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I just upgraded computers - lost downloads folder
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1814002" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>That is a before launch positioning. You get in the aircraft there, start up, taxi to the catapults and launch. That movement then opens up the landing area. Landing aircraft are taxied to the bow area to get out of the landing area for the rest of the airborne folks. Then, while the aircraft are on their missions, all of the aircraft on the bow are towed back aft to repeat the process. That's called a "cycle" and is a ton of work for those guys on the deck who are responsible for movement and tie down. We used to do 7 cycles in 12 hours, each about 1 hour 45 minutes. And you have to park them close to the edge to fit them all in. The tails are normally over the water. It is a tight fit. And the movement is a ballet for big things. Sometimes they are parked just inches apart. Those in the picture are loosely parked. After the last cycle, the parking gets really tight as ALL of the aircraft are aboard.</p><p></p><p>You get used to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1814002, member: 396914"] That is a before launch positioning. You get in the aircraft there, start up, taxi to the catapults and launch. That movement then opens up the landing area. Landing aircraft are taxied to the bow area to get out of the landing area for the rest of the airborne folks. Then, while the aircraft are on their missions, all of the aircraft on the bow are towed back aft to repeat the process. That's called a "cycle" and is a ton of work for those guys on the deck who are responsible for movement and tie down. We used to do 7 cycles in 12 hours, each about 1 hour 45 minutes. And you have to park them close to the edge to fit them all in. The tails are normally over the water. It is a tight fit. And the movement is a ballet for big things. Sometimes they are parked just inches apart. Those in the picture are loosely parked. After the last cycle, the parking gets really tight as ALL of the aircraft are aboard. You get used to it. [/QUOTE]
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