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| CARRIER | Focs'le Follies | PBS |
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Focs'le Follies is a vaunted tradition in
naval aviation. At the end of each line
period, the squadrons on the ship gather to
recognize which pilots have performed the
best and to make fun of each other. One
squadron is selected to perform a skit — in
this case, VMFA-232, "The Red Devils." This
scene did not make the final cut of CARRIER,
which follows a core group of participants
aboard the USS Nimitz, from the elite fighter
pilots to the youngest sailors and everyone
in between, as they navigate personal
conflicts around their jobs, families, faith,
patriotism, love and the war on terror.
CARRIER premieres Sunday-Thursday, April
27-May 1, 2008, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS
(check local listings). For more information,
visit http://www.pbs.org/carrier
Help us tell stories like CARRIER on-air and
online. Support PBS
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Tags : carrier pbs nimitz navy iraq persian gulf war on terror sailors families faith patriotism focsle follies naval aviation |
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Affichage : 2507
Durée : 323 s |
| Russian carrier footage MUST SEE |
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Su-33 and "Admiral Kuznetzov".One of the best
videos you ll ever see.amazing fOOTAGE.MUST
SEE!!!The Sukhoi Su-33 (NATO reporting name
'Flanker-D') is a naval military aircraft
produced by Russian firm Sukhoi in 1982 for
aircraft carriers. It is a derivative of the
Sukhoi Su-27 and was initially known as the
Su-27K. The main difference from the Su-27 is
that Su-33s can operate from aircraft
carriers. Moreover, unlike the Su-27, the
Su-33 can be refueled during flight.The Su-33
first flew in May 1985, and entered service
in the Russian Navy in 1994. An air regiment
comprising 24 fighters of the type was formed
up on the Russian Navy's only operating
aircraft carrier, the Admiral
Kuznetsov.Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza
Kuznetsov (Russian: Адмирал флота
Советского Союза
Кузнецов, originally named Tbilisi
and then Leonid Brezhnev) is an aircraft
carrier (heavy aircraft carrying cruiser
(TAVKR) in Russian classification) serving as
the flagship of the Russian Navy. She was
originally commissioned in the Soviet Navy,
and was intended to be the lead ship of her
class, but the only other ship of her class,
Varyag, has never been commissioned and was
sold to the People's Republic of China by
Ukraine under the condition she would never
be refitted for combat.Kuznetsov was named
after the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet
Union Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov.While
designated an aircraft carrier by the West,
the design of the Admiral Kuznetsov' class
implies a mission different from that of
either the United States Navy's carriers or
those of the Royal Navy. The term used by her
builders to describe the Russian ships is
tyazholiy avianesushchiy kreyser (TAKR or
TAVKR) - "heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser" -
intended to support and defend strategic
missile-carrying submarines, surface ships,
and maritime missile-carrying aircraft of the
Russian fleet. This designation allows the
Soviet/Russian navy to circumvent the refusal
by Turkey to let aircraft carriers pass the
Dardanelles and the Bosphorus between the
Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
Fixed-wing aircraft on Admiral Kuznetsov are
essentially constrained to air superiority
operations. The carrier also carries aircraft
for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations,
as well as anti-ship missiles.
The limiting of aircraft to only air-to-air
operations is a result of the carrier's lack
of catapults. With the relatively short
length of a carrier versus an airstrip, an
aircraft weighted down by bombs which are
much heavier than missiles; cannot gain
enough velocity to get off the deck without
aid. Large aircraft armed for strike mission
launched from a catapult, like the F/A-18E
will often make a short momentary descent.
The catapults however impart enough velocity
that when combined with the aircaft's engines
allow it to accelerate above its stall speed
before crashing into the sea. (Unarmed or
very lightly armed aircraft however are
generally light enough to immediately
ascend)On September 27, 2006 it was announced
that Admiral Kuznetsov will return to the
Northern Fleet by the end of the year. The
ship will undergo another modernization
refit, in an attempt to correct some of its
many technical issues. Admiral Vladimir
Masorin, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian
Navy, also stated that several Su-33 fighters
assigned to the aircraft carrier would return
to the ship after undergoing maintenance and
refits of their own.
Tags : Su33 su27 Sukhoi airplane warbird russian fighter historical aircraft low flight carrier boeing airbus 747 787 a380 |
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Affichage : 1716139
Durée : 166 s |
| Hit The Deck: Aircraft Carrier Crashes |
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This is a short clip. The entire video is 60
min. For more details go to
http://www.militaryvideo.com/store/store.cfm
This video contains one hour of the most
dramatic carrier landing accidents ever
recorded. Film footage from the 1940s to the
1960s of planes ripping into and exploding on
the flight deck; dramatic rescues of pilots;
planes ramming the island.
Featuring the USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Princeton
(CV-37), USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60), USS Bunker
Hill (CV-17), USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91),
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) and USS Essex
(CV-9).
Also includes C-130 aborted and successful
landings on USS Forrestal (CVA-59).
Tags : Aircraft Carrier Crashes Crash Plane Corsair WWII Navy Aviation |
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Affichage : 865890
Durée : 148 s |
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