How can you not like 0-180 in 3 seconds. This was badass man Props to the downloader. A fuckin top fuel dragster barely does that and its on the ground. Could you imagine a catapult launch in an F-14. Nutts man just Nutts.
@devilleader501 A top fuel dragster accelearates much faster than that. They are doing around 280 mpth at the eighth mile which is about 2.5 seconds into the run
@rockstarr469 FAIL. A top fuel car BUILDS acceleration over time. The first five feet of a cat shot is so violent and instantaneous a TFcar will NEVER be able to duplicate it and would ground loop. Watch the gauge even it CANT keep up with the opening shock(go flip a household light switch off and on for a reference to how quick electricity is). This is a modern GRADUATED cat designed to LIMIT the shock to man and machine. The old types gave you EVERYTHING at once. Ive rode both.
@shifty2757 Except an airspeed indicator doesn't measure speed relative to the surface the aircraft sits on, but rather, as the name suggests, relative to the air moving past it.
@shifty2757 Of course it is, but how does that help? It still indicates the speed of the air moving past the aircraft (or actually the pressure of the air getting into the pitot probe), true airspeed us just calibration for pressure altitude and temperature..
@Tjita1 True airspeed as in like what a speedometer in your car would read. If a car were parked on the ship it's guage would say it's at 0mph because the car itself is not moving. What I mean is the plane isn't moving, sure the carrier is, but the plane is not moving so it is going from 0 to 180, even though it's moving 30 or so in relation to something stationary outside the ship.
@shifty2757 True airspeed is indicated airspeed calibrated for pressure altitude and temperature. It is still a measurement of the speed of the air moving past the aircraft, whether it is flying, standing on the ground or on top of a moving aircraft carrier. Calibrated airspeed is calibrated to faults in the system providing the pressure for the indicator. Ground speed is actual speed over ground. A car however measures speed on the wheels. There is no equivalent measurement on an aircraft. /A&P
@Tjita1 I'm aware, like I said, I didn't mean true airspeed to it's technical definition. I meant "true" as in "The speed the plane is actually flying at" not what the airspeed indicator says. Is the plane flying? No, so it's airspeed is zero since it is not actually moving/flying under it's own power. And I was just using a car as a comparison since what I'm talking about is kind of the same basic principle.
I am an old Whale Rider. Try a 72,000 lb shot from a single tiered Midway Cat. You tunnel right down to just a little vision. Hell of a job holding the camera on it.
@ccarjr Im assuming by single tier you get full power thru the entire stroke? Was Midway the only boat to use that style of cat or was that common at the time?
As a finla checker on Tomcats I worked ALOT of launches. I only got to ride on 1, but it was the greatest amusement park ride of my life. Even though it was on a COD it was still a blast going that fast that quickly. Unforgettable!!!
Paused at the end of the video, what are the two different scales on the airspeed indicator? It looks like 20 appears twice, once on the inner section then as the last part of the outer numbers.
@bc1969214 The outer numbers display Indicated Airspeed (IAS), while the inside numbers display True Airspeed (TAS). IAS is measured off of the windspeed passing the pitot tube, while TAS is adjusted to compensate for lower air resistance on the pitot tube at higher altitudes.
We were never allowed to take pictures of our air speed indicator or CSV or anything that had anything to do with the centerdeck. I was Centerdeck Operator on the Independence. V-2 !
After a navy pilots career....a lot end up with disfigurment and aching in the back due to such forces...it Messes with spinal tissue. But other than that its gotta be great :D
oh wow....didnt know that....i used to wish the UK had catas....now im glad we dont lol
ah, but did you know a pilot (well RAF pilots anyway) are only allowed to eject 3 times before they have to give up flying...it compresses the spine too much :) (pretty unlucky if you bail 3 times lol)
That pretty much goes for any pilot...its rotten luck if you have to eject three times haha =/ It also just depends on how well the pilot can deal with those extra forces
bill langworthy is the only raf pilot to have ejected 3 times and yes after that he was grounded, his brother dick flew the famous chinook 718 during the faulklands conflict :)
shit! it seemed like 2 sec.s ,i cant believe that they can push those heavy ass plains to over 150 knots in that time .how come it doesnt just rip the nose gear off?
