What if The Arresting Wire Snaps During Landing on Aircraft Carrier
Vložit
- čas přidán 4. 08. 2024
- It doesn't happen everyday that an arresting cable snaps on an aircraft carrier, and when it does, it is extremely dangerous. But why would the cable snap? It's #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT
Music:
Public Tragedy - MARTEN MOSES
Fire and Brimstone - WILL HARRISON
The Higher We Get - WILL HARRISON
The Bayou - TIGERBLOOD JEWEL
00:00 Intro
00:51 Arresting Cables
02:28 Purchase Cables
03:21 Arresting Engines
05:39 Why Why Did The Wire SNAP?!
07:19 Land-Based Arresting Systems
Footage:
US Department of Defense
Note: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
I have so much respect for those wires. I learned early on in my life to never get near a rope that's being tensioned by a moving vessel.
High stakes jump rope
What about that clip where the dude jumps both sides as they come flying back towards him, craziest video I've ever watched
czcams.com/video/Iecvnwh8mIY/video.html here's the video 😵
@@wenethmoon6587 Holy sh. That was crazy and scary.
I know a guy who lost 3 fingers by resting his hand on 1" metal banding before cutting it. It sprang off so fast it took his fingers with it. Work can be a bitch.
Those E2 pilots have some amazing skills if they were able to get the plane back in the air after that. From the footage, it looked like they had lost too much speed to recovery but damn, they managed it like champs.
Definitely skilled. Thankfully their training includes going to takeoff power while the cables stop them, otherwise there would have been no chance.
propeller powered planes require a much smaller difference between landing speed and flying speed so they can recover much easier but also part of procedure is to throttle up when caught by the cable in case of failures pilots can get back to take off speeds
@@imchris5000 True, but even with full throttle hitting the deck, it looked like the arrestor cable had already taken a lot of energy from them before it snapped. Looked like they were right on the edge of whether or not they could have saved it.
Looked like those B-25s taking off for the Doolittle raid
kept the nose down, didn't force it to climb before it was ready, used every inch of altitude to regain airspeed, and retracted the landing gear Quick.
Prehaps the best explaination of the arresting gear system outside of the Navy.
The pilots were able to save the plane because as soon as they hit the deck they advance the throttles to full power, just in case the wire breaks, the hook bounces, or they just flat out miss.
Also, they kept the nose down, didn't force it to climb before it was ready, used every inch of altitude to regain airspeed, and retracted the landing gear Quick.
Wired snapped they didn't miss
@@jbw8471 reading comprehension
@@jbw8471 Reread what they wrote. They didnt claim they missed.
Yeah but they still lost A LOT of speed, which they gained back by not immediately trying to climb.. those wires are designed to stop an aircraft at full power.
I love the guy jumping over the cable ❤️ your days are numbered Bowser!
@JOVANKA----------👇💋 stop spaming
@@happysloth3335 they will never stop
@@happysloth3335 yeah you tell that bot
I'm guessing he was propelled upwards by the force of him violently crapping his pants. 🤣
@@Russo-Delenda-Est dam Chile Tuesday....
That guy had great skills. He jumped that cable like a champ.
All that time playing jump rope paid off.
The timing of that jump is beyond normal human reaction speeds.
Honestly he must've shat himself
Those pilots really deserved that medal... Impressive save of the aircraft, they must teach that wow
They do, As part of landing on a carrier they are required to go full power when they hit the deck.
Prop planes also have MUCH slower airspeeds for lift compared to jets so a prop plane can go much slower then a jet with out a stall.
This would have been only just inside what was possible and would be absolutely terrifying for the pilots to see the end of the carrier coming up and know that they are not slowing down enough, while also knowing they ARE slowing down and losing the chance to get back in the air.
On a side note a carrier's tend to have a helo in the air when planes are preforming a landing in case something like this happens.
