Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-22 Thread Tony Peden
On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 22:22, Russell Suter wrote: Tony Peden wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 19:12, Russell Suter wrote: Tony Peden wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 09:54, Christopher S Horler wrote: Can anyone tell me the largest a/c that can operate from an a/c

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Matevz Jekovec
Christopher S Horler wrote: Can anyone tell me the largest a/c that can operate from an a/c carrier? Thanks, Chris I think S-3 Viking. - Matevz ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Jon Stockill
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Matevz Jekovec wrote: I think S-3 Viking. C130 -- Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Jon S Berndt
On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:32:18 +0100 (BST) Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Matevz Jekovec wrote: I think S-3 Viking. C130 http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Russell Suter
Although interesting, this is certainly not typical! If you want to know about aircraft that typically operate on a carrier: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/powerhouse/airwing.html Jon S Berndt wrote: On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:32:18 +0100 (BST) Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Lee Elliott
On Thursday 21 August 2003 21:21, Russell Suter wrote: Although interesting, this is certainly not typical! If you want to know about aircraft that typically operate on a carrier: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/powerhouse/airwing.html Jon S Berndt wrote: On

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Lee Elliott
On Thursday 21 August 2003 18:41, Jon S Berndt wrote: On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:32:18 +0100 (BST) Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Matevz Jekovec wrote: I think S-3 Viking. C130 http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml A bit lower down that

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Tony Peden
On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 09:54, Christopher S Horler wrote: Can anyone tell me the largest a/c that can operate from an a/c carrier? The E-2C (or the cargo version of the same plane) is probably the biggest that currently operates from U.S. carriers. Thanks, Chris

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Russell Suter
Tony Peden wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 09:54, Christopher S Horler wrote: Can anyone tell me the largest a/c that can operate from an a/c carrier? The E-2C (or the cargo version of the same plane) is probably the biggest that currently operates from U.S. carriers. I guess that

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Russell Suter
Lee Elliott wrote: On Thursday 21 August 2003 18:41, Jon S Berndt wrote: On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:32:18 +0100 (BST) Jon Stockill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 21 Aug 2003, Matevz Jekovec wrote: I think S-3 Viking. C130

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Russell Suter
Lee Elliott wrote: I've got an idea that the (R)A-5B Vigilante was one of the largest and heaviest carrier based a/c. Heaviest, that is if you consider a full load. At almost 80,000 lbs, max takeoff weight, you could be right. -- Russ Conway's Law: The structure of a system tends to

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Tony Peden
On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 19:12, Russell Suter wrote: Tony Peden wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 09:54, Christopher S Horler wrote: Can anyone tell me the largest a/c that can operate from an a/c carrier? The E-2C (or the cargo version of the same plane) is probably the biggest

Re: [Flightgear-devel] OT: Aircraft Carriers

2003-08-21 Thread Russell Suter
Tony Peden wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 19:12, Russell Suter wrote: Tony Peden wrote: On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 09:54, Christopher S Horler wrote: Can anyone tell me the largest a/c that can operate from an a/c carrier? The E-2C (or the cargo version of the same plane)