Ditching at Sea

You could do it like Jay Lyman did in his VF-24 FJ-3 Fury (an outgrowth of
the Air Force F-86 Sabrejet) back in 1956. He was on final at the ramp when
he got too slow, too nose up, and then too wet. The a/c dropped tail first
into the water. It sank out of sight then bobbed back up. Jay stood up and
the plane went down from under him. The helo was right there to pick him up.

Or you could do like another of us in a VA-192 FJ-4B tanker in 1959 and snag
the three wire while also hitting the barricade with a total of only 50 lb.
total fuel on board, (250 lb. fuel needed for a bolter and go around).

Those were great times back when we all thought we were immortal!

WDA


"Mike Keown" wrote in message
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Lets say you're flying a F-6 Hellcat. You can't
land on board cause your too shot up and your
hydraulics are gone( no landing gear) Your carrier
is in sight they know of your problem and have
dispatched rescue. The sea is moderately calm.
How do you land your aircraft?
Mike