Aircraft Carriers Intensive PIX!!

[memfisa]

What? No folding wings?

[santana]

NORFOLK (Dec. 19, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) arrives at Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)

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NORFOLK (Dec. 19, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) makes its approach pierside at Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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NORFOLK (Dec. 19, 2012) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) hoist the national ensign after the ship moors at Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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NORFOLK (Dec. 12, 2012) Family and friends of the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) watch the ship moor at Naval Station Norfolk. Dwight D. Eisenhower is returning after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility . (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)

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NORFOLK (Dec. 12, 2012) Family and friends of the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) await pierside at Naval Station Norfolk as the ship makes her approach. Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to Norfolk after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)

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NORFOLK (Dec. 19, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) makes its approach pierside at Naval Station Norfolk. Dwight D. Eisenhower returns to Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin J. Steinberg/Released)

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NORFOLK (Dec. 19, 2012) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) depart the ship to go on liberty after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 18, 2012) Lt. Jamie Roman, flight deck officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), launches an F/A-18C Hornet while dressed as Santa Claus during Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7’s fly off. Dwight D. Eisenhower is returning to homeport in Norfolk, Va. after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. Wesley/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 11, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Salvador Santayana, from San Diego, directs an aircraft forward aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 18, 2012) Lt. Jamie Roman, dressed as Santa Claus, launches an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the departure of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7. Dwight D. Eisenhower is returning to its homeport of Norfolk after operating in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 18, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during the departure of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released)

[santana]

From todays!!!! Big Daddy Post!!!


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NORFOLK (Dec. 20, 2012) The aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the retired USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) are in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., the world's largest naval station. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ernest R. Scott/Released)

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NORFOLK (Dec. 20, 2012) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Zachary Brewer, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), greets his fiancé during a homecoming celebration. Iwo Jima returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, Exercises African Lion, Eager Lion, International Mine Countermeasure Exercise 2012, and maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the Mediterranean and Arabian Seas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Julie Matyascik/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 11, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Justin Bryan and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Matthew Fulks clear the launching area as an F/A-18C Hornet from the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Dec. 18, 2012) Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, returns to Naval Air Station Oceana after a six-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, maritime security operations and theater of security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 16, 2012) Seaman Darrell Spencer, from Cloverfield, N.J., stands aft lookout watch on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as an aircraft prepares to land. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

Aircraft carrier DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)
Aircraft carrier GEORGE H. W. BUSH (CVN 77)
Aircraft carrier ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)
Amphibious assault ship BATAAN (LHD 5)
Aircraft carrier ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72)
Aircraft carrier HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75)
Amphibious assault ship WASP (LHD 1)
Amphibious assault ship KEARSARGE (LHD 3)
Amphibious landing platform dock NEW YORK (LPD 21)
A T-AKE dry cargo ammunition ship
Amphibious assault ship IWO JIMA (LHD 7)
and various cruisers, destroyers, frigates and submarines of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

[Eugene Schmidt]

Great pics - a lot of sea power there.

EJ

[D-Mitch]

From todays!!!! Big Daddy Post!!!

I thank you both for this nice post!

[Eugene Schmidt]

Merry Christmas everyone.



S-2 Tracker launching in North Atlantic 1964.

EJ

[D-Mitch]

Merry Christmas EJ and to all our friends here!

[santana]

Merry Christams to you all!!!! Now I am in Vacations mode!!!
Reporting soon from a Special Place of a US Navy Naval Base

[D-Mitch]

Some oldies, photos by Emmanuel L. (Malta, 1970)

More photos..

HMS ALBION R07

HMS OCEAN R68

HMS HERMES R12

[D-Mitch]

It seems some modernization work has started for the Brazilian Sao Paulo, photo Dmitry Rostopshin on October 28, 2012.

[gtb -red]

great photos everybody!

[bd popeye]

Great pix.

When was the last time that Sao Paulo was out to sea? Anyone know? How about santana..

[santana]

Great pix.

When was the last time that Sao Paulo was out to sea? Anyone know? How about santana..

Good Question my Friend!!!! Honestly I dont know, we have to ask
that Question to any body who has conections with the brazilian navy
or better the brazilian military !!!!

[bd popeye]

Good Question my Friend!!!! Honestly I don't know, we have to ask
that Question to any body who has conections with the Brazilian navy
or better the Brazilian military !!!!

Thanks..

I've searched and searched..there are very few recent photos of the Sao Paulo.

[Geo4K]

Happy New Year all - from a long time lurker here. I thought I'd share this recent story from my dad, a Crudaser pilot with 2,000+ hours in that bird and from what I can recall, served aboard the Hanc0ck, Coral Sea and Kitty Hawk:

OK, I share a story of a low pass flyby I did and got a little too
aggressive.
In May of 1965 I was flying the RF-8A Crusader from the USS Kitty Hawk off
of southern Japan. We were operating with the British carrier Hermes which
asked if the Kitty Hawk could provide a aircraft for a supersonic flyby for
them. A F-4 was tasked but he screwed it up and was not supersonic when he
went past and did not have enough fuel for a second pass. So the Kitty Hawk
asked if I would try. I had plenty of fuel and my only concern was that the
aircraft had a 700 kt. speed limit at sea level. The RF-8A did not have the
ventral fins the later models did and thus had a 75 kt. slower speed limit.
Being at sea level and a hot humid day I knew to go supersonic I would have
to be in the 700 kt. range.

I made the pass from the rear of the Hermes and descending through 3,000 ft.
10miles aft I was at 700 kts. but only .98 mach. All was well so I
continued the decent and at 715 kts. I felt the aircraft go supersonic (it
becomes very quiet when supersonic since none of the sounds of the engine
and pressurization systems can now reach the cockpit).

I continued to descend to where the Hermes flight deck was on the horizon
(about 70') and continued to accelerate. At the stern of the Hermes I was
at 745 kts/1.05 mach. Then the nose started an osculating yaw that was
increasing rapidly to something pretty violent. I recognized the aircraft
was loosing directional stability and shortly would try to swap ends and
break up into many, many little pieces, including me (something like that
had happened during one of the initial test flights). A hard pull up and
coming out of afterburner slowed me down in a hurry and stabilized the
aircraft. Right then I became a very firm believer in the limits set in the
pilots manual.

About a month later I got a 8x10" color photo of the flyby. It shows the
nose, cockpit and the upper half of the vertical stabilizer of the aircraft
but the wings and rear fuselage are covered in vapor. The Brits had named
it "The Real Flying Cloud".

I can no longer find that photo.
DAMN!

Oh yeah, if that 1 in a gazillion chance that anyone here knows anything about that photo - feel free to share!
Thanks to all for the entertainment I find here.

George