As a former naval squadron sailor who served in an aviation rate aboard the Truman at one point, this is one of the best videos I ever seen by the Navy.
Years ago I worked on the development of the flight controls on the F-18... always love to see a carrier launch... always want to get a ride... over 60 now, so not likely.
Joe Reyna what's your sons job .. My son will be going out to the Truman on Monday he's an e2 it's his first time going he just got out of a school he's a culinary specialist (cs)
@@Tbugbee02 Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey Reyna Electrician second deployment. God bless your son and we will keep him in our prayers. The Truman is in Norway training with NATO allies.
@@Tbugbee02 that's a long way sir if he is flying from the states .I'll pray that he has a safe trip. Tell him if he runs into my son on the chowline to give him an extra helping:)
I'm an aircrewman on CODs and I was on one of those planes. Those traps in that weather were the scariest ones I've taken but our pilots made it feel like mowing the lawn.
Always amazes me the choreography necessary to operate these aircraft in such a small space. So many jobs need to be done properly, quickly, and safely.
The biggest thank you to all the men and women of the United States armed forces that protect our country and foreign interests 24/7 - 365 days a year!!!!
I love in this video how the USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75 sailed to Norway in October to November of 2018! It's Air Wing was Carrier Air Wing One that was a veteran of sailing to Norway on the USS America CVA-66 in 1991. The difference however between 1991 and 2018 is that CVW-1 in 1991 had Boeing F/A-18 Hornets, Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcats, Northrop Grumman A-6 Intruders, Northrop Grumman EA-6 Prowlers, Lockheed Martin S-3 Vikings, Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeyes, Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhounds, and Sikorsky SH-3 Sea Kings. In 2018 CVW-1 had Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings, Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets, Boeing EA-18 Growlers, Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeyes, Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhounds, Boeing V-22 Ospreys, and Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawks. And since the two Aircraft Carriers USS America and USS Harry S. Truman went to Norway with a whole lot of planes and helicopters, it looks like to me that Disney/Pixar's Planes is helping Disney's Frozen in some way. Because #1 Disney/Pixar's Planes had an Aircraft Carrier in the movie and #2 it looks like the Pixar movie Planes is providing close air support for the Disney movie Frozen as teamwork! Imagine the main character of Disney/Pixar's Planes whose name is Dusty Crophopper the Air Tractor AT-502 crop duster plane providing close air support for Queen Elsa and Princess Anna! Interesting huh? Thanks!
Used to have to go up on flight deck to pick up special material. I latched my hand on the flight deck petty officer’s belt and did not let go. This video is great, but can not describe flight ops adequately. . In addition to the movement and noise, there is often a slick deck, the smell, and of course 20 - 30 mph wind hammering you, without end. Oh yeah, those guys NEVER work just a 12 hour day either.
At 5:13 the Hornet has Capt Scott Speicher painted under the canopy rail. Was he not KIA on the first night of Desert Storm? Is then, then, a memorial of sorts in his memory?
NOTE!!: The correct spelling (punctuation) of former President Harry Truman's name is "Harry S Truman", with NO PERIOD after the S - the reason for this is that the S in his name was NOT an abbreviation!! Yep, that right! Harry S Truman was his legal name!!
The venerable COD. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. You can't improve on perfection. Served onboard Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln, as well as three submarines (not many COD flights there).
David S : the plane captains name is on the FA-18 also! AD3 Anderson from Compton, Ca. I was a plane captain in an A-6 training squadron, VA-42, NAS Oceana in 1973-1975. We never had our names on the aircraft.
1980s era C-2A and if it were to be replaced by a jet aircraft working alongside a V-22 Osprey it's likely to be a B717 DC-9 family or B737 max 7 B737 family because there are pictures in the Boeing archives with a DC-9 & B737 taking off from a super carrier.
C-130s have been landed on carriers in the past during testing from what I recall. I believe the Navy wants to switch to the Osprey in the role of the COD.
@@spydude38 should be on this one because I can link an article to you about the Tilt rotor V-22 osprey replacing this 1980s era C-2A www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/17383/us-navy-expects-its-carrier-onboard-delivery-ospreys-to-be-fully-operational-by-2024 they're not sure if it's up to the task otherwise a jet powered plane just like the 1960s proposal would have worked well if one can navalize a Boeing B737 max 7 or Airbus Bombardier A220-100. here's the link to how feasible an airliner taking off from an aircraft carrier www.airlinereporter.com/2014/05/airliners-landing-aircraft-carrier-oh-yes/
Its funny but every time I see a shooter on a carrier deck pointing like they do I am thinking to myself that they must be signaling to the pilot to “GO THAT WAY!”..................just in case there was any confusion. :-)
5:48 im no carpenter, yet it appears that the pilots are now so skilled they seem to be feathering the afterburners on, just as the aircraft is safely fore of the crew on deck?* I watched several times, and I've seen nighttime operations (on video most obviously) those videos show full afterburner flame shooting aft into deckplate deflector of some kind. *love this country* ☀️😎☀️🇺🇸
@@warrenclement5240 yep. A jet exhaust blast deflector? To protect the people and equipment, aircraft behind the deflector plate? Thanks for sharing your knowledge, i appreciate that. Be well brother.
