You'll never see a carrier at sea without a fleet around it. All those other ships are there to protect the carrier from those threats, and they are very good at what they do.
Nice video,I wonder how long the carrier can go before needing to have fuel delivered for the fleet of aircraft. Surely they must have to refuel at some point!
I was an E6 Avionics Tech on CV63 Kitty Hawk in 1977, I worked on the flight deck during launches as a T-Shooter on A7's. I saw the naval strength that the US had back then..and can only fuckin IMAGINE what they have today..OMG..
Can't wait to get on board. One question that I can't find anywhere and don't feel like bugging my recruiter about is this: When AO fits the planes with bombs or missiles, do they do it on flight deck or down below or both?
Actually, Ironbottom sound during ww2 had many battleship and cruiser clashes (though not nearly as large as Jutland) With almost no air power involved.
The US uses various accoustic and MAD systems to detect ANY submarines by triangulation. This is done utilizing aircraft,helo's, sub's, and suface ships working as a team. Once located it is just a mater of a few torpedoes, depth charges, or SUBROCS, to eliminate the threat.
The fact it is nuclear powered is a bonus as it doens't need to refuel. It won't be obsolete for a long time. It'd also be hard to sink because it has a large group of other ships protecting it. That and the thing is so big you'd need a lucky hit in the ammo stores or something.
nimitz class is one of the best things i love about the military. i get excited just by seeing its picture. then i remember its intended for killing and my mood changes :( what a brilliant engineering machine they are, i wish they could be turned into some civilian use
Whatb would the 16th century fleet first see of the encounter? Would it be a sudden missile stikes with no warning, or would they get close enough to see anything of the modern group?
you know, watching those missiles come off those F18s, how hard would it possibly be to make a missile which would launch backwards and make the 2nd person in the plane (what is he now, navigator/copilot?) make him also be the rear gunner? it couldn't possibly be THAT hard.
That IS amazing. I had assumed he must have died. I thought he would have come out the back minced. I bet it buggered the engine up, him being bigger than a bird. I'm fasinated by aircraft carriers. I imagine you miss it, although I don't know what you're doing now. I'm actually writing (or trying to write) a fictional book. In your opinion (sorry if this sounds daft) Would modern weapon systems work on old fashoned square rig sail ships (like Ships of the Line)? Would they get a radar lock?
im not sure it would get picked up, depends on what type of electronics the ship you describe would be running, but you have to understand that the Carrier Strie Group is spread out, and there is helo surveilence 24/7 and flight ops going for almost constantly, so i would say thaat a ship like you describe whether it came up on radar or not would bedead in the water regardless, i have no doubt
The Tomcat adapted to the Fighter-bomber role incredibly well. It has often been said to be a better bomber than F/A-18. But the Navy will have to go on without the Tomcat and the Hornet is still a very good and capable aircraft, even more with the Super Hornet.
mmm might look into it-thanks....i have read bfor of aussies using the 3 cables on a runway in williamtown,but that may have just been for an emergency
As a real navy man maybe you could answer this: I saw (on the tele somewhere) footage of a man being sucked in through a jet engine (A6 I think) and surviving. Do you think that's possible?
Those clips are from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-72) and USS George Washington (CVN-73). The large number on the side of the island structure gives it away. I didn't see a number for USS Nimitz (CVN-68). I served on USS Saratoga (CV-60) and USS Independence (CV-62) with reserve duty onboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74). The "NK" on aircraft tail may be for Nimitz. My airwing was "AA", but I don't claim to know everything. :-)
@monimstarfox I was a Corpsman with the 1st MarDiv in both Afghanistan, and Iraq, before I got wounded. Let me tell you, there are no cowards among the Taliban, or Al Qaeda. They are well trained, well equipped, and incredibly determined. They fight like demons. The worst thing we can do is underestimate them, and call them cowards.
@patsyd80 well.. think about it... being effective in combat always relied on having the strongest navy... you don't wanna wait until a war breaks out for you to start building a defense plan... its always to stay one step ahead
yeah, true power, and with the new Gerald R. ford coming on it's way, nothing compares to it, and just Nimitz class, we have 10, we don't even need that much.