the nose gear and landing gear are all specially built for carrier ops, those catapults are powered by steam and with the right amount of pressure build up it could pull just about any thing that flys
what he said, the cat is tested at 90,000 pounds... just my assumption.. during launch the weakest link in the whole system is the launch bar.. also they are putting tension on it before it launches so it is not a big jerk.. I would imagine if the lauch bar and shuttle were inches apart with no contact it would destroy the aircraft.
Preparing to make the jump to hyperspace - 3, 2, 1...
legioXXXtraiana 3 months ago
Awesome - different perspective vs watching launch from the deck
TheShiteMaster 5 months ago
How can you not like 0-180 in 3 seconds. This was badass man Props to the downloader. A fuckin top fuel dragster barely does that and its on the ground. Could you imagine a catapult launch in an F-14. Nutts man just Nutts.
devilleader501 6 months ago 2
@devilleader501 A top fuel dragster accelearates much faster than that. They are doing around 280 mpth at the eighth mile which is about 2.5 seconds into the run
rockstarr469 4 months ago
@rockstarr469 FAIL. A top fuel car BUILDS acceleration over time. The first five feet of a cat shot is so violent and instantaneous a TFcar will NEVER be able to duplicate it and would ground loop. Watch the gauge even it CANT keep up with the opening shock(go flip a household light switch off and on for a reference to how quick electricity is). This is a modern GRADUATED cat designed to LIMIT the shock to man and machine. The old types gave you EVERYTHING at once. Ive rode both.
Tarten46 2 months ago
@rockstarr469 - True. But a top fuelly doesn't weigh 40,000+ pounds either. (-:
Nfarce 1 month ago
It must feel really awkward to have to take your hands off the controls for launch.
Orangebike666 7 months ago
actually its 30(boat speed to 180mph in 1,5 sec
DreamAboutSpace 8 months ago 2
@DreamAboutSpace It's still 0 to 180. In relativity to the boat, the plane is stationary and isn't moving, therefore it's speed is a big fat zero
shifty2757 7 months ago
@shifty2757 Except an airspeed indicator doesn't measure speed relative to the surface the aircraft sits on, but rather, as the name suggests, relative to the air moving past it.
Tjita1 6 months ago
@Tjita1 Ah yes, but that's indicated airspeed, not true airspeed....
shifty2757 6 months ago
@shifty2757 Of course it is, but how does that help? It still indicates the speed of the air moving past the aircraft (or actually the pressure of the air getting into the pitot probe), true airspeed us just calibration for pressure altitude and temperature..
Tjita1 6 months ago
@Tjita1 True airspeed as in like what a speedometer in your car would read. If a car were parked on the ship it's guage would say it's at 0mph because the car itself is not moving. What I mean is the plane isn't moving, sure the carrier is, but the plane is not moving so it is going from 0 to 180, even though it's moving 30 or so in relation to something stationary outside the ship.
shifty2757 6 months ago
@shifty2757 Sure, if you say so.
Tjita1 6 months ago
@Tjita1 Since it is so.... XD
shifty2757 6 months ago
@shifty2757 True airspeed is indicated airspeed calibrated for pressure altitude and temperature. It is still a measurement of the speed of the air moving past the aircraft, whether it is flying, standing on the ground or on top of a moving aircraft carrier. Calibrated airspeed is calibrated to faults in the system providing the pressure for the indicator. Ground speed is actual speed over ground. A car however measures speed on the wheels. There is no equivalent measurement on an aircraft. /A&P
Tjita1 6 months ago
@Tjita1 I'm aware, like I said, I didn't mean true airspeed to it's technical definition. I meant "true" as in "The speed the plane is actually flying at" not what the airspeed indicator says. Is the plane flying? No, so it's airspeed is zero since it is not actually moving/flying under it's own power. And I was just using a car as a comparison since what I'm talking about is kind of the same basic principle.
shifty2757 6 months ago
@DreamAboutSpace Boat, boat - its a bl**dy ship!