@@d.cypher2920 Correct, That JBD keeps any heat and debris from pummeling the following aircraft or crew members behind it, and has a salt water system running through it which helps keep it cool (imagine how hot it would be after sitting behind two lit jet engines!) to prevent it from warping as well as to make it safe for a rubber tired aircraft to roll onto it for the next launch, and remember the deck crew have to run across that metal panel as well.
@@chrismaggio7879 that's really interesting, i appreciate your comment and information. I didn't know they were water cooled. That's really smart, clearly, and very cool. Be well, have a great new year brother! ☀️😎☀️🇺🇸
Outstanding evolution...CSG-8 himself on the flight line, very impressive. The “men in chains” standby proudly to secure their trusty steeds at-sea! May God bless America! Carry on HST!
That red/white thing is the holdback bar... and that's exactly what it does. It holds the aircraft back when it's in full power! The bar in front of the nose wheel is connected to the shuttle of the catapult (the only part of the catapult system that sticks above deck) It's a tug of war between the plane and the holdback bar. Until the catapult fire button is pressed it could sit there all day and hold the plane in place. The catapult overpowers the hold back bar and the plane shoots forward. The holdback bar is hooked into it's own little notch and stays behind for another use. Hope that helps.
NOTE!!! Former President Truman's name is NOT, repeat NOT, "Harry S. Truman"!!!! Correctly written, there is NO period after the S because it is NOT an abbreviation!! The name of the aircraft carrier should be "USS Harry S Truman"!! Please correct the title of your video and everywhere else you can access!!
They are crewmen (green shirts) who are in communication with multiple other stations of the catapult system (steam charging panel, center bubble, etc) They collect and distribute info such as the aircraft number, type, weight, etc, and ensure that the catapult setting is appropriate for the launch cycle. Too much power on a lighter plane, or not enough power on a heavier aircraft could both spell disaster! You will see a green shirt run up to them with a box in both hands with numbers displayed. This is the weight of that particular aircraft (confirmed and adjusted by the pilot before the aircraft is even hooked up). That weight is shown to center deck, they give the weight to the guys below who set the cat shot pressure.
Thank you for not playing music while shooting this video. It just brings disharmony to all the good men on the Truman and my prayers are with them.
I was on the USS Forrestal CVA59 back in '74.What an experience.wow!
Excellent video, , very close to the action.
And no terrible music
Except from the Sea and the wind.
And the Ship.
As a former naval squadron sailor who served in an aviation rate aboard the Truman at one point, this is one of the best videos I ever seen by the Navy.
Years ago I worked on the development of the flight controls on the F-18... always love to see a carrier launch... always want to get a ride... over 60 now, so not likely.
The deck of a carrier is such a dangerous place to work ! 😯
Not many days since we had her here off our coast, as part of Trident Juncture. Good to see her!
My son is a Petty Officer on the Truman. Keep him and his shipmates in your prayers.
Joe Reyna what's your sons job .. My son will be going out to the Truman on Monday he's an e2 it's his first time going he just got out of a school he's a culinary specialist (cs)
@@Tbugbee02 Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey Reyna Electrician second deployment. God bless your son and we will keep him in our prayers. The Truman is in Norway training with NATO allies.
@@joereyna3992 yes my son is flying to Norway on Monday .thank you . God bless your son too and family
@@Tbugbee02 that's a long way sir if he is flying from the states .I'll pray that he has a safe trip. Tell him if he runs into my son on the chowline to give him an extra helping:)
@@joereyna3992 I will sending him the message now
Two cruises with va37 on the Saratoga, mostly flightdeck aircraft electrical shop maintenance. Loved seeing the cod land.
I'm an aircrewman on CODs and I was on one of those planes. Those traps in that weather were the scariest ones I've taken but our pilots made it feel like mowing the lawn.
I love being on an aircraft carrier. I was on the Carl Vinson.
Always amazes me the choreography necessary to operate these aircraft in such a small space. So many jobs need to be done properly, quickly, and safely.
The biggest thank you to all the men and women of the United States armed forces that protect our country and foreign interests 24/7 - 365 days a year!!!!
