Dramatic carrier landing - Tomcat

ferret69 SG

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/030415-N-4142G-106.jpg

dragonstar SG

Hey, nice picture.

However, it would be a nice idea to start a generic new thread for pictures instead of having one for each picture.

sgboy2004 SG

wow...so drama

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SingaporeTyrannosaur SG

It is common however, for planes to touch down on one wheel first…

Moonstriker SG

looks like the scene in TopGun when Maverick escorted his wingman (whose callsign i forgot) to the carrier.

Shotgun SG

That tomcat was lucky he didn break that right undercarriage system with this kinda touch down. Can tell that the whole weight and momentem of the F-14 was leaning heavily on it.

Viper52 SG

That is why naval aircraft undercarriages aircraft are built stronger than their land-based counterparts. Such landings are commonplace on a carrier, imagine trying to do a perfect landing with both wheels on a deck thats constantly pitching up and down. Just when you thought you've lined up perfect, a sudden swell catches the CVN and bam!

bismarck SG

AF is spot on
except it would be better if the peeps are out of focus
then the undercarriage seems underexposed. +1EV ?

Shotgun SG

Well, though carrier landings are better described as a controlled crash. I’d still think that the landing was pretty rough. Then again, the pilot could have been struggling with rough seas as well as heavy crosswinds. I wasn’t there so I guess it could have been other factors than the pilot.