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http://www.pbs.org/carrier A firsthand look at the upcoming PBS documentary series CARRIER, which follows a core group of film participants aboard the USS Nimitz, from the admiral of the strike group to the fighter pilots to the youngest sailors, as they navigate personal conflicts around their jobs, families, faith, patriotism, love, the rites of passage and the war on terror. PBS PREVIEWS: CARRIER includes behind-the-scenes footage and additional commentary to set the stage for a dramatic voyage for the sailors and officers aboard. CARRIER premieres Sunday, April 27-Thursday, May 1, 2008, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/carrier Help us tell stories like CARRIER on-air and online. Support PBS http://www.pbs.org/carrier/support

Nimitz class aircraft carrier operations.

A deployed US Navy carrier squadron's version of the music video for "Pump It" by Black Eyed Peas. Also check out our video of "Hey Ya" by Outkast.

VAW-113 Black Eagles' version of the All American Rejects "Move Along".

This is a short clip. The entire video is 60 min. For more details go to http://www.militaryvideo.com/store/store.cfm This video contains one hour of the most dramatic carrier landing accidents ever recorded. Film footage from the 1940s to the 1960s of planes ripping into and exploding on the flight deck; dramatic rescues of pilots; planes ramming the island. Featuring the USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Princeton (CV-37), USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60), USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), USS Makassar Strait (CVE-91), USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) and USS Essex (CV-9). Also includes C-130 aborted and successful landings on USS Forrestal (CVA-59).

In this clip, taken from the film Speed and Angels, watch as Jay and Meagan land an F-14 Tomcat on an aircraft carrier. Thanks to unprecedented access granted by the Navy, Director Peyton Wilson captured and created the most intimate film ever made on fighter pilots. Inspired by the passion of two young Navy officers she encountered, Peyton followed Jay and Meagan as they chased their childhood dream of becoming naval aviators flying the F-14 Tomcat. Their two and a half year journey takes them through dogfights in the Nevada desert, night landings on aircraft carriers off the Atlantic coast, and eventually to the biggest challenge young officers face: wartime deployment to Iraq. www.speedandangels.com

Aircraft Carrier Explosion

Su-33 and "Admiral Kuznetzov".One of the best videos you ll ever see.amazing fOOTAGE.MUST SEE!!!The Sukhoi Su-33 (NATO reporting name 'Flanker-D') is a naval military aircraft produced by Russian firm Sukhoi in 1982 for aircraft carriers. It is a derivative of the Sukhoi Su-27 and was initially known as the Su-27K. The main difference from the Su-27 is that Su-33s can operate from aircraft carriers. Moreover, unlike the Su-27, the Su-33 can be refueled during flight.The Su-33 first flew in May 1985, and entered service in the Russian Navy in 1994. An air regiment comprising 24 fighters of the type was formed up on the Russian Navy's only operating aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov.Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov (Russian: Адмирал флота Советского Союза Кузнецов, originally named Tbilisi and then Leonid Brezhnev) is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft carrying cruiser (TAVKR) in Russian classification) serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy. She was originally commissioned in the Soviet Navy, and was intended to be the lead ship of her class, but the only other ship of her class, Varyag, has never been commissioned and was sold to the People's Republic of China by Ukraine under the condition she would never be refitted for combat.Kuznetsov was named after the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov.While designated an aircraft carrier by the West, the design of the Admiral Kuznetsov' class implies a mission different from that of either the United States Navy's carriers or those of the Royal Navy. The term used by her builders to describe the Russian ships is tyazholiy avianesushchiy kreyser (TAKR or TAVKR) - "heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser" - intended to support and defend strategic missile-carrying submarines, surface ships, and maritime missile-carrying aircraft of the Russian fleet. This designation allows the Soviet/Russian navy to circumvent the refusal by Turkey to let aircraft carriers pass the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Fixed-wing aircraft on Admiral Kuznetsov are essentially constrained to air superiority operations. The carrier also carries aircraft for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations, as well as anti-ship missiles. The limiting of aircraft to only air-to-air operations is a result of the carrier's lack of catapults. With the relatively short length of a carrier versus an airstrip, an aircraft weighted down by bombs which are much heavier than missiles; cannot gain enough velocity to get off the deck without aid. Large aircraft armed for strike mission launched from a catapult, like the F/A-18E will often make a short momentary descent. The catapults however impart enough velocity that when combined with the aircaft's engines allow it to accelerate above its stall speed before crashing into the sea. (Unarmed or very lightly armed aircraft however are generally light enough to immediately ascend)On September 27, 2006 it was announced that Admiral Kuznetsov will return to the Northern Fleet by the end of the year. The ship will undergo another modernization refit, in an attempt to correct some of its many technical issues. Admiral Vladimir Masorin, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, also stated that several Su-33 fighters assigned to the aircraft carrier would return to the ship after undergoing maintenance and refits of their own.