Factnotfictionpeople 6 months ago
My piper pa28 its faster! :-)
amgiad 11 months ago
@amgiad Good airplane.
Transam941 10 months ago
@amgiad Nice try.
HSetOSCAR 9 months ago
@amgiad thats barely a second to reach a speed not even available on your pa28 ASI. haha
GOapeshit14 5 months ago 3
Wow.
chrisjeffsmusic 1 year ago
Al set here we go... PUtufffffffffffffffffffffff 2seconds later 150mph yeah.
FernandoEstebanEsteb 1 year ago
@FernandoEstebanEsteb it's in knots!
chrisjeffsmusic 1 year ago
FUCK YOU, CORVETTE!
RADIOACTIVEBUNY 1 year ago
@C4CHopeless, the outer numbers are actually the Machmeter.
rotorznwingz 1 year ago
Best. Gauge. Video. Ever.
danieldeibler 1 year ago
0 to 150 knots in just a few seconds AMAZING
trechan 1 year ago
I am an old Whale Rider. Try a 72,000 lb shot from a single tiered Midway Cat. You tunnel right down to just a little vision. Hell of a job holding the camera on it.
ccarjr 1 year ago
@ccarjr Im assuming by single tier you get full power thru the entire stroke? Was Midway the only boat to use that style of cat or was that common at the time?
Tarten46 1 year ago
wrrrrrrrRRRRRRR THUD.
Shazaam! I just peeled the wings off a 172.
teapotwasp 1 year ago 2
As a finla checker on Tomcats I worked ALOT of launches. I only got to ride on 1, but it was the greatest amusement park ride of my life. Even though it was on a COD it was still a blast going that fast that quickly. Unforgettable!!!
vf74tomcat 1 year ago
interesting noise... vvvrrrrrrrRRRRRR THUD
Damaku250 1 year ago
Paused at the end of the video, what are the two different scales on the airspeed indicator? It looks like 20 appears twice, once on the inner section then as the last part of the outer numbers.
bc1969214 1 year ago
@bc1969214 The outer numbers display Indicated Airspeed (IAS), while the inside numbers display True Airspeed (TAS). IAS is measured off of the windspeed passing the pitot tube, while TAS is adjusted to compensate for lower air resistance on the pitot tube at higher altitudes.
C4CHopeless 1 year ago 2
I like the very end, shows the altimeter. Just under one hundred feet when V1 speed is reached.
LostDog88 1 year ago
if my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, your gonna see some serious shit!
nice vid, thanks! :)
grahamaroo 1 year ago 4
Your mother wanted something that went from zero to 180 in about three seconds.
I bought her a bathroom scale.
FlightLevelHeaded 2 years ago 118
@FlightLevelHeaded Wow how original...
JustinAshley 2 years ago
@FlightLevelHeaded
LOL, get a patent on that, so funny.
bobbycv64 1 year ago
Fuknhell.
I couldn't believe my eyes until I checked the comments and yep, 0-150+ in about two seconds.
Wonder how many Gs they feel.
Come to think of it, they must land and decelerate with similar force.
LaughatNAZIs 2 years ago
If my calculation is correct, that's about 3.4 G's that they'll feel. that is, it's 3.4 times the acceleration due to gravity. Impressive, no? haha
GMANinGA250 2 years ago
Yeah, v impressive. I've been on a fairground ride (centrifuge) and when it peaked at 3G any movement was an extreme effort.
I just cannot imagine (and never want to find out) what its like to pull real high-Gs.
LaughatNAZIs 2 years ago
@LaughatNAZIs 3.4G isn't that bad seeing it only lasts for a couple of seconds but its not great either lol
iscay666 2 years ago
0 ---> 150KTS in less than too seconds. That is about 0 ---> 280Km/h in less than 2 seconds!