@ExUSSailor i dont underestimate them at all and i thank you for your service its sometime's hard to call their action's courageous when they hide behind women and children
wow im really astonished about ur stuff...f18 armada...im from germany and i want to work as a fighterpilot(-; but weve got only the eurofighter, phantom and tornado...
i have seen the video in safety stand downs in the Navy many times but im not sure if it was an A-6 or if it was EA6-B, but it did happen and the guy did survive just braking like his pelvis or some shit, dont remember, but to answer your question yes its very possible, that guy was a ABE(aviation boatswains mate-equipment,and he was just coming out from checking the launch bar, making sure it was secured inthe shuttle and checking the holdback and with that jet powered up and him too close SUCK
no they didn't travel alone in WWII, Go look at some of the battlegroups deployed to the pacific during the island hopping campaign against Japan. And today battle groups are also essential because threats are more sophisticated. Carriers specialize in moving aircraft and projecting power so Marines, soldiers, etc. on the ground can get close air support. Cruisers, destroyers, and subs are there to protect carriers from any threat. Battlegroups are essential power projection tools
Ah. K, well I didn't think they'd arm them down there- but like I said I've only seen a couple videos with them actually arming the plane, and the few that I seen they were inside. Probably a shore port hangar 'tho I guess.
@Phantasmos that wasn't germ warfare, we weren't at war with Guatemala... it was an experiment, but certainly not warfare. and US does produce ethanol... we're doing it with corn... but the incentive for us Americans is not as high to produce these green fuel sources, we're lagging cuz we're still a huge oil producer (from a percentage basis), but we are developing green technology.
"But you are forgetting about it's missile defence. " Advanced antiship rockets/torpedos can bypass carrier's missile shield. American CIWS simply can not intercept these rockets/torpedos.
Conventional carriers (not nuclear) can reach speeds of approx. 55mph. Just make sure you got about 500 miles of drink in front of you so you can slow down!
I'm sure they would wipe it out easyly. In my book there is a (sort of) time travel thing happening, and it would envolve a modern carrier group engaging fleets from the 16th (ish) century. I was wondering how the modern fleet would deal with such a threat. For example I understand in ww2 the bizmark anti air weapons couldn't hit the bi planes (swordfish) because the planes were to slow. Again, sorry if it sounds silly. I didn't know electronics could help to get missle lock. Stands 2 reason tho
Say Hello to a Big Stick....truthfully a Carrier is only as good as her pilots and the sailors aboard. Then again these are US Navy ships, therefore staffed by the bravest, finest, most capable men and women there are...
Magnetic wing tech question.;Wings on Stealth Jet could be made to produce less wing drag by placing small magnetic wings above large wings and make both these wings high charged magnetic metal. Now a Jet has four magnetized wings. They act as vibration reducer. Creating higher speed and control values. Of course computer would control magnetic power of the wings and change magnetism when it turns and lands.
@monimstarfox Not necessarily, There would have to be an exchange of several hundred nuclear weapons's for the world to be affected. Several countries already have small tactical nuclear weapons that they can use on a limited basis. The Type 65 nuclear torpedo the Russian have has a yield of 20 kT, about the size of the WW2 atomic bombs dropped in Japan. It is only designed to take out an American carrier battle group, which carries nuclear weapons too.
Are they FA18 Super hornets? The same as RAAF is about to buy? Does anyone know if they could they theoretically land on the two LHD ships that the oz navy is buying to act like mini aircraft carriers?
@patsyd80 look at global history, the Spanish Navy wrought fear and destruction but also provided protection, the British Navy did the same as well. As the world power rotates from country to country the leading country always stood on top with a powerful navy even though excessive. Also, look at the technologies available now to sink naval vessels. It's easier to sink than to replace a naval vessel with a craft a fraction of the cost.
You missunderstood when I said..MAD...it refers to Magnetic Anomoly Detection. MAD sensors are used to detect the natural and manmade differences in the Earth's magnetic fields.Changes can be caused by the passing of large ferrous objects, such as ships, submarines or even aircraft through the Earth's magnetic field. MAD sensor operation is similar in principle to the metal detector used by a treasure hunter or the devices used by utility companies to find underground pipes.
macnos, The U.S Navy fleet existence is hanging in the balance for some years now. Because of the extremely lethal Russian anti ship missiles. These missiles are very capable of taking out carriers and are difficult to defend against. They are the reason why the U.S is developing new defence systems the last 8 years.
look at the number on the islnad,(tower) 72 is the USS Abraham Lincoln. Most of this seems to be filmed on that boat. I am in this video too! At the end of the video when the aircraft elevator is going down, there is a blue shirt walking by pointing down. Thats me! They make it look way more fun and exciting than it really is, but that's how it goes. oh well, I could upload some videos that I took.
still a RUclips classic almost 10 years later
Thanks for putting that together. It brings back alot of memories.