The footage of the cable sweeping the crews, is not the same incident from the hawkeye. The footage is from another F18 snapping cable incident, which includes the “jump rope champion” crew who was able to avoid two swepts.
That’s why it says on the top ‘footage just for representation purpose’
Correct!
That happened on the USS George Washington (CVN 73) back in 2003 I believe (while Discovery was filming a documentary. I did a 2004 deployment in the very same ship
Yes I saw this but I don’t remember Exact parts but I do remember this
I like how 98 people made themselves clowns by pissing on the footage without noticing the “just for representation purpose” sentence on the top lol
One time, a street cleaner drove past me. I didn’t notice until the last second, when i jumped as high as I could, up and over the spraying water. I felt a little bit bad-ass...until I saw a guy do the same thing in this video, except instead of jumping over water, he did it with a much faster, deadlier steel cable.
Needless to say, I no longer feel so bad-ass😂
😂
My squadron was attached to that boat at that time. I talked to one of the guys on that deployment and he told me he was just feet away from getting whacked by the cable. It was the only time he actually shit his pants on the boat.
My step son was on the boat at this time jumped the cable
One of my old instructors had his C-2 struck by it
Funny you guys should call it a boat. I was there that day, except I wasnt born yet.
Browning was my Divo. Cool guy. Very professional. He was on that plane. It’s crazy how small the Navy is, while also being so large.
That happens rarely, sometimes moderately
“Oh snap!” -random guy
*“Oh snap.”* -Flight Deck Crew Member
Very good job describing this system! I used to give public tours abord the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) between 2004 and 2006 and you did a better job than I did.
I actually got to see the Lincoln about a month ago because it was docked about 100 Km North of Manila Bay.
I didn't think it was easy but I can't believe how complex it is and how well versed I am in this procedure.
the editing you did feels like some new "weekly of not what you think" discovery show. ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT :D
Landing on aircraft carrier is one the hardest and most dangerous task for pilot 💯
@JOVANKA----------👇💋 @not what you think
Love your content man,sooo interesting to watch and you don't sound annoying.
Excellent video! FLY NAVY, BZ!
When I was a kid I used to go visit my dad at work on the Franklin D Roosevelt CV 42. He took me into the arrestor gear room. The cylinders looked like they were made of brass and the set up looks just like what was described. I believe there were two of them in there. I was on a four day three night dependence cruise from Norfork Virginia to Mayport Florida on its last active run.
Great video, very informative and interesting while not being too complex for people who don't know much about military engineering or engine/hydraulic systems.
Content from this channel is top notch and keeps getting better, love these videos
Nice. I worked in airfield management in the Air Force and got to see the a couple of aircraft (f16s) take the cable because of emergencies. We worked closely with the guys who maintained them so got to see everything and how it worked. Pretty cool stuff. A lot of people that didn't drive on the airfield much were afraid to drive over them. You can actually drive over them as much as you want no problem, I'd just try to avoid the rubber doughnuts. Anyways... Seeing this brought back a lot of memories. I got out 18 years ago
What a great video! Thank you for this!!
Thanks for sharing!
#1 military channel, always so entertaining, educational and the presentation/editing is on point 👌👌👌
Best explanation Ive ran into. Great explanation!
Really a great video! Good job
I had no idea. This was very instructional and your explanation was crystal clear. Thank you from an Army ground pounder.
Outstanding job! You covered it all very nicely.
Thank you!
Always impressed by Such level of engineering to make so much thrust powered airplanes come to halt just like that!!
Great video!!
Excellent video!
That no one was killed is fantastic and amazing. Great video!!!
Well crafted video with very good explanations. Great save by the aircrew! Between the full throttle, great skills, and the excessive lifting wind under the angle deck (the wind is intensified after it splits at the bow, and the overhang of that portion of the deck compounds/compresses to actually have more wind than off the bow) they grabbed every ounce of air and kept her aloft! We used to stand at the bow and appreciate the 30-50 knots of wind, but standing at the edge of the waist felt like a damned hurricane sometimes!