I love in this video how the USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75 sailed to Norway in October to November of 2018! It's Air Wing was Carrier Air Wing One that was a veteran of sailing to Norway on the USS America CVA-66 in 1991. The difference however between 1991 and 2018 is that CVW-1 in 1991 had Boeing F/A-18 Hornets, Northrop Grumman F-14 Tomcats, Northrop Grumman A-6 Intruders, Northrop Grumman EA-6 Prowlers, Lockheed Martin S-3 Vikings, Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeyes, Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhounds, and Sikorsky SH-3 Sea Kings. In 2018 CVW-1 had Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings, Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets, Boeing EA-18 Growlers, Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeyes, Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhounds, Boeing V-22 Ospreys, and Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawks. And since the two Aircraft Carriers USS America and USS Harry S. Truman went to Norway with a whole lot of planes and helicopters, it looks like to me that Disney/Pixar's Planes is helping Disney's Frozen in some way. Because #1 Disney/Pixar's Planes had an Aircraft Carrier in the movie and #2 it looks like the Pixar movie Planes is providing close air support for the Disney movie Frozen as teamwork! Imagine the main character of Disney/Pixar's Planes whose name is Dusty Crophopper the Air Tractor AT-502 crop duster plane providing close air support for Queen Elsa and Princess Anna! Interesting huh? Thanks!
Used to have to go up on flight deck to pick up special material. I latched my hand on the flight deck petty officer’s belt and did not let go. This video is great, but can not describe flight ops adequately. . In addition to the movement and noise, there is often a slick deck, the smell, and of course 20 - 30 mph wind hammering you, without end. Oh yeah, those guys NEVER work just a 12 hour day either.
I was on FDR on flight deck doing aviation fueling and it was awesome.
Deck handling looks like definitely for a younger person. Bet it takes lot of endurance to do that type of work. Great job filming this
Nice landing by the pilot and the crew on the arresting wires. Thanks to everyone who serves in the military
Always Amazing. . . I think after being a Freight Pilot for 20+ years,
I would fly the COD, Love them... 🛫👍😎✅
At 5:13 the Hornet has Capt Scott Speicher painted under the canopy rail. Was he not KIA on the first night of Desert Storm? Is then, then, a memorial of sorts in his memory?
My brother is a C-2 Greyhound pilot on the Ronald Reagan
Lots of respect for these young people working on an aircraft carrier!
NOTE!!: The correct spelling (punctuation) of former President Harry Truman's name is "Harry S Truman", with NO PERIOD after the S - the reason for this is that the S in his name was NOT an abbreviation!! Yep, that right! Harry S Truman was his legal name!!
Practice makes perfect.
Alot of brave men and women working on that flight deck.....
I think you meant to say a lot of brain dead men and women on those flight decks.
Just a bunch of mindless lemmings following orders.
@@ThunderAppeal Maybe you should try it. But with that attitude you wouldn’t last 2 minutes. Which would be a good thing.
Super cool video!
Being so close to propellers freaks me out everytime I see videos like this.
Aircraft carrier's look big till your on a six month med cruise. I was stationed aboard the USS America cv-66 and did two med cruises on her.
Hornet number 310 had "Donna, TX" on the nose gear door. I'm right near there.
God bless every one of those sailors....God keep and protect you.
The venerable COD. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. You can't improve on perfection. Served onboard Carl Vinson and Abraham Lincoln, as well as three submarines (not many COD flights there).
Scott Speicher's name is on the side of the F-18 (5:14).
well, he was from vfa-81. though his airplane (403) had a different side number than this one (405)
I was stunned to see that!
David S : the plane captains name is on the FA-18 also! AD3 Anderson from Compton, Ca. I was a plane captain in an A-6 training squadron, VA-42, NAS Oceana in 1973-1975. We never had our names on the aircraft.
@@dennishayes65 Scott Speicher was lost during the Gulf War. I was wondering why his name is on this F-18.
It's easy to tell which one of those crew members who hustle the most. It is the ones with the greasy well worn uniforms.
“The buck stops here”.
- Harry S Truman
Why the jumpcut at 2:50?? I wanted to see the entire landing of the greyhound. Nice going.
1980s era C-2A and if it were to be replaced by a jet aircraft working alongside a V-22 Osprey it's likely to be a B717 DC-9 family or B737 max 7 B737 family because there are pictures in the Boeing archives with a DC-9 & B737 taking off from a super carrier.
C-130s have been landed on carriers in the past during testing from what I recall. I believe the Navy wants to switch to the Osprey in the role of the COD.
@@spydude38 should be on this one because I can link an article to you about the Tilt rotor V-22 osprey replacing this 1980s era C-2A www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/17383/us-navy-expects-its-carrier-onboard-delivery-ospreys-to-be-fully-operational-by-2024 they're not sure if it's up to the task otherwise a jet powered plane just like the 1960s proposal would have worked well if one can navalize a Boeing B737 max 7 or Airbus Bombardier A220-100. here's the link to how feasible an airliner taking off from an aircraft carrier www.airlinereporter.com/2014/05/airliners-landing-aircraft-carrier-oh-yes/
My son was a nuclear engineer for 2 tours on it. The he became an instructor for new engineers.
