Catapult Lift Take-Off #1 USS Nimitz

A unique, close-up view of a catapult lift take-off from the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, March 2005, as seen from the Primary Flight Control. Footage was shot by Nancy Keene, executive search consultant who writes blog The Perfect Fit. www.keeneperfectfit.com. The footage was shot during an Overnight DV (Distinguished Visitor) Embark aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier while on maneuvers in the Pacific,

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[Kiraina]

Americanski planes take off with a catapulta, up to 3 at once, and up to maximum takeoff weightski. Something their Russian counterparts can't achieve with the ski slope on the Admiral Kuznetsov. but I guess that kind of performace isn't needed when your carrier can only support 17 fixed wing aircraftski.

[sports89man7]

lol i feel sooo bad for those two yellow shirts... their gettin jetblasted really hard!!!

[Dremple]

"go go go! "she sounds like Tami Taylor from FNL

[yxa86]

I was there couple of weeks ago :)

[bionictrucker1]

Thankyou for posting this video. I was in the U.S. Navy from 88-92. I was in the air-anti submarine squadren, VS-33 Screwbirds attached to Carrier Air Wing 9! I was all over this here flight deck chasing birds during launch & recovery flight ops!

[stucat06]

This was my ship Jan 2,1984 - July 2,1987 Thanks for posting,oh,I was A Grape,so I knew that flight deck very well.

[RicanPito]

Smoooking !!!

[islandgrrl09]

this is what I do onboard the USS Reagan. Cat crew rules...lol!

[renegadebiker24]

I remember flight ops on Westpac '93. I loved watching the takeoffs and landing, especially night flight ops. My squadron flew the F-14A Tomcat, VF24 Fighting Renegades based at NAS Miramar

[aaronCapricorn]

this is the definition of sea presence.

[redbaroniii]

Ops seemed to be slow. I flew off the Forrestal and they launched every 20 seconds. Things got very fast when we launched a full alpha strike of up to 36 aircraft.

[tommytmt]

Russian carriers can't launch any planes that aren't afterburning  because it doesn't have a catapult...