Fascinating and very well explained.
This video was very informative thanks
Thnkyou,broher.
Love this vdeo..
GOD Bless all the crew of the aircraft carrier n their famlies too.
GOD Bless you n fam.
GOD Bless America.🙏🙏🙏😊😊😊👍👍👍
I had worked on one of those ships before. There was one time where instead of being replaced after 125 landings, it was replaced after 300. This caused the wire to snap and when they said, “MAN OVERBOARD MAN OVERBOARD” there was so much adrenaline running through my body that when a small piece of metal hit me it the chest, it felt like someone had touched me. In reality it had went through my body and brought down one of my lungs.
Man adrenaline can be powerful
Thanks for putting useful measurement units in the video so normal people can understand.
Best explanation of this I have ever seen!!!
Great video
I saw it happen in front of me when I was in the navy. During the 1996 deployment on the USS Nimitz the wire broke during an F-18 landing, a piece of the wire broke off and flew forward and hit a Maintenance Chief from the VS-33 Screwbirds in the chest, killing him instantly. The piece of wire passed through him and into the S-3 he was standing next to at the time.
Respect for both pilot and copilot for that swift reaction on saving the plane.
dam dude, I REAlly like ur video style thiss my first video but I'm subbin for sure
Welcome aboard!
I love the F11F in the last clip! It's an F11F-1 from VA-156 "Iron Tigers" aboard the USS Lexington!
High class educational reasearch Video...TNX
I still remember this day like it was yesterday, I was working in Air Operations when this happened, it is absolutely crazy looking back at the footage and how quick they reappeared after going over, when it actually happened, it felt like forever. It was long enough for me to get up, run over the the plotter table, and start making a man overboard plot. After that sigh of relief, then we start hearing the 1MC announcing "Mass casualty", that is when my heart sank a second time. One of the craziest days during my entire time in the Navy.
great vid
How in the world can you talk about this without even once showing the full run ? Amazing !
I served 5 years in the Navy n when I saw the pilots I was amazed cuz I actually served in the same squadron as them. Small world.
Happens more than you would think! Think of the Stress on that cable and other equipment over and over. Planes go full afterburners sooner or later something’s going to give even if only 150 landings!
It actually almost never happens. They get replaced every 100 traps to prevent that
7:05 man played extreme jump rope
Very Nice
The footage of the sailor with the catlike reflexes jumping the snapped arrestor cable sliding across the deck never ceases to amaze me.
I enjoy every single second of your videos, don’t even need to watch to put a like 👍🏼
Woah! I have so much respect for naval pilots.
For anyone who wishes to try and correct me by saying they are "aviators" not pilots, please look at the message below.
@A f6f hellcat Why would I call them aviators when I could call them pilots? It is almost the same thing: Pilot: a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
"a strike by local airline pilots"
Aviator: a pilot.
synonyms:
airman/airwoman · flyer · aeronaut · captain · commander · copilot · first/second officer · wingman · aircrew · aviatrix · birdman
Search it up. (I used bing btw)
Also, don't go trying (and failing) to correct other people for petty reasons while you have improper grammar yourself.
Are u mushy??
Same avatar.
@@antimushroomsd7266
Aggressionsprobleme
/j
@@C_4MP3_R Yup! That’s me!
"Fighter aviator" doesn't really roll off the tongue. Everyone who's seen Top Gun is an expert apparently.
never sell out, you're like the last person on youtube i take information from
I really respect these guys
Thanks🇺🇸
The RAF base in Gibraltar had an emergency arresting system that consisted of an Arrester Cable across the runway, connected to two ship anchor chains zig-zagged along the side of the runway.
I don't believe it was ever used but the theory was that an aircraft snagging the cable would be slowed by the effort of dragging the anchor chains.