TU-22 Backfire attacking US Aircraft Carrier captured from the movie "the sum of all fears" but read the book, it's much better!

Santa Barbara Navy League Episode 22 USS Ronald Reagan Tiger Cruise 2007 from Pearl Harbor to San Diego

No job is too small for this extended family of sailors all living together on an aircraft carrier for months at a time, reports Harry Smith from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Arabian Sea.

http://www.aviationlive.org Online Aviation Pics,Videos and Forumg Admiral Flota Sovetskovo Soyuza Kuznetsov (Russian: Адмирал флота Советского Союза Кузнецов, originally named Tbilisi and then Leonid Brezhnev is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft carrying cruiser (TAVKR) in Russian classification) serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy. She was originally commissioned in the Soviet Navy, and was intended to be the lead ship of her class, but the only other ship of her class, Varyag, has never been commissioned and was sold to the People's Republic of China by Ukraine under the condition she would never be refitted for combat.Kuznetsov was named after the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov. While designated an aircraft carrier by the West, the design of the Admiral Kuznetsov' class implies a mission different from that of either the United States Navy's carriers or those of the Royal Navy. The term used by her builders to describe the Russian ships is tyazholiy avianesushchiy kreyser (TAKR or TAVKR) - "heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser" - intended to support and defend strategic missile-carrying submarines, surface ships, and maritime missile-carrying aircraft of the Russian fleet. This designation allows the Soviet/Russian navy to circumvent the Montreux Convention, which deals with ships passing the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.However, it is not solely a political designation, as the Soviets intended their carriers to be used differently from Western conceptions of their role. The Admiral Kuznetsov main fixed-wing aircraft is the multirole Su-33. It can perform air superiority, fleet defense, and air support missions and can also be used for reconnaissance and the searching for naval mines.It is augmented by the twin seat Su-33UB, which is also used for pilot training along with the Su-25UTG. The carrier also carries the Kamov Ka-27 helicopter for anti-submarine warfare and small transport. For take-off of the fixed wing aircraft, the Admiral Kuznetsov utilizes a ski jump at the end of its deck. On take-off aircraft accelerate toward and up the ski-jump using their afterburners. This results in the aircraft leaving the deck at a higher angle and elevation than on an aircraft carrier with a flat deck and catapults. The ski jump take-off is less demanding on the pilot, since the acceleration is lower, but on the other hand results in a clearance speed of only 120-140 km/h requiring an aircraft design which will not stall at those speeds.

This is a demonstration of the Rucksack/Tibetan carry with a wraparound baby carrier (wrap). The wrap is an Anna Storchenwiege 3.6meter. (Sorry--audio is not so great!)

What a horrible movie but it did have some good flying scenes. They obviously went to great expense to launch B-25's off of an aircraft carrier for example.

Haze - ps3 - Chapter 1: Mantel Land Carrier This game is bad. But I'm playing it anyways buddy! please visit: http://www.bonersgames.com or you will die in 7 days.