9000Gs 2 years ago 2
who ever posted filmed that is a fucking hero........holy shit! !
Cracking video thanks..........your butt cheeks could crack a coconut, i bet.
pgmartini1 2 years ago 52
+1. Extremely well put, sir!!
StaKind85 2 years ago
@pgmartini1 Stop cracking jokes
OriginalAtomicSheep 2 months ago
0---->150Kts in less than 2 seconds. Damn!
WakeUpDummies 2 years ago 2
We were never allowed to take pictures of our air speed indicator or CSV or anything that had anything to do with the centerdeck. I was Centerdeck Operator on the Independence. V-2 !
padraicohare 3 years ago
go jet go.
mightycowhero 3 years ago
the sound is awsome brrrrrrr *bing* silence
Rollo1802 3 years ago 3
Imagine what it feels like.
mousepd 3 years ago 4
After a navy pilots career....a lot end up with disfigurment and aching in the back due to such forces...it Messes with spinal tissue. But other than that its gotta be great :D
cambruda 3 years ago 13
oh wow....didnt know that....i used to wish the UK had catas....now im glad we dont lol
ah, but did you know a pilot (well RAF pilots anyway) are only allowed to eject 3 times before they have to give up flying...it compresses the spine too much :) (pretty unlucky if you bail 3 times lol)
abhiginimav 2 years ago
Im pretty sure its worth the career though =)
That pretty much goes for any pilot...its rotten luck if you have to eject three times haha =/ It also just depends on how well the pilot can deal with those extra forces
cambruda 2 years ago
US pilots can only eject twice before being discharged.
JephN 2 years ago
it would have been 3, but the catapult probably brings it back down to 2 :P
abhiginimav 2 years ago
I meant all military pilots, including USAF.
JephN 2 years ago
are they discharged due to health reasons or are they discharged due to the sole fact that the have ejected twice?
GMANinGA250 2 years ago
Spinal compression.
JephN 2 years ago
@abhiginimav
bill langworthy is the only raf pilot to have ejected 3 times and yes after that he was grounded, his brother dick flew the famous chinook 718 during the faulklands conflict :)
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brake4unicorns2 3 years ago
thats for all you concrete flyers out there steel is steel just like the tip of the sword
bbycrash 3 years ago
0-160 knots in 3.5 sec ain't bad.
Stephenchavana 3 years ago
how much km/h are that?
IDaYidI 3 years ago
That is 160 knots would be 296.32 km/h.
Stephenchavana 3 years ago
180 MPH?
dienkonig33 3 years ago
shit! it seemed like 2 sec.s ,i cant believe that they can push those heavy ass plains to over 150 knots in that time .how come it doesnt just rip the nose gear off?
mjmoto72 3 years ago
the nose gear and landing gear are all specially built for carrier ops, those catapults are powered by steam and with the right amount of pressure build up it could pull just about any thing that flys
readyboy31 3 years ago 2
what he said, the cat is tested at 90,000 pounds... just my assumption.. during launch the weakest link in the whole system is the launch bar.. also they are putting tension on it before it launches so it is not a big jerk.. I would imagine if the lauch bar and shuttle were inches apart with no contact it would destroy the aircraft.
Kopihucky 3 years ago
GRRRRRR BANG and he's airborne LMAO shit nice job holding the cam while holding on for dear life
IMATOTALFAG 4 years ago 7
lol, for realz
makreis 4 years ago
Well now... That pretty much sums things up now doesn't it!
DG121480 4 years ago
holy shit...
Kopihucky 4 years ago
that look's fun as hell, like to have a view of it now coming to a stop by grabbing the number 3 wire.
coastalman226 4 years ago
daaaamn... is that 150 KTS?
aescobar32 4 years ago
yeah, i slowed it down and guy was doing 80 at .7 seconds.
Kopihucky 4 years ago
holy shit
box778899 4 years ago