Aw ****s and Bravo Zulus

stephen- I'd look you up. Frog Allen
was followed by Fred Bear Voght,
then John Burner Best. This is from 5/79 to 12/83. BRBR

Yer right...I'm confusing Frog Allen withj somebody else..

stephen One of the many thrills one could derive from working the roof was
watching
the Ordnance and centerline jettison after a bridle slap perf'd the centerline
on the F-4. It got everyone's attention, from the spectator's point of view.
No doubt a similar attitude was taken by the Aircrew (albeit a bit more
intense). BRBR

I had more than a few but most of the time you didn't feel it, a call from a
'good' Airboss when he calmly said, " bridle slap, come outta A/B"...

P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Could someone explain to a blackshoe what a "bridle slap" is/was. Assume this
had nothing to do with martrimony :-)

james- Could someone explain to a blackshoe what a "bridle slap" is/was.
Assume this
had nothing to do with martrimony :-)
BRBR


Pardon my spelling up front. F-4 was launched with a bridle, big cable strung
from catapult to two hooks under A/C. Unless ya wanted to throw it away each
launch, it was held by a rope made setup called the vanselm. It consisted of
some rope that were attached to brass sliders that went the length of the cat
track(brass for no sparks). Sometimes these sliders would pop out, smacking the
F-4 centerline tank, puncturing it, with thr A/B igniting the fuel that was
a'sreaming out. No big deal, just come outta A/B, fire stopped. Either let the
fuel drain out or jettison CL before recovery, look for a tanker or yo-yo(make
the recovery immediately following your launch).
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

CDR Chisholm explained to the "Blackshoe":
F-4 was launched with a bridle, big cable strung
from catapult to two hooks under A/C.
Here's a couple good photos (in this case an A-4 Whale- but the same idea):

http://members.cox.net/eholmes333/soun-pg5.html


Larry
AECS (AW/SW/MTS)
Disabled Combat Veteran
USN Retired

20 years of Navy in my rear view mirror
and getting further away every day ;-)

"Pechs1" wrote in message
...
james- Could someone explain to a blackshoe what a "bridle slap" is/was.
Assume this
had nothing to do with martrimony :-)
BRBR


Pardon my spelling up front. F-4 was launched with a bridle, big cable
strung
from catapult to two hooks under A/C. Unless ya wanted to throw it away
each
launch, it was held by a rope made setup called the vanselm. It consisted
of
some rope that were attached to brass sliders that went the length of the
cat
track(brass for no sparks). Sometimes these sliders would pop out,
smacking the
F-4 centerline tank, puncturing it, with thr A/B igniting the fuel that
was
a'sreaming out. No big deal, just come outta A/B, fire stopped. Either let
the
fuel drain out or jettison CL before recovery, look for a tanker or
yo-yo(make
the recovery immediately following your launch).
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye
Phlyer