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Offline AKcurly

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« on: July 11, 2003, 04:08:19 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2003, 05:27:28 PM »
Magnificent.  Aircraft carriers truely are a necessary weapon for modern countries.  

However, why does the deck look so dirty and discolored in the picture?  Is that sea-salt?
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« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2003, 12:17:05 AM »
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Magnificent.  Aircraft carriers truely are a necessary weapon for modern countries.  

However, why does the deck look so dirty and discolored in the picture?  Is that sea-salt?


Well, it's undergone several trials at sea, so it's no longer "spic & span" clean.  Dunno about the dirt - exhaust/oil?  Rubber marks from landing?  I imagine there's quite a bit.

However, today it joins the fleet. :)

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« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2003, 02:12:12 AM »
Kind of funny that Reagan and soon, Bush Sr. get their own aicraft carriers while Carter only got a submarine named after him.  I wonder what Ford will get, laundry ship?  


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« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2003, 02:14:51 AM »
It seems like a bad idea to name it after someone still living.  It's just another step closer to naming ships after politicians currently in office.  A little too royal for my tastes....
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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2003, 03:45:50 AM »
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Kind of funny that Reagan and soon, Bush Sr. get their own aicraft carriers while Carter only got a submarine named after him.  I wonder what Ford will get, laundry ship?  
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USS Reagan is the last of its line.  USS Bush will be the first of a new line of CVs.

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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2003, 04:15:04 AM »
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It seems like a bad idea to name it after someone still living.  It's just another step closer to naming ships after politicians currently in office.  A little too royal for my tastes....


I just think it's a little bland to be honest.

I think a major capital ship like that should have a more inspiring name.

like... the Saratoga, Yorktown, Lexington etc etc

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« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2003, 07:27:08 AM »
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I just think it's a little bland to be honest.

I think a major capital ship like that should have a more inspiring name.

like... the Saratoga, Yorktown, Lexington etc etc

 Tronsky


What could be more inspiring than the man who led the successful fight to defeat soviet communism?

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« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2003, 07:33:47 AM »

New arresting gear. The Reagan has one less arresting wire - the thick cables that help bring the plane to a screeching halt - than previous ships. A normal Nimitz-class carrier has four such cables. But the new system has three that are spread differently. The Navy says the three wires will do a better job catching the planes than the old system.

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Can anyone explain why three wires are better than four?  Being just a dumb non-engineer, I don't see how that is possible?
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« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2003, 09:34:46 AM »
Naval Aviators are taught to 'trap' on the third of the four wires.  By using that as the middle wire and pushing out the outer 2 wires you can more efficiently stop aircraft that are short, normal, or long on their approaches.  In the current design the first wire is never used.
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« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2003, 09:39:08 AM »
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Magnificent.  Aircraft carriers truely are a necessary weapon for modern countries.  

However, why does the deck look so dirty and discolored in the picture?  Is that sea-salt?


I am willing to bet that the surface of the flightdeck has a temporary layer of non-skid on it and it has been fully re-covered once the Reagan returned to port.  You have to understand that running sea trials a ship doesn't have its full complement of crew.  I know the deck apes are chomping at the bits to get to that flight deck.  Chances are though that a contractor was hired to resurface the flight deck.  When my ship was in the yards (Jonathon Ship Yard, Norfolk, VA) we had them resurface our main deck with non-skid.  And woe to the man that fell after that stuff was applied and dried.  The bumps on the deck were as sharp as glass until they were worn down by normal usage.
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« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2003, 09:52:30 AM »
Interesting.  Very interesting!

Thanks Diablo!
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« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2003, 02:02:38 PM »
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Technically, this is incorrect too.  The ship 'launches' whenever the hull is finished to free up the dry berth for the start of another ship.  The correct term is commisioned.  And its a CVN, not a CV, where the N designates it as being nuclear powered.
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« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2003, 02:03:15 PM »
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Interesting.  Very interesting!

Thanks Diablo!


You are quite welcome there Syzygyone.
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« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2003, 02:04:32 PM »
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I just think it's a little bland to be honest.

I think a major capital ship like that should have a more inspiring name.

like... the Saratoga, Yorktown, Lexington etc etc

 Tronsky


Battleships are named after states, cruisers after cities, destroyers after heroes (typically naval) and CVs use a mix of names (aviation pioneers, politicians, events & etc.)

All USS names are chosen by the secretary of the navy (except in Aces High.)

The Bishop CVs are named AHS Torque-1, AHS Torque-2 and so on. :D

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