Lost P-47 in NY

[Vraciu]

See Rule #4

[Widewing]

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[Vraciu]

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[Masherbrum]

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[Ack-Ack]

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[Widewing]

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[Vraciu]

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[Serenity]

Thanks for that... Here's "Mac", as we all called him... A credit to the Navy. I keep in touch with his daughter, now a recently retired Navy CPO herself... She lost her dad 32 years ago, when she was 12 years old.

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That man looks like he eats submarines and pisses jet fuel...

I'm sorry for your loss WW, but it's good to see you're still a part of the family. 

[Serenity]

I can land a biz jet on a CVN if I have to without batting an eye.  It's not rocket surgery.

I don't know you personally, nor claim to know anything about you. What I do know, is, I spend every day around hornet drivers, with thousands of hours under their belts, and I've never met a man who would make that particular claim. Life behind the boat is VERY real.

[DaveBB]

Learjet 45 Specifications - Airfield Performance: Takeoff distance 5,040 feet or 1,536 meters (SL, ISA, MTOW). Landing distance: 2,660 feet or 811 meters (SL, ISA, MLW)

Aircraft carrier length: 1,092 feet (Nimitz-class aircraft carrier)

[Ack-Ack]

See Rule #4

[colmbo]

Learjet 45 Specifications - Airfield Performance: Takeoff distance 5,040 feet or 1,536 meters (SL, ISA, MTOW). Landing distance: 2,660 feet or 811 meters (SL, ISA, MLW)

Aircraft carrier length: 1,092 feet (Nimitz-class aircraft carrier)

Keep in mind those numbers are for a stationary runway and zero wind.  With the runway trying to run away from you and a bit breeze across the deck the landing numbers will be much shorter.

[LCADolby]

See Rule #4

[Bodhi]

There is not a standard business jet out there that could even think about landing on a CVN.  They are not built for that, and could not take the stress, let alone roll along the deck without being torn up.  I can think of a few turbo props that could, but, it would be really dicey.

[Brooke]