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Failed Aircraft Carrier Takeoff
 
 
 
 
 
 

Failed Aircraft Carrier Takeoff

 
 
 

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Uploaded Sep. 22, 2009 by
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A pilot pulls up a bit too early and his plane stalls then falls into the ocean.

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  • Jaxpero

    Jaxpero - 2 years ago

    and he never made it in time to stop the two planes from hitting the twin towers. too soon?

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    oldschoolpaulie

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    oldschoolpaulie - 2 years ago

    You're all wrong. They set the speed on the catapult low for the aircraft. Had he just kept his attitude he'd have been alright, but when he pulled the nose up, it stalled. The pilot broke his back on impact in the water, and the copilot died. Not speculation... look it up.

  • gunny40

    gunny40 - 2 years ago

     This is 10 years old!

  • ChuckSnow5

    ChuckSnow5 - 2 years ago

    Welcome to the internet, where everyone 12 year old is an expert at everything.

  • Marineinftry

    Marineinftry - 2 years ago

    he had engine failure on take off. he didn't stall from pulling up to early. he stalled from engine failure. the thing falling is him dropping his external fuel tank

  • Sovereignsjust

    Sovereignsjust - 2 years ago

     d=67+gh

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    Snez100

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    Snez100 - 2 years ago

    He was probably texting!!

    • MormonTron

      MormonTron - 2 years ago

      @Snez100YOUR ALL MOST AS SMART AS THE CHINESE. THEN YOU COULD HAVE DRAWN A PICTURE AND PUT IT ON THE NEWS. YOUR FAT ASS IS PROBABLY PLAY WOW ONLINE. AND SAYING YOU SUPPORT YOUR COUNTRY BY PAYING TAXES ON IT

    • baboonrash

      baboonrash - 2 years ago

      @Snez100YES! TEXTING!

    • jduran

      jduran - 2 years ago

      @Snez100Lol Snez!! Best comment I've read all week!

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    RebateMonger

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    RebateMonger - 2 years ago

    I'm a professional Navy Aviator. It looks like things were going reasonably well until they ejected the engine.

    • Disophisis

      Disophisis - 2 years ago

      @RebateMongerLol. you're a 12 year old sitting in a cold basement.

    • RavenX9

      RavenX9 - 2 years ago

      @RebateMongerI bet u are, especially because it was the Engine he dropped?

    • RobDoran

      RobDoran - 2 years ago

      @RebateMongerDid you mean , NAVAL AVIATOR? Nice try , he was doing a stores jett to get rid of the excess weight. I agree with the comment that you are 12 years old.

    • RebateMonger

      RebateMonger - 2 years ago

      @RebateMongerWhen I was in Navy Aviator's School, they taught us to: 1) Eject the engine. 2) Make a 360 degree turn. 3) Land. Too bad they didn't do that.

    • Psil0X

      Psil0X - 2 years ago

      @RebateMongerWait a minute? Eject the engine? I'm not an expert on anything, but don't you need the engine to fly the plane?

  • ifartALOTo

    ifartALOTo - 2 years ago

     tax dollars at work!

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    drawninward - 2 years ago

     Yeah it was an engine failure...the pilot that survived talked about it on the documentary carrier: Fortress at sea...the navigator that hit the water first died...pilot said that he thought he was going to go in the water neck first if he ejected and he didn't want to feel that, so he almost didn't pull the handle...he lived, the navigator wasn't so lucky.

  • nanunanu20

    nanunanu20 - 2 years ago

    aquashrimp is right on. I think the right engine looses all power. Just after it leaves the tarmac it looks like no exhaust can be seen coming from the right engine. I think it also explains why the jet is traveling to the right during flight. he drops the fuel tank to try to lighten up but that makes him go even further right because he is lighter and only has power from the left engine. doesn't cut it, he ejects. :)

  • Pacfanweb

    Pacfanweb - 2 years ago

    Don't see any pilot error there.

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    aquashrimp

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    aquashrimp - 2 years ago

     It was engine problems. See how the plane begins to climb? If it had been a catapult problem, the plane could have flown in ground effect for a while then climbed out normally. But as soon as the plane begins to climb it loses airspeed, stalls, the pilot jettisons the drop tanks, then ejects.

    • theflyboy

      theflyboy - 2 years ago

      @aquashrimpThey were more than that aircrafts wingspan above the water so no ground effect. Sorry to nit pick.

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    Knightlight

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    Knightlight - 2 years ago

    That's just cost the tax payer millions.

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    Darkestwire - 2 years ago

     Oh shit the engine fell into the water....then they ejected...That wasn't a stall stupid break.

    • SteveHamn

      SteveHamn - 2 years ago

      @DarkestwireEngine fell into the water, are you really that dumb? They jettisoned a fuel tank dood!

