Life in the Danger Zone - Walking Around The Waist Catapults
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- They don't call it the danger zone for no reason! On a modern aircraft carrier, there are four catapults used to launch jets off of - two in the Bow (1 & 2) and two in the Waist (3 & 4).
To view flight operations in the Waist, you're often in Vulture's Row (on the superstructure). Only do crew members have the opportunity to view things up and personal like this!
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As much as i love the launches, and i do LOVE the launches, is there any chance of some landing footage? Keep up the great work!
I've posted a couple of recovery videos!
Feel so privileged!! :-) Thanks!!
Slept under #2 catapult on the USS Kitty Hawk Jul 85 west pac with VS-33 and you would always know when a F-14 was on ..fun times..1982 to 1988 VS-41 and VS-33 AZ2
for the first two minutes of the vid the AC sits on the cat. is it normal to wait that long, or??
Yup. Every mission is planned down to the second, including the launch. So, each evolution starts at a time that is covered in the brief, below decks. The jets won't launch until the Air Boss gives the order....and he's the guy you can kind of hear over the loudspeaker.
The boat says 69... Nice 6:47
Nice..
What or where is the waist?
Left side of the flight deck, across from the island.
There are 4 catapults on the carriers, two at the Bow (pointing parallel and straight off the boat) and two set further back (waist) which are closer together, angled a bit towards each other, and they launch their aircraft to the left of center. They (the waist cats) are also in the middle of the landing area so they cannot be used when aircraft are inbound.
If you know ship terminology, Waist is located “Port” side adjacent to the Island.
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Wow! It’s so cool to see the actual process of each plane coming off the catapult in real time.
I really enjoy these videos. Shows what a great military we have. Question though, what is the "Rod/bar" and it's purpose that goes behind the front gear to the catapult mechanism?
that holds the aircraft in place while at full throttle.
Baisically it acts as a kind of "one-way valve", which prevents the plane from moving backwards on the catapult.
Each component of a particular Jet, is around ? 50k a pop. They break if psi us correctly aligned with all the other craziness
???? not even close, so maybe not give false info. It's OK to not answer someone when you aren't sure what you're talking about.@@alanchapman2768
@@alanchapman2768The Holdback bar doesn’t “act as a one-way valve” nor does it prevent the aircraft from moving back. Once the launch bar on the plane is engaged in the hooks on the shuttle, the Deck Tensioner, underneath the deck plates, engages and forces a horizontal deck force. The holdback keeps it in place until the fire push button is pressed, to which the steam pressure overtakes the Bars “breaking strength” to launch the plane. And there are different types of “Holdbacks”, depending on the type of Aircraft being launched.
Man, these young cats all got good knees! They;ll have such good storied to regale their grands.
Never get tired of watching these vids. I am from the Netherlands but i love the US navy!!
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Loved that this video had no music, just the sound from the jet engines!
Something so dangerous and complicated made to look easy. Great job everyone.
I love the videos that you make because the jets taking off of the aircraft carrier is cool
Great videos! Always loved being on the deck, at least for the first couple of months, only thing that made being at sea for so long bearable.
I had a similar experience while deployed in Afghanistan. My favorite day each week was when we would receive 4 helicopters from Bagram. The helicopters sent were 2 Chinook, to haul personnel and supplies, and 2 Apache gunships.
For a couple of hours that one day I could step away from everyday mundane shit.
the IKE i was on there 86-88 ABF working the flight deck. lot of different aircraft back then. no F-18s. had few reserves flying them though got rid of the F4 phantom
Any chance of seeing something other than F-18's being launched? I'd love to see an E-2 launch or something similar.
Depends on what jets get cycled to the waist cats, which is where this guy works. Plus, the air wing is over 80% Hornets, so you'll see a lot of them.
I miss those days. So many memories.
This is the coolest fucking thing ever
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This looks pretty cool, but I 12-14 hours and hours of shooting/trapping jets in the hot Persian Gulf sun for weeks on end gets old after a while.
I wish it was weeks on end. It’s more like months on end. And it does become repetitive, but that’s our job, regardless of how cold or hot it is.
Flight deck life is the best life..I did it on the Saratoga in 70s and 80s
I even rode a camel in front of the Pyramids in Cairo Egypt
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These guys are awesome
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Flight deck ops are awesome. Do you have anything that shows below deck operations?
I enjoy watching the shooters, more of them please. Thanks for these videos.
How many lbs or gals of fuel is used as they idle and then go full afterburner for the launch? Are they 'light' fuel for the launch and then rendezvous with a tanker?
Fuel management seems to me a really big deal...
It all depends on the type of aircraft being launched. Prior to all flights, pilots do a “pre-briefing” prior to launch and will know exactly the amount of fuel and weapons ammunitions. That info regarding weight requirements will be passed down to the Catapult crew, to ensure proper steam pressure prior to launch. And a heavy jet, will need to go into “afterburners” if it exceeds normal launch parameters. Hopefully this makes sense.
worth mentioning that all the time the crews are working a launch or recovery there is a steady thirty knots of wind blowing down the deck!
Question: When the waist catapults are being used, is there anywhere to land in an emergency? If not, how long does it take to clear the deck and prep the landing area?
