70'sChevyGirl Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I couldn't quit watching this and thinking how very future like this ship is and all of the technology that has been put into it. Folding wings on Fighter Jets? I wonder what our military will have in store for the future? <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wLPOTdG8vlc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I would love to take a tour of this ship. Love the USA!!
Marylander Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Simply amazing. 4.5 acres moving at 30 knots.
Chris@Adams Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 I can't hardly grasp the size of those ships.
LDM Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 Umm...the Stennis has been in service for 16 years now, and folding wings have been used since before World War II...not exactly new technology.
Team Adam's Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 If you watched the "Carrier Classic" college basketball game a little while back this aired before hand - pretty interesting: <iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iSYLDjkScS4?rel=0&hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
dipolley Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 One of my groom's men was stationed on the Stennis. He could tell you all kinds of stuff about it. It is so big that some of the crew who work on it never actually get to see the ocean when at sea.
Dv3andrs Posted December 2, 2011 Posted December 2, 2011 They are incredible! It's so cool to be running around up there while flight ops are going on, coolest spot is right next to the catapults. Can't wait to get back out to sea...
LFairbanks Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 I couldn't quit watching this and thinking how very future like this ship is and all of the technology that has been put into it. Folding wings on Fighter Jets? I wonder what our military will have in store for the future? <IFRAME height=315 src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wLPOTdG8vlc" frameBorder=0 width=420 allowfullscreen></IFRAME> I would love to take a tour of this ship. Love the USA!! My Christmas Helper this year' date=' his father flew F-14's off of an Aircraft Carrier, and was in the first Gulf War. I don't recall the name, but I do remember him telling me it is the smallest Carrier. Some interesting stories that he has shared with me. My son has had a huge fascination with Airplanes, Military History, WWII, and Guns. His goal is to join the Air Force or Navy and learn to fly. He is 13 now and has had this goal since about 8 or 9. We were at the state Fair last year and the Navy, and Air Force Recruiters were showing him pictures of planes and they could not stump him. He knew exactly what they were, who made it and some technical details about each one. He is currently in the Civil Air Patrol. Below is a picture of him in his Dress Uniform. In this picture he is looking all serious [img']http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae354/LFairbanks31/1211100854a.jpg[/img]
Chewy Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Yep, folding wings are OLD SCHOOL! I was on the USS Intrepid a couple of months ago. It's just a carrier, not a super carrier like the Stennis and IT was huge. The SC's dwarf the standard carriers. They're too wide to fit in the Panama Canal too.
Rich Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Nobody can grasp the size of those things until you're up next to it or on it. Can't even guess what ships will be like for my grandkids and great grandkids.
LDM Posted December 3, 2011 Posted December 3, 2011 Nobody can grasp the size of those things until you're up next to it or on it. Like this?
LFairbanks Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Len. Are you on a re-supply ship? And where is the ice cream??? Thank you for your service.
Pure-Vision Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Here is one I took while on deck during flight demonstrations and of me, my father-in-law and my daughter after the Tiger Cruise ended. Being able to go on the TR CVN-71, was a once in a lifetime opportunity. We were one of the last ones off since my daughter worked in the reactor department.
LDM Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 Len. Are you on a re-supply ship? And where is the ice cream??? Thank you for your service. Yeah I was on a replenishment ship. I used to work for Military Sealift Command so I got to see a fair share of the fleet underway. Here are a few more of the pics I took while out to sea in no particular order. Getting to refuel helicopters was one of the perks of the job. Supporting the earthquake relief in Haiti. Going through the Suez Canal you can barely make out the destroyer following us in the haze. Yes, those are real bullets... Ignore the hair and beard in the last pic. I'd been out to sea for way too long. And though the thanks are appreciated, I was just doing my job, so it's not necessary. We were all civil service mariners, not actual military personnel. They're the real heroes.
Bigredmariner Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 We were all civil service mariners, not actual military personnel. They're the real heroes. Good stuff Len.
LFairbanks Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 In one of those bottom pics it looks like your refueling??? Just curious how many gallons per minute can be moved, out of curiosity. Those were some cool pics. I will have to share them with my son. Thanks for sharing.
LDM Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 In one of those bottom pics it looks like your refueling??? Just curious how many gallons per minute can be moved, out of curiosity. Those were some cool pics. I will have to share them with my son. Thanks for sharing. The ship I was on in that picture, the USNS Arctic, can pump 3000 gallons per minute from each pump. That requires a 500hp AC motor just to drive the pump! To give you an idea, one day the Truman took just under 2 million gallons of fuel and the UNREP lasted almost 6 hours with two stations pumping. That's still nowhere near as long as it takes to onload or offload all of a carrier's ammo while underway. I have a lot more pictures like those, but I figured post too many and people would just get bored with them.
LFairbanks Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 So I showed your pics to the kid and got an education...lol. He was telling me what was in the pictures and even knew that 3rd pic in was a San Antonio class ship. I didn't even know that. We did a search of the F-18 (the planes on the Carrier Deck) and saw this. It was kinda cool, so we thought we would share it.
LDM Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 Yeah that was the USS Mesa Verde in that pic, still a pretty new ship at the time. In fact, they were just doing training drills coming along side us. We never actually transferred anything to them.
StormChaser Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 So I showed your pics to the kid and got an education...lol. He was telling me what was in the pictures and even knew that 3rd pic in was a San Antonio class ship. I didn't even know that. We did a search of the F-18 (the planes on the Carrier Deck) and saw this. It was kinda cool, so we thought we would share it. Love it!!!
Dv3andrs Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 Dude, those pics are awesome! Thanks for what you do! We'd have a tough time without you guys!
THE Mook Posted December 5, 2011 Posted December 5, 2011 This thread was a great way to spend some time! Mook
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