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Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: vega on February 10, 2002, 12:55:43 PM

Many of us are hoping that v.1.09 will not be the latest in a long string of releases which fail to include visible aircraft tail hooks for carrier based airplanes.  

When you demonstrate Aces High to any flat top veteran, they always ask, "Where is the hook?"

It's embarrassing to admit they were never included.

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: fdiron on February 10, 2002, 03:07:22 PM

Heres something kind of neat- I have seen an F15 (not an F14) with an arrestor hook installed on it.  I didnt have a chance to ask the pilot or any of the ground crew why it had an arrestor hook.  But if the airforce can have visible hooks, hopefully aces high can too!

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: FLS on February 10, 2002, 03:54:08 PM

Fdiron

You'll see hooks on F-16's too. They use them on short fields.

--)-FLS----
Musketeers

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: Widewing on February 10, 2002, 06:53:02 PM

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Originally posted by FLS
Fdiron

You'll see hooks on F-16's too. They use them on short fields.

--)-FLS----
Musketeers

Field arresting gear. Not of sufficient strength for carrier duty. Also used in emergency situations as in no hydraulics or to prevent fire crews from having to race the aircraft down the runway.

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: john9001 on February 10, 2002, 10:00:41 PM

i don't know why you people keep going on and on about a tail hook you can't see from the cockpit anyway, why don't you ask for somthing usefull like  glide slope indicator lights on the CV so you can use that tail hook you can't see.

end rant , resume normal comunication

44MAG

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: fdiron on February 11, 2002, 04:43:08 AM

Someone correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't the C-130 the largest aircraft to ever land on a carrier?

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: skernsk on February 11, 2002, 08:21:02 AM

I remember seeing a blurb on that (C-130)...the guy got a medal also.  Can't remember anything else though.

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: Kweassa on February 11, 2002, 09:20:23 AM

And many of us are also hoping that v.1.09 will not be the latest in a long string of releases which fail to include visible leading edge slats and trailing edge flaps for 109s.
 
 To think only Rowan's BoB and 1C's IL-2 has done the visual representation so far in the history of flight sim games... hurts the pride :p

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: -lynx- on February 11, 2002, 09:27:31 AM

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wasn't the C-130 the largest aircraft to ever land on a carrier

Blimey, how did they get it off afterwards???:confused:

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: Ripsnort on February 11, 2002, 09:52:36 AM

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Originally posted by -lynx-
Blimey, how did they get it off afterwards???:confused:

Brakes locked, revved engines to max RPM, set catapult to maximum, off she went! (It was not loaded either! )

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: Staga on February 11, 2002, 10:03:33 AM

Not sure if it did use catapult but rato packs.

Edit: link http://www.theaviationzone.com/facts/forrestal.htm

Title: Carrier Aircraft Arresting Hooks
Post by: funkedup on February 13, 2002, 02:18:02 PM

Coolest thing I ever saw was a night take off by a C-130 with RATO.  :)

I'd like to see hooks on our airplanes.  I'd like to see cowl flaps and slats on the 109s and Lavochkins, etc.  But you have to remember that HTC are working with 7 people instead of 20 people like Il-2, and they have some higher priorities than eye candy.