The new FedEx pigeon SuperBowl Commercial. Giant pigeons drop stuff on cars

Help us tell stories like CARRIER on-air and online. Support PBS http://www.pbs.org/carrier/support Chief Patrick Reynolds describes some of the dangerous aspects of the flight deck on the USS Nimitz. CARRIER follows a core group of participants aboard the USS Nimitz, from the elite fighter pilots to the youngest sailors and everyone in between, as they navigate personal conflicts around their jobs, families, faith, patriotism, love and the war on terror. CARRIER premieres Sunday-Thursday, April 27-May 1, 2008, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/carrier

Im reuploading this vid about USN F-18..Hope this time will not be removed.(Music:3 doors down-Kryptonite (c)Universal Music.The Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. Designed in the 1970s for service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, the Hornet is also used by the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the Blue Angels since 1986. Its primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its contemporaries. A version exported to Finland and Switzerland without ground attack capabilities is called the F-18 Hornet. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a distinct, evolutionary upgrade to the F/A-18 designed to serve a complementary role with Hornets in the U.S. Navy.Development of the F/A-18 came as a result of the U.S. Navy's Naval Fighter-Attack, Experimental (VFAX) program to procure a multirole aircraft to replace the F-4 Phantom II, A-4 Skyhawk, and A-7 Corsair II, and to complement the F-14 Tomcat. Vice Admiral Kent Lee, then head of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), was the lead advocate for the VFAX against strong opposition from many Navy officers, including Vice Admiral William D. Houser, deputy chief of naval operations for air warfare - the highest ranking naval aviator.In August 1973, congress mandated that the Navy pursue a lower-cost alternative to the F-14. Grumman proposed a stripped F-14 designated the F-14X, while McDonnell Douglas proposed a navalized F-15, but both were nearly as expensive as the F-14. That summer, Secretary of Defense Schlesinger ordered the Navy to evaluate the competitors in the Air Force's Light Weight Fighter (LWF) program, the General Dynamics YF-16 and Northrop YF-17.[4] Though the competition specified a day fighter with no strike capability. In May 1974, the House Armed Services Committee redirected $34 million from the VFAX to a new program, the Navy Air Combat Fighter (NACF), intended to make maximum use of the technology developed for the LWF program.Though the YF-16 won the LWF competition, the Navy was skeptical that an aircraft with one engine and narrow landing gear could be easily or economically adapted to carrier service, and refused to adopt an F-16 derivative. The Navy fought for and won permission to develop an aircraft based on the YF-17. Since the LWF did not share the design requirements of the VFAX, the Navy asked McDonnell Douglas and Northrop to design a new aircraft around the configuration and design principles of the YF-17. The new aircraft, designated the F-18, shared not a single essential dimension or primary structure with the YF-17. Secretary of the Navy W. Graham Claytor announced on March 1, 1977 that the name of the aircraft would be "Hornet".In the 1990s the US Navy faced the retirement of its aging F-14 Tomcat, A-6 Intruder, EA-6 Prowler airframes without proper replacements even in development. To answer this deficiency, the Navy had the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet developed. Despite its designation, it is not an upgrade of the F/A-18 Hornet, but rather, a new, larger airframe utilizing the design concepts of the Hornet. Until the deployment of the F-35C Lightning II, Hornets and Super Hornets will serve complementary roles in the US Navy carrier arsenal.The F/A-18 is a twin engine, mid-wing, multi-mission tactical aircraft. It is superbly maneuverable, owing to its good thrust to weight ratio, digital fly-by-wire control system, and leading edge extensions (LEX). The LEX allow the Hornet to remain controllable at high angles of attack. This is because the LEX produce powerful vortices over the wings, creating turbulent airflow over the wings and thus delaying or eliminating the aerodynamic separation responsible for stall, allowing the Hornet's wings to generate lift several times the aircraft's weight, despite high angles of attack. * Crew: F/A-18C: 1, F/A-18D: 2 (pilot and weapons system officer) * Length: 56 ft (17.1 m) * Wingspan: 40 ft (12.3 m) * Height: 15 ft 4 in (4.7 m) * Wing area: 400 ft² (38 m²) * Airfoil: NACA 65A005 mod root, 65A003.5 mod tip * Empty weight: 24,700 lb (11,200 kg) * Loaded weight: 37,150 lb (16,850 kg) * Max takeoff weight: 51,550 lb * Powerplant: 2× General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans o Dry thrust: 11,000 lbf (48.9 kN) each o Thrust with afterburner: 17,750 lbf (79.2 kN) each # Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (1,190 mph, 1,915 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,190 m)

This 31 second movie clip shows a takeoff and landing of the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. NASA uses two modified Boeing 747 jetliners, originally manufactured for commercial use, as Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). One is a 747-100 model, while the other is designated a 747-100SR (short range). The two aircraft are identical in appearance and in their performance as Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.