Amazing stuff, you can see the way all the different elements work together. Great filming, too.
Working on an USS Aircraft Carrier must be awesome! Wish I had such opportunity to work there!!!
i just watched it the other day. i give these men and women nothing but respect for what they do. cool show so far
You'll never see a carrier at sea without a fleet around it.
All those other ships are there to protect the carrier from those threats, and they are very good at what they do.
The best and powerful Navy on Earth!!!
This is CVN 72 "Abraham Lincoln" I saw this beautiful person in 1991 in the Indian Ocean. Impressive.
awesome stuff. night landing POV is intense.
ROCK ON! SWEET VIDEO!!!! im going to be a navy pilot some day i hope!
Aircraft carriers are so insanely awesome
Nice video,I wonder how long the carrier can go before needing to have fuel delivered for the fleet of aircraft. Surely they must have to refuel at some point!
Awesome video! NAVY rocks! GO Navy!!!
I was an E6 Avionics Tech on CV63 Kitty Hawk in 1977, I worked on the flight deck during launches as a T-Shooter on A7's. I saw the naval strength that the US had back then..and can only fuckin IMAGINE what they have today..OMG..
Can't wait to get on board. One question that I can't find anywhere and don't feel like bugging my recruiter about is this: When AO fits the planes with bombs or missiles, do they do it on flight deck or down below or both?
Awesoem ship, and awesome to see proffessionals guarding freedom
El mejor video de RUclips!!
Actually, Ironbottom sound during ww2 had many battleship and cruiser clashes (though not nearly as large as Jutland) With almost no air power involved.
The US's first line of Defense & Offense!!!
PERIOD!!!!!
Great clip!
LOVE this video~~~ Thanks again for posting~
Nice video with nice Music
nice video's all i always watch it,,because i played bf 2..i like it..PAL..
The US uses various accoustic and MAD systems to detect ANY submarines by triangulation. This is done utilizing aircraft,helo's, sub's, and suface ships working as a team. Once located it is just a mater of a few torpedoes, depth charges, or SUBROCS, to eliminate the threat.
You are correct, a Nimitz Class carrier can carry up to 6,000 people, and more if they really needed to squeeze more personnel in.
Nice this is the carrier I'M on! NICE!!
They're part of a larger carrier battle group, which contains auxiliary ships for resupply.
the bombing and the night landing&takeoff is fantastic
it has been 20 years since i served on carriers and to this day i miss the flight deck the smell the people the adrenaline the job
The fact it is nuclear powered is a bonus as it doens't need to refuel. It won't be obsolete for a long time.
It'd also be hard to sink because it has a large group of other ships protecting it. That and the thing is so big you'd need a lucky hit in the ammo stores or something.
Super! Cool video
nimitz class is one of the best things i love about the military. i get excited just by seeing its picture. then i remember its intended for killing and my mood changes :(
what a brilliant engineering machine they are, i wish they could be turned into some civilian use
Respect to the most powerful navy in history.
Whatb would the 16th century fleet first see of the encounter? Would it be a sudden missile stikes with no warning, or would they get close enough to see anything of the modern group?
you know, watching those missiles come off those F18s, how hard would it possibly be to make a missile which would launch backwards and make the 2nd person in the plane (what is he now, navigator/copilot?) make him also be the rear gunner? it couldn't possibly be THAT hard.
That IS amazing. I had assumed he must have died. I thought he would have come out the back minced. I bet it buggered the engine up, him being bigger than a bird. I'm fasinated by aircraft carriers. I imagine you miss it, although I don't know what you're doing now. I'm actually writing (or trying to write) a fictional book. In your opinion (sorry if this sounds daft) Would modern weapon systems work on old fashoned square rig sail ships (like Ships of the Line)? Would they get a radar lock?
im not sure it would get picked up, depends on what type of electronics the ship you describe would be running, but you have to understand that the Carrier Strie Group is spread out, and there is helo surveilence 24/7 and flight ops going for almost constantly, so i would say thaat a ship like you describe whether it came up on radar or not would bedead in the water regardless, i have no doubt
So impressive! Wow!!
