Has Marine Air ever Considered picking up A10's??

From: (Pechs1)
Date: 4/19/2004 06:24 Pacific Daylight Time

WDAllen- The Navy did operate a C-130 from a Midway class carrier,
including
arrested
landings.

Flatley did it but not arrested landings. max reverse pitch at
landing..no'traps'.

Plus on a slightly larger boat -- the Forrestal.

MW

Mike- Plus on a slightly larger boat -- the Forrestal. BRBR

Right you are but the total area of the Midway-maru's flight deck is indeed
larger than the FID...
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Pechs,

Right you are but the total area of the Midway-maru's flight deck is indeed
larger than the FID...

Before or after her conversion? Midway's conversion happened after
Flatley's C-130 trials, IIRC.

--
Mike Kanze

Q. (Peter Marshall) "Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get
older?"
A. (Charley Weaver) "My sense of decency."

- Hollywood Squares



"Pechs1" wrote in message
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Mike- Plus on a slightly larger boat -- the Forrestal. BRBR

Right you are but the total area of the Midway-maru's flight deck is
indeed
larger than the FID...
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye
Phlyer

Mike- Before or after her conversion? Midway's conversion happened after
Flatley's C-130 trials, IIRC. BRBR

When I was onboard rfrom 1980-1983...acerage was larger than the FID class
boats...
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

From: (Pechs1)
Date: 4/20/2004 06:11 Pacific Daylight Time

Mike- Plus on a slightly larger boat -- the Forrestal.

Right you are but the total area of the Midway-maru's flight deck is
indeedlarger than the FID...

Interesting. Would that have been the case back in '63 when the tests were
conducted?

MW