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Title: Why do Navy airplanes need tail hooks? ......
Post by: Tregarth on December 02, 2013, 12:22:41 pm

Air Force pilots have always wondered why Navy planes need tail hooks.
    Well, here's the answer.  After a tough day of flying on an aircraft carrier, the planes are always washed, and they use the hooks to hang the planes over the side to dry.
    Now you know.

Title: Re: Why do Navy airplanes need tail hooks? ......
Post by: Dominato83 on December 02, 2013, 12:23:36 pm

HA!!  ;D

Title: Re: Why do Navy airplanes need tail hooks? ......
Post by: SpazSinbad on December 02, 2013, 09:19:49 pm

This Gannet aboard HMAS Melbourne is learning how to night dive for fish. Crew (pilot on right of photo with observer on left - standing) dove into the water OK but did not catch any fish. Rear aircrewman managed to get back on deck without diving.

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l261/SpazSinbad/NewerAlbum/FyfeGannet1001forum.jpg~original) (http://s98.photobucket.com/user/SpazSinbad/media/NewerAlbum/FyfeGannet1001forum.jpg.html)

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l261/SpazSinbad/NewerAlbum/FyfeOverSide02.jpg~original) (http://s98.photobucket.com/user/SpazSinbad/media/NewerAlbum/FyfeOverSide02.jpg.html)

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l261/SpazSinbad/NewerAlbum/FyfeOverSideBOAT.jpg~original) (http://s98.photobucket.com/user/SpazSinbad/media/NewerAlbum/FyfeOverSideBOAT.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Why do Navy airplanes need tail hooks? ......
Post by: einherz on January 24, 2015, 02:51:08 pm

navy craft are the males, that it the answer