cybercow222: The A-5 Vigilante, also known as "Viggie" was a large plane for a carrier. It was also called the Mach 2 Malfunction. They had lots of problems. But it was a beautiful plane. They used to have one at the Naval Aviation Museum at N.A.S. Pensacola. I was stationed there when they brought that plane in, decommissioned it and gave it to the museum.
Last month i was visiting San Diego, and we tok tht tour on USS Midway. when i saw how big the vigilante is i was shocked, and an cool aircraft though
NEWS FLASH - Flight Sim History Made -- Feb 6th 2010 - I have posted two videos of my carrier landing in the AlphaSim freeware craft using my photo-real panel made from a 1963 NASA Dryden research photograph. I made two night traps with about 25% fuel, (all tanks) full flaps , 150 knots approach. To my knowledge I am the first ever sim pilot to land this aircraft as I have seen no one else post video of it. I have landed the F-14, F-18, EC-2, S-3, EA-6B and now this...the most difficult A-5 !!
Please check out my website at SimSamurai-dot-net. I am going to post some carrier traps with this aircraft soon. I am a pilot, cockpit builder and panel designer. I am actually flying in a real F-18 trainer next week and will be releasing a freeware photo real panel for it very soon. This beast is born again!
Vr speed (approach speed at short final in the case of a carrier landing) as it's landing. It was a monster and a real handful in that sense or so I've heard. Speed at end of cat shot was probably in the order of nearly 180 knots.
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radreader01 7 months ago
How acurate was the rear end bomb eject tunnel??
RobSar63 9 months ago
cybercow222: The A-5 Vigilante, also known as "Viggie" was a large plane for a carrier. It was also called the Mach 2 Malfunction. They had lots of problems. But it was a beautiful plane. They used to have one at the Naval Aviation Museum at N.A.S. Pensacola. I was stationed there when they brought that plane in, decommissioned it and gave it to the museum.
StephenB58 10 months ago
great video....
U2000M 1 year ago
Last month i was visiting San Diego, and we tok tht tour on USS Midway. when i saw how big the vigilante is i was shocked, and an cool aircraft though
cybercow222 1 year ago
NEWS FLASH - Flight Sim History Made -- Feb 6th 2010 - I have posted two videos of my carrier landing in the AlphaSim freeware craft using my photo-real panel made from a 1963 NASA Dryden research photograph. I made two night traps with about 25% fuel, (all tanks) full flaps , 150 knots approach. To my knowledge I am the first ever sim pilot to land this aircraft as I have seen no one else post video of it. I have landed the F-14, F-18, EC-2, S-3, EA-6B and now this...the most difficult A-5 !!
SimSamurai 2 years ago
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Please check out my website at SimSamurai-dot-net. I am going to post some carrier traps with this aircraft soon. I am a pilot, cockpit builder and panel designer. I am actually flying in a real F-18 trainer next week and will be releasing a freeware photo real panel for it very soon. This beast is born again!
SimSamurai 2 years ago
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Chuckjagermeister 2 years ago
That takeoff or landing speeds?
CVKent317 2 years ago
Vr speed (approach speed at short final in the case of a carrier landing) as it's landing. It was a monster and a real handful in that sense or so I've heard. Speed at end of cat shot was probably in the order of nearly 180 knots.
Chuckjagermeister 2 years ago
That one landing at position 34 looks like the insignia of the RVAH-7 Peacemakers, (decomissioned Sept. '79)
JollyChollie 3 years ago
Ooh Ooh Ooh tell 'em about the bomb tunnel that ejected the Nukes out the back!
chiburui6 3 years ago
Didn't it get pushed aside in inter sevice squabbling? Very nice plane that really looks the part.
Arcmate 3 years ago
THAT WAS A BIG PLANE. P&WA ENGINES?
Y2R4U 3 years ago
No, they were GE J-79s, 18k thrust in afterburner
brums737 3 years ago
I like it.
If you can get your hands on the RA-5C carrier accident compendium, that would be a great!
fminicn 4 years ago