Land based arresting cables do exist at mixed airports. Mixed in this context meaning military and civilian use. Since civilian aircraft usually are not designed to work with arresting cables, those systems need to accommodate for that. In Europe (where i fly A320s) airports usually have a "rigged up" and a "rigged down" status for the cable(s), rigged up means for us in an A320 that we cannot "trample", taxi over the cable at more than 40kts, which of course is somewhat hard to do if you land on that runway. It is more of a thing for a line up on the runway, taxi past the cable and commence the take off from there.
In a rigged down status there are no restrictions. Rigged down is often made possible by a groove in the runway in which the cable rests below the surface of the runway, but from where it can easily rigged up into its operational status.
Impressive flying from the Hawkeye crew, good thing the deck is not that close to the waterline.
I was a Photographers mate on the Nimitz (green shirt on deck) and the possibility of a broken cable was of the things that kept me having nightmares. A fellow photographer had been hit by one and you could see the cable strands in his scars!
Thanks. That safety net at the end is worth another video!
Look for one of our videos called “emergency landing on carrier”. We talk a bit more about it in there.
@@NotWhatYouThink Great. Thanks.
SuperFANTASTIC 🔥🔥🔥…
My favorite carrier that i served on with VFA 131. The Love Boat. The good old IKE 0:03
Ever since I played F/A-18 Interceptor on the Amiga, this device has fascinated me, I used to even make paper planes with an arresting hook on them and a paper aircraft carrier and try to land the plane on the carrier.
I was behind an aircraft that experienced that very thing during my second cruise. The #3 wire below deck cable (called the purchase cable in Navy-speak) was down for maintenance for a few days and we were in workups off the coast of Hawaii on a relatively lazy day. My recovery was 3 aircraft, an EA-6B and the two-ship S-3 formation that I was in. That day the #3 wire was brought back on-line and all 4 wires were operational. When the last launch was on the cat the EA-6 started his drop down and me having a wingman I proceeded down at a more relaxed pace. When I rolled into the base recovery course just aft of the ship the EA-6 was crossing the ramp and I got a good view of him grabbing the #3 wire and rolling out but not stopping. The wire snapped and he dribbled off the angle and all 4 four guys ejected. An amazing sight seeing 4 sequential ejections as the aircraft slowing sank in the 10,000+ feet deep Pacific Ocean. All 4 were rescued and the only injury I recall was one of the ejectees suffered a cut on his arm. Apparantly, the weight was set wrong for the EA-6 and the arresting gear engine didn’t have enough payout to stop the plane. Could have been me had I been first in line.
Impressvie flying from the E2 crew, good recovery from a very low injury state. Parting cables can be extremely dangerous sad that the flightdeck crew were injured but glad nobody was killed.
I was working on the flight deck onboard the USS George Washington in 03 when we had an arresting wire snap. An E-2C lost its dome, a Helo lost a tail, and 13 people were MEDEVAC off the ship, some in serious condition.
I had heard about this when it was made public, but always enjoy a good video on these subjects. I was thinking about coffee when I watched it, so got me. 😂
fun army memory for resting cable engines (land based). I served in airforce and we needed to do some cleanup at our warehouse. One staff sergeant mistaked about some normal spring looking car spare parts to be junk and threw them into trash bin. Well just to later find out that those were worth over 20 k€ even thou those didn't look like anything expensive. The thing was that although the engines were basically some old ford automotive stuff, those were rated for air industry standards not car.
The pilots absolutely deserved that medal. Well done.
Thanks
Heck that guy in the yellow jacket was fast to get away from those ropes great reflexes.
The constant training of the U.S. Military pilots is excellent. Not only did those E2 pilots save themselves, but they saved an undisclosed amount of money. Great job, boys!
Very well explained! Thank you!
We get shown that wire snapping incident in bootcamp as a lesson, i forget what it was about, but it takes me back
I'm actually stationed at this squadron. my coworker got hit by this cable snap it broke his ankle luckily he he didn't die. makes my heart drop every time i see the screwtop dome dip under the deck.