My son is an airman E2 on that ship. Stay safe everyone.
Its funny but every time I see a shooter on a carrier deck pointing like they do I am thinking to myself that they must be signaling to the pilot to “GO THAT WAY!”..................just in case there was any confusion. :-)
That's awesome!!
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😯🤪🤪🤪😂😂
Put the earbuds in and turn it up!
5:48 im no carpenter, yet it appears that the pilots are now so skilled they seem to be feathering the afterburners on, just as the aircraft is safely fore of the crew on deck?*
I watched several times, and I've seen nighttime operations (on video most obviously)
those videos show full afterburner flame shooting aft into deckplate deflector of some kind.
*love this country*
☀️😎☀️🇺🇸
A blast deflector.
@@warrenclement5240 yep. A jet exhaust blast deflector? To protect the people and equipment, aircraft behind the deflector plate?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, i appreciate that.
Be well brother.
@@d.cypher2920 Correct, That JBD keeps any heat and debris from pummeling the following aircraft or crew members behind it, and has a salt water system running through it which helps keep it cool (imagine how hot it would be after sitting behind two lit jet engines!) to prevent it from warping as well as to make it safe for a rubber tired aircraft to roll onto it for the next launch, and remember the deck crew have to run across that metal panel as well.
@@chrismaggio7879 that's really interesting, i appreciate your comment and information.
I didn't know they were water cooled. That's really smart, clearly, and very cool.
Be well, have a great new year brother!
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this is what Interlaced video looks like folks.
Outstanding evolution...CSG-8 himself on the flight line, very impressive. The “men in chains” standby proudly to secure their trusty steeds at-sea! May God bless America! Carry on HST!
That's Newcastle airport at the beginning.
Freakin’ amazing!!
God Bless America
What is that bar that is placed on the back of the front wheel just before takeoff? It just falls off as the jet cruises down the deck.
That red/white thing is the holdback bar... and that's exactly what it does. It holds the aircraft back when it's in full power! The bar in front of the nose wheel is connected to the shuttle of the catapult (the only part of the catapult system that sticks above deck) It's a tug of war between the plane and the holdback bar. Until the catapult fire button is pressed it could sit there all day and hold the plane in place. The catapult overpowers the hold back bar and the plane shoots forward. The holdback bar is hooked into it's own little notch and stays behind for another use. Hope that helps.
@@chrismaggio7879 great explanation. Thanks.
Nice vid, thanks
Got a Rear Admiral aboard
Where is this?
If ever you want to have a go at flying jets off carriers, look at DCS; it’s as close as us frustrated pilots will ever get 👍
that’s a fancy trim pad ya got there boys! peaceout_dave (sparkyblue)
NOTE!!! Former President Truman's name is NOT, repeat NOT, "Harry S. Truman"!!!! Correctly written, there is NO period after the S because it is NOT an abbreviation!! The name of the aircraft carrier should be "USS Harry S Truman"!! Please correct the title of your video and everywhere else you can access!!
GO NAVY
Would the VIP's be on the Hawkeye's or the helicopters?
It depends on range helicopters don’t have that much range do it would be the greyhound... the Hawkeye is the awacs plane, not a transport craft.
2 star has purrdy new white float coat on
He must be an admiral !
Loved it
Wow!
i like it . they allowed to fishing too ?
My brother served on a boat they let them fish
Bravo Zulu! Fly Navy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm always think how lucky are they ;D
The greatest military power in the world...
flight deck fun to impress NATO
that first COD landing was a bit shaky, reminds me of my trip.....
Go Navy!
So cooooooool 😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
BRAVO N.A.T.O. ..
Lol, just hold my smoke....
GOOD
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two guys hiding in the manhole under the wing on takes?? whats there job?? anybody?
I'm wondering too.
@@terryboyer1342 Catapult thrust checks and approval for shooting, if I am rightly informed.
They are crewmen (green shirts) who are in communication with multiple other stations of the catapult system (steam charging panel, center bubble, etc) They collect and distribute info such as the aircraft number, type, weight, etc, and ensure that the catapult setting is appropriate for the launch cycle. Too much power on a lighter plane, or not enough power on a heavier aircraft could both spell disaster! You will see a green shirt run up to them with a box in both hands with numbers displayed. This is the weight of that particular aircraft (confirmed and adjusted by the pilot before the aircraft is even hooked up). That weight is shown to center deck, they give the weight to the guys below who set the cat shot pressure.
@@chrismaggio7879 thanx Chris...you ask a question these days you seldom get a straight answer..even from a squid..LOL..3rd CAG 70-71 usmc
Burning that money.
Turning tax dollars into smoke and noise!
I'm so glad i never have to go back to that floating dumpster town
Spoken words from a real sailor