Respect to worlds first aircraft carrier form Gerat Britain- HMS Argus. 1918 =)
massive man. masterpiece indeed.
Great Video, God bless the USA and the armed forces.
The Tomcat adapted to the Fighter-bomber role incredibly well. It has often been said to be a better bomber than F/A-18. But the Navy will have to go on without the Tomcat and the Hornet is still a very good and capable aircraft, even more with the Super Hornet.
aye! muy bien musica! lol and nice footage.
hasta luego!!
P.S im american
mmm might look into it-thanks....i have read bfor of aussies using the 3 cables on a runway in williamtown,but that may have just been for an emergency
Yeah, theres nearly 6,000 people work on them, its like a minature city in the middle of the ocean. What do you do when you get bored though.
good video and song
As a real navy man maybe you could answer this: I saw (on the tele somewhere) footage of a man being sucked in through a jet engine (A6 I think) and surviving. Do you think that's possible?
Those clips are from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-72) and USS George Washington (CVN-73). The large number on the side of the island structure gives it away. I didn't see a number for USS Nimitz (CVN-68). I served on USS Saratoga (CV-60) and USS Independence (CV-62) with reserve duty onboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74). The "NK" on aircraft tail may be for Nimitz. My airwing was "AA", but I don't claim to know everything. :-)
@monimstarfox I was a Corpsman with the 1st MarDiv in both Afghanistan, and Iraq, before I got wounded. Let me tell you, there are no cowards among the Taliban, or Al Qaeda. They are well trained, well equipped, and incredibly determined. They fight like demons. The worst thing we can do is underestimate them, and call them cowards.
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be. - Thomas Jefferson
@patsyd80 well.. think about it... being effective in combat always relied on having the strongest navy... you don't wanna wait until a war breaks out for you to start building a defense plan... its always to stay one step ahead
but our aircraft still have the tail hooks, what else do you need? whats the difference between a marine hornet and a aussie hornet?
That Hornet is beautiful
yeah, true power, and with the new Gerald R. ford coming on it's way, nothing compares to it, and just Nimitz class, we have 10, we don't even need that much.
iv loved the sound arghhh can any 1 say me what it was ?
@ExUSSailor
i dont underestimate them at all and i thank you for your service
its sometime's hard to call their action's courageous
when they hide behind women and children
wow im really astonished about ur stuff...f18 armada...im from germany and i want to work as a fighterpilot(-; but weve got only the eurofighter, phantom and tornado...
i have seen the video in safety stand downs in the Navy many times but im not sure if it was an A-6 or if it was EA6-B, but it did happen and the guy did survive just braking like his pelvis or some shit, dont remember, but to answer your question yes its very possible, that guy was a ABE(aviation boatswains mate-equipment,and he was just coming out from checking the launch bar, making sure it was secured inthe shuttle and checking the holdback and with that jet powered up and him too close SUCK
i'd never in a million years have the balls to land on a carrier - especially at night!
do australian hornets ever work off u.s carriers?
This was one of my first youtube videos. A rare one too from 2006 without 009 sound system.
no they didn't travel alone in WWII, Go look at some of the battlegroups deployed to the pacific during the island hopping campaign against Japan. And today battle groups are also essential because threats are more sophisticated. Carriers specialize in moving aircraft and projecting power so Marines, soldiers, etc. on the ground can get close air support. Cruisers, destroyers, and subs are there to protect carriers from any threat. Battlegroups are essential power projection tools
CVN65, WestPac 1978, thank you
Ah. K, well I didn't think they'd arm them down there- but like I said I've only seen a couple videos with them actually arming the plane, and the few that I seen they were inside. Probably a shore port hangar 'tho I guess.
The Nimitz class IS world-class, but the CVN-21s will be EVEN better.
Nice one !!
