Comments on: F/A-18 Crash Lands On Aircraft Carrier

By: USMC BEANS

USMC BEANS — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:04:48 +0000

F/A-18

By: bill-tb

bill-tb — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:26:49 +0000

F/A-18 …

By: blastdad( typical white patriot)

blastdad( typical white patriot) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:56:08 +0000

F/A 18 alright. F-15s are air force and not too many have tailhooks. Scary as all heck though.

By: 007

007 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:32:25 +0000

That was one fine controlled landing. No damage to other planes! Or People. to the Pilot.

No go change your flight suit!!!!

By: ticticboom(Will Kill For Oil)

ticticboom(Will Kill For Oil) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:17:30 +0000

Bash, you shoulda known better. As has been noted, it’s a Hornet. I figure a F-15 pilot would rather take his chances ejecting than trying to land on a carrier.

Although I once heard of a C-130 making an emercency landing on a carrier.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:59:07 +0000

Good save on the F-18

And yes the largest aircraft ever landed on a carrier is a C-130.

http://www.military-heat.com/65/c130-hercules-deck-landing/

By: AFITgrad86

AFITgrad86 — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:17:21 +0000

As a former “Eagle Keeper” (USAF Maintenance puke on F-15’s) I can tell you ALL F-15’s have tail hooks and they are used for the same purpose as their Navy counterparts — barrier engagements — except we only do it in emergencies where as the Navy and USMC do it routinely.

By: Bash

Bash — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:18:30 +0000

OMG, you’re right! I just looked one time typed furiously and was putting up posts…

I’m so ashamed…I’ll go kill a pig now…

Good catch.