Britain's future aircraft carriers.

Video from the Dassault Aviation website presenting the Rafale operations on board the French "Charles de Gaulle" aircraft carrier

The Soviets based the BTR-80 on the BTR-70 APC. It has a 260-hp, V-8 turbocharged, water-cooled, diesel engine. The reconfigured rear portion of the hull accommodates a new, single engine. The Soviets removed the roof chamfers of the modified BTR-70, raised the rear, and squared off the rearward-sloping engine compartment. Standard equipment include TNPO vision blocks, optical devices TNP-B and TKN-3 for the driver and commander, an OU-3GA2M infra-red search light, six 81mm smoke grenade launchers 902V "Tucha", a radioset (R-173 or R-163-50U), an intercom and hydrojets. BTR80 Weight 13.6 tonnes Length 7.65 m Width 2.90 m Height 2.35 m Crew 3 (+7 passengers) Armor [secret] Primary armament 14.5mm KPVT machine gun Secondary armament 7.62mm PKT machine gun Engine diesel KamAZ-7403 260 hp (190 kW) Power/weight 19 hp/tonne Suspension wheeled 8×8 Operational range 600 km Speed 80 km/h, swim 9 km/h

Tomcat's last trap and cat launch from an aircraft carrier Everything looks normal. Pilot and RIO of F-14 Tomcat no. 112 of Fighter Squadron VF-31 "Tomcatters" make the final control checks on catapult no 3 on the waist of the nuclear aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, at 4:42 pm of the 28th of July 06. It is not. Tension is in the air. The plane and crew are about to do their last catapult launch aboard an F-14 ever, for it will be relieved from service. They surely feel nostalgic after flying that powerful and beautiful plane. Seven shooters instead of one move stylishly, giving the catapult operator the signal to release the plane, as a way of saluting the aircraft goodbye. In three seconds it is shot and in the air. This favorite plane of many is being retired after 33 years of service because the cost/time of maintenance is four times higher than the F-18 Hornet's. The F-14 crews will move on to fly this plane. Its last combat operation was in February with VF-213 "Blacklions" and VF-31 "Tomcatters" in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Today, the last squadron remaining on a carrier, the distinguished VF-31 flies to NAS Oceana until its retirement in September. For years I dreamt of watching the Tomcat in service and today I am here to witness its last operations on a carrier! The Tomcat was made for the cold war and yet it could well continue to serve. It has the most powerful radar ever used by a fighter, the long range Phoenix missile, only usable with this radar, it is faster and has more weapons load capacity and more range than the Hornet, and with its variable geometry wings it is highly maneuverable. Pilot Lieutenant Justin "Jugs" Halligan puts it this way: (...) the Hornet is not an excellent plane, it is just good, it does the job, and for the way combat happens nowadays, you don't need more...but for flying, I'd rather get in the Tomcat and hit the afterburners!!! Pablo A Romay 07/06 On July 28th 06, the last 8 Tomcats in service, from squadron VF-31 'Tomcatters', made their historic last landings and take offs from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. I was one of the few lucky journalists to be there(the only latinamerican). After the last operation, the Tomcats took off to land on NAS Oceana, in Virginia Beach, VA. The last Tomcat to land was no. 110. After that, there was a flight demonstration between a Tomcat & a Hornet, a Tomcat's transonic pass and a goodbye flight formation of 4 Tomcats surrounded by 12 Hornets. The FA-18 had been taking the place of the Tomcat and would substitute it definitely. The last official flight of the Tomcat was on September 22, during the goodbye celebration, named 'Tomcat Sunset'. Enjoy! pabloniapilot@yahoo.com http://pabloniaphoto.blogspot.com/

Jet taking off then in-air refueling then landing on carrier

Su-33. Admiral Kuznetsov carrier music by mix by BLUEZZZZZZ