That is amazing that he did not lose a limb. Well tell him, "Fair winds and following seas" for me. Glad he is still a biped.
@@johnbasiglone1219 for sure he has a few metal bits in him. I was surprised he's still with our command.
Hello from a former VAW-120 and VAW-124 sailor! :D
woah didnt know about the net shown at the end. Would be nice to have a mini video on that
Check this out: czcams.com/video/yD7cEKashCU/video.html
The pilot had the guts to DROP the nose as the Hawkeye went overboard. He needed to lower the angle of attack to optimize lift at a slow speed. It is the opposite of every human instinct when reacting to a low altitude stall.
If you ever wonder why the planes always add thrust when landing on a carrier until they are completely stopped, this is one of many reasons.
I’m more amazed that the arresting hook on the aircraft doesn’t fail
E 2C Hawkeye resisted arrest
Lmao
@𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐬 • 𝐂𝐚𝐜𝐚 ᵍⁱʳˡ report em for spam
I like these vids but damn the music was loud at tne beginning
That’s exactly why the pilots throttle the aircraft up to full power when they touch down on deck so that they can take back off if something like that happens, they did an awesome job recovering from that wire failure!....
6:40 look at the crew in the bottom right cheering when they see the Hawkeye pulls up lol
That’s vereu cool
Damn this was a scary day.
I was on the Ike 2012-2016
Nice stuff to help stop a airplane ✈️
I was next to the wire on the Eisenhower when it broke. Was truly incredible to see. Watching 6 shipmates I knew get bowled over like pins. People screaming, wasn't cool. Dude smashed his skull, bunch of broken limbs. It was a mess.
Always wondering this for years .
How come cable didn't jammed the tires?
7:10 Ropeskipping-skills level1000
Fun fact- As a plan captain in an E2 squadron during the gulf war 30 years ago we often had a plane stored behind the island. During flight ops/recovery we’d run the whole start up sequence, and I would need to stand the whole time with my back turned just a foot or two away from the arresting gear housing/foul line- relying on all my squadron mates to warn me/pull me to safety should something go wrong or the cable snap. This would be my single most dreaded and worrisome period during an entire cruise. Fortunately, nothing ever happened like in those VHS carrier mishap tapes we would often watch.
Good thing they don't run them up behind the island much anymore!
Its not what you think it’s never what you think
My dad saw this incident happen on the flight deck video feed during his break time. He said his heart stopped when the E2 went over the edge. A couple of the guys on the flight deck got hit by the cable and had to be flown by helicopter to the nearest hospital. This incident happen aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, better known as the IKE.
I spent 254 days at sea onboard the IKE during the Iranian hostage crisis. In fact, up until 9/11 the IKE held the at sea record.
@@MrSpeartip12 Wow, that's about a month longer than my dad's deployment. Thank you for your service.
That still had to be terrifying for the crew--especially the three NFOs in back. No ejection seats...
The ground based systems are much more simple because they can trade precise operation for distance, the emergency type usually operate with simple friction brakes and a fixed resistance for all aircraft.
There are a few more complex setups in locations where they train new carrier pilots.(They train on land before adding the moving ship.)
We had a major hydronic pipe elbow blow out on the #3 engine, causing immediate hydronic failure with a F-14 on the wire. It stopped the F-14 but at the very end on the waist cats, nose gear off the end. The engine completely 2 blocked and broke the ram head. The only reason the cable didn't break is because that was the first trap on a new main cable and cross deck pendent. We just did a reweave on the 3 wire the day before. We didn't have a #3 wire for the rest of the med cruise, they didn't fix the engine because the Navy decommissioned the USS America CV-66 not long after the end of the cruise.
The guy that jumped the rope is such a boss
I used to sleep under the catapult stop, quite a heavy sleeper lol
When I saw the video title I was about to blame the arresting cable... Luckily I didn't... Because it's not what I thought.