and there's no need for weapons (you're light). You're also going to be leaving the gear and flaps down, and are going to try to keep it below 200 kts. If you go into burner in this situation you might exceed max speeds pretty quick. Not to mention that you're wasting what little gas you have onboard.
Hope that helps.
SpazSinbad:
burner12: Yes, for the reason described above by 'microbrewst' very well (about fuel burn in the carrier landing pattern) it is not a good idea to 'go burner' if the aircraft is deemed to be flying OK. However there might be circumstances where using the burner is appropriate due to special conditions. A wire break might be one such emergency for example. Apparently it is easy for some to go into burner instead of mil power by mistake. I have not flown a Hornet to know - sorry. :-) Pics from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailhook"
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