tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post7490599178419788977..comments2024-03-29T07:19:11.970-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Your Sunday Morning Jet NoiseComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-87138590641575272252016-07-24T19:46:44.754-04:002016-07-24T19:46:44.754-04:00Which of course is why the F-18 h as a big honkin&...Which of course is why the F-18 h as a big honkin' tailhook and corresponding reinforcements in its superstructure to deal with stopping quickly. 'Cause Navy airmen aren't fond of swimming :).<br />BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-5598030446100916222016-07-24T17:15:57.618-04:002016-07-24T17:15:57.618-04:00You Do Not Want To Stop Quickly
Unless Option B i...<i>You Do Not Want To Stop Quickly</i><br /><br />Unless Option B is "going swimming"..... Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-78752827522227426852016-07-24T16:31:51.655-04:002016-07-24T16:31:51.655-04:00Do the F=ma math. You Do Not Want To Stop QuicklyDo the F=ma math. You Do Not Want To Stop QuicklyStewart Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830186006689502072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-39719502273702617312016-07-24T15:51:24.644-04:002016-07-24T15:51:24.644-04:00And the whole USAF tailhook is about 1/4 the size ...And the whole USAF tailhook is about 1/4 the size of a Navy one... With correspondingly less strength.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-83467510414879600302016-07-24T13:36:51.046-04:002016-07-24T13:36:51.046-04:00They didn't want to break their pointy-nosed l...They didn't want to break their pointy-nosed little lawn dart, which wasn't designed to be rugged enough to regularly slam down onto a pitching deck and be hauled to a stop by a a tail hook. BadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-49989777293481308872016-07-24T09:39:28.830-04:002016-07-24T09:39:28.830-04:00Looks more like admonishing than arresting...Looks more like admonishing than arresting...deadstickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507470381678244421noreply@blogger.com