@Phantasmos that wasn't germ warfare, we weren't at war with Guatemala... it was an experiment, but certainly not warfare. and US does produce ethanol... we're doing it with corn... but the incentive for us Americans is not as high to produce these green fuel sources, we're lagging cuz we're still a huge oil producer (from a percentage basis), but we are developing green technology.
woo hoo...this video rocks and it is HOT.
was your reply to "navypilot"
"But you are forgetting about it's missile defence. "
Advanced antiship rockets/torpedos can bypass carrier's missile shield. American CIWS simply can not intercept these rockets/torpedos.
Conventional carriers (not nuclear) can reach speeds of approx. 55mph. Just make sure you got about 500 miles of drink in front of you so you can slow down!
Selector switch for Air/Air or Air/Ground missiles?
excellent. well made.
Did he take photo at 4:59 ?
damn thats a bad ass video
cool vid, man....
I'm sure they would wipe it out easyly. In my book there is a (sort of) time travel thing happening, and it would envolve a modern carrier group engaging fleets from the 16th (ish) century. I was wondering how the modern fleet would deal with such a threat. For example I understand in ww2 the bizmark anti air weapons couldn't hit the bi planes (swordfish) because the planes were to slow. Again, sorry if it sounds silly. I didn't know electronics could help to get missle lock. Stands 2 reason tho
No, you have eleven. The Kitty Hawk was retired in 07 and the Gerard R. Ford is still under construction.
nice videos...??i love the song: please the name...??
SONGSUCK, VIDEO IS DAMN COOL!
what song is this? i like it
Hey, you are right! It does say Nimitz class. I didn't notice the word class. Thanks!
good video)
Say Hello to a Big Stick....truthfully a Carrier is only as good as her pilots and the sailors aboard. Then again these are US Navy ships, therefore staffed by the bravest, finest, most capable men and women there are...
damn i miss working on that deck
Magnetic wing tech question.;Wings on Stealth Jet could be made to produce less wing drag by placing small magnetic wings above large wings and make both these wings high charged magnetic metal. Now a Jet has four magnetized wings. They act as vibration reducer. Creating higher speed and control values. Of course computer would control magnetic power of the wings and change magnetism when it turns and lands.
I'm an aircraft carrier. Every time I sneeze I launch an aircraft.
I think he is refering to the 2 new 65K ton carriers being built, which will have F35s, not the old invincible class scrap heaps.
Which carrier and what squadron?
@monimstarfox Not necessarily, There would have to be an exchange of several hundred nuclear weapons's for the world to be affected.
Several countries already have small tactical nuclear weapons that they can use on a limited basis. The Type 65 nuclear torpedo the Russian have has a yield of 20 kT, about the size of the WW2 atomic bombs dropped in Japan. It is only designed to take out an American carrier battle group, which carries nuclear weapons too.
Are they FA18 Super hornets? The same as RAAF is about to buy? Does anyone know if they could they theoretically land on the two LHD ships that the oz navy is buying to act like mini aircraft carriers?
@patsyd80 look at global history, the Spanish Navy wrought fear and destruction but also provided protection, the British Navy did the same as well. As the world power rotates from country to country the leading country always stood on top with a powerful navy even though excessive. Also, look at the technologies available now to sink naval vessels. It's easier to sink than to replace a naval vessel with a craft a fraction of the cost.
is the navy fun?
Song is:
The Chemical Brothers- Leave Home
You missunderstood when I said..MAD...it refers to Magnetic Anomoly Detection. MAD sensors are used to detect the natural and manmade differences in the Earth's magnetic fields.Changes can be caused by the passing of large ferrous objects, such as ships, submarines or even aircraft through the Earth's magnetic field. MAD sensor operation is similar in principle to the metal detector used by a treasure hunter or the devices used by utility companies to find underground pipes.
macnos,
The U.S Navy fleet existence is hanging in the balance for some years now.
Because of the extremely lethal Russian
anti ship missiles. These missiles are very capable of taking out carriers and are difficult to defend against. They are the reason why the U.S is developing new defence systems the last 8 years.
It's "brothers gonna work it out" by the chemical brothers.
Which Carrier is CVN-72?
look at the number on the islnad,(tower) 72 is the USS Abraham Lincoln. Most of this seems to be filmed on that boat. I am in this video too! At the end of the video when the aircraft elevator is going down, there is a blue shirt walking by pointing down. Thats me!
They make it look way more fun and exciting than it really is, but that's how it goes. oh well, I could upload some videos that I took.
Carriers have a lot of defences but they are certainly not invincible.