    • bacalaohombre

      bacalaohombre - 2 years ago

      @Darkestwireyep, that thing had a hemi

    • SpamBamer

      SpamBamer - 2 years ago

      @DarkestwireAre you sure that was a fuel tank? Looked like Obama's health care package to me!

    • ATC1985

      ATC1985 - 2 years ago

      @DarkestwireOr, your stupid? That wasn't the engine it was a fuel tank, and it did stall because the aircraft couldn't maintain the minimum speed to stay level.

  • Dliteful

    Dliteful - 2 years ago

    Hey, whats with all this violence towards animals with cold cat shot? Why didnt they just warm the cat up? Dont they have convection ovens on these ships?

  • Dliteful

    Dliteful - 2 years ago

    This is what happens when you dont keep the engine tuned and get the air filters washed and waxed regularly. Everyone knows that.

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    kenl4707 - 2 years ago

     I was there VA-145 USS Ranger 1971-1972 COLD CAT SHOT.

    • Mr_Tideman

      Mr_Tideman - 2 years ago

      @kenl4707This happened in the early 1990s, milky licker.

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    slimorspades - 2 years ago

    its not engine failure, the catapault didn't get the jet to right right airspeed to get it flying and no this jet does not have afterburner

    • Mr_Tideman

      Mr_Tideman - 2 years ago

      @slimorspadesYou're talking out of your ass. The jet had an engine failure on take-off. It's in the official AIB report.

    • Bovafett

      Bovafett - 2 years ago

      @slimorspadesold video and it was engine failure

    • slimorspades

      slimorspades - 2 years ago

      @slimorspadesHey Mr_Tideman its a cold cat. its on the Naval Safety Report that is put out every time there is a mishap. plus AIB is for the Air Force not the Navy dumb ass, and in case you didn't notice this is a Naval aircraft on a Naval Ship, so I don't know why the Air Force would be reporting a mishap for the Navy. Plus if you notice how slow the jet is at first its obvious its the catapault, no aircraft starts off that slow on takeoff from the catapault

    • 2bruiser2

      2bruiser2 - 2 years ago

      @slimorspadesu 1diot u can see the engine fall off.

    • Hobbits

      Hobbits - 2 years ago

      @slimorspadesCold cat or not, they had lift after they were shot off. If the engine hadn't failed they would have been able to save it at full power. Instead, the engine failed! What they shot off before ejecting was the fuel tank. Thats standard. Oh, and the rack that holds the tank is called an Aero-7. Not in use anymore. Yeah biotch, I was there.

    • Mr_Tideman

      Mr_Tideman - 2 years ago

      @slimorspadesSuck a fart, slimorspades. The jet had an engine failure, evidenced by its lack of acceleration on climbout. If it was a cold cat, it would've dropped right off the front of the carrier and never would've been flying. I've heard the pilot's personal narrative, so get a job you turd wannabe.

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    hobbitagain - 2 years ago

     Engine loss, plain and simple. Once they realized it was going away, they jettisoned the fuel tanks, then ejected both pilots. Sucks that they are probably injured for hitting the water that hard.

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    CodyAtchley - 2 years ago

     Hey people, this video is old as dirt. This is an A-6 Intruder, crossed over to the EA-6B Prowler YEARS ago. Slimorspades is correct on the Cold Cat. They are not controlled by computers on cat shot.

    • moonshinelarry

      moonshinelarry - 2 years ago

      @CodyAtchleyLooked to me like the right engine failed, no smoke.

    • Mr_Tideman

      Mr_Tideman - 2 years ago

      @CodyAtchleyThis crash happened in the early 1990s and the cause was an engine failure.

    • Damron

      Damron - 2 years ago

      @CodyAtchleyCrossed over? The A-6, an attack aircraft, flew along side the EA-6B, an ECM aircraft since the seventies. The EA-6B replaced the EKA-3B and continues to fly today. The EA-6B did not replace the A-6. The A-6 was replaced by the F/A-18.

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    Teabaggins - 2 years ago

     A thirty year old vid = fail

    • SarahJM

      SarahJM - 2 years ago

      @TeabagginsAh, the term '= fail'. I've barely heard that before.

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    MiNdLeSsHeEp - 2 years ago

     hahaha typical American. what does the military do with all the money they are allocated to train these monkeys?

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    Dliteful - 2 years ago

    Ok, more seriously, I think these planes are under computer control for a few seconds after launch. When the pilot regained control he should have nosed the plane down, built up airspeed, and I didnt see the afterburners kick in although I dont know if this thing has afterburners. Either way, epic fail, but at least he got to go for a swim with a fukked up back (ejection messes you up, I should know, I watched Top Gun lots of times).

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