In an emergency, the priority will be to clear the landing area and that can be completed in just a few minutes. Aircraft are never launched without recovery equipment having been readied at the same time.
In that scenario, the Waist will wrap the deck quickly as possible. And for emergency landings, this is the only area to perform it.
This would include both #3 & #4 catapult shuttles being brought AFT. And Cat #3 would install “deck” buttons so that the Arresting Gear wire doesn’t get wedged in between the deck plates during recovery. On Cat #3, a shuttle cover, referred to as a “Fast Eddie” prevents the A/G wire damaging the component.
I love watching the "shooter" and I've always wonder who they're pointing at, right before the launch.
They are pointing at the center deck operators, setting the catapult pressure, the deck edge operator who fires the cat, and the safety checkers, on either side of the jet. He's checking everyone to make sure all is good, before touching the deck, signalling the deck edge operator to fire the cat.
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Non sailors would think that life aboard a carrier is only the flight deck, hanger bay, or galley but in reality there is another world outside those areas that most people never see on these videos. Some of it is very classified so you never will see it.
I agree, there’s a lot more to it than what the public eye sees.
Coolest moment is when the yellows indicate them to takeoff
I love this type of get down and dirty videos.
Still one of my favorite videos.🤙
When I was on the Uss Hancock back in 1970, at Night Time just before the aircraft was about to launch the pilot would move all the movable surfaces as done here and the Pilot would Flicker the Lights on the verticle stablizer and then would launch. Do they still flicker the lights before takeoff ???
Waistcats..After almost getting cooked and overboard, I learned to stay in Bow. Above decks...anyway, what a prize for my senior yr in high school
I hope I can be in the seat of a Growler doing that someday...
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Lets see some landings now if its possible please.
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Awesome video. Just wondering what your job was during all this?
Aviation Boatswains Mate Equipment. Hardest working job on the flight deck.
Great stuff. Tail 202 at 4:00 has got to be an air to air refueler, right?
Yup. That is the tanker.
Amazing, why don’t they use modern communication technology to talk to each other, and the pilots for that matter. And why are we not using this kind of take off and landing on land?
It's very very loud.
Hand signals cannot be cut off by an electronic communications issue so they are always useable, also the sound level from the aircraft is dangerously loud and to have it routed through a voice communications would simply overwhelm any verbal communications. Verbal communications can also be garbled causing miscommunication or misunderstandings, whereas hand signals mean only one thing and cannot be confused with other signals.
@@chrismaggio7879Exactly! Nicely stated.
how much money you make in a year working on you position?
This is a government “Military” position. And the pay is non negotiable. I suppose I’m confused by your question because that’s not how government pay is decided.
Depending on your rate / rank & location of performance of your duties, will determine what the government will pay you. It’s NOT an hourly job.
God bless them....
Man, what a life !
Impressive.
How long is your deployment?
It depends. I’ve been on 6 month deployments (which was the norm back in the day), but I’ve also done 9 month & 11 month deployments.
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at time 4:24 i did noticed the Air wing maintenance personnel (Green crew) did jumped up on the wing, as i hardly seen it in a clip may i ask whats the main purpouse for him doing that ? (only thing coming trough my head is check if the wing holds, or if the wing unfolded successfully,)
Looking at the walk-arounds done on the other jets when in position, looks like the 4:24 guy is just doing a chin-up for fun? Like marshallers in the AF sometimes jump to touch wing tips when done guiding departing aircraft from the ramp.
There is a small indicator on top of the wing that will retract if it is locked all the way. He's jumping up there to see if the indicator is popped out. If it is, the wings didn't lock correctly.
Cool! Thanks
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Why are there Charlie Hornets being launched without Payload?
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Great video. Danger job.
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Why are some shooters in green and just give a thumbs up and then their's yellow guys who get down and point to the end of the deck?
The guys giving the thumbs up aren't shooters, but safety guys. If there isn't a shooter on deck, they are usually working from the bubble on the edge of the deck. Basically, they give the thumbs up to the shooter, who then fires the cat.
There are 2 different modes of Catapult launches. There’s Topside mode and then there’s ICCS (Integrated Console Control System) mode. Launching Topside requires the “Shooter” to be on the flight deck during evolutions. And when ICCS mode is being done, the “Shooter” is stationed in the Bubble, while the catapult Safety Observer is performing in his/her capacity. Both hand movements IAW ALREMP manual require different hand signals.
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Why are the waist catapults angled?
In order to keep separation between aircraft. It's possible to have jets launch off the bow and waist, simultaneously. So the cats are angled to ensure no one runs into each other.
Weird seeing that last Charlie Hornet launching clean. Wonder if it was a post-maintaience test flight?
Last F/A-18C? Aren't they still in service for one of the squadrons?
Justin Nielo I meant the last Hornet to launch in this video. It's assigned to VFA-131. I just have never seen a clean jet launching from the boat.
Oh that. looks like I misread your sentence, sorry. Also, I too found it weird that it launched clean. Maybe Returning to an airbase? Then again, I think they would still load it just in case.
Yeah, if it was flying to a land base, it would, at minimum, have two drop tanks installed. Usually, post-maintenance test flights are conducted with nothing loaded on the jet. Had never seen one launched off the boat, until now.
Every time I watch your videos Top Gun theme starts playing in my head when I see cat steam.
What great teamwork...............