What Happens When a Pilot Misses the Landing on US Aircraft Carriers

[@brolinofvandar]

I was a radar ET aboard the USS Forrestal during her 82 Med/IO cruise. Landing on an aircraft carrier was often referred to as a "controlled crash". The plane comes in with enough speed and power, if it misses catching any of the arresting gear cables, the pilot can accelerate and go back up for another approach. They practice this in what are called "touch and go"'s. Touching down on deck and then immediately taking off again. And, there's a net that can be deployed across the deck to "catch" a plane, if there's an issue with the tailhook, etc. That arresting gear is also very, very noisy, when you're on the deck below. Just below the flight deck is a full deck between the flight deck and the hangar bay. There was actually berthing spaces located in between the machinery rooms housing the arresting gear systems. I've been walking along the passageway there when a recovery took place. Between the thump and vibration of the plane itself hitting the deck, then the noise of the cable itself and the dampers, I can't imagine trying to sleep there. Our berthing was in an "interesting place". On the 03, so just below the flight deck level. Outboard of the island, below what was referred to as the "bomb farm". That piece of flight deck area outboard of the island was where they would stage things before loading them on a jet prior to launch. We were right below it. Inboard from us was the stacks (this was a pre-nuke carrier), outboard was "air", beneath us water. Common saying was, if you heard a bump above you, you were fine. If anything happened, you wouldn't hear it, you'd just find yourself in the water. We got evacuated one day, due to a stack fire that was cooking the paint off the bulkheads, fuming the berthing compartment (or "coop"). That day sucked, given that I was night crew and we didn't get the coop back until time to go to work again. The heat shields behind the catapults were called Jet Blast Deflectors, or JBDs. And, I can tell you from first hand experience where the blast is deflected from the starboard bow cat. Myself and another tech were up on a catwalk around the front of the bridge, coming up to either side of a small commercial type radar mounted there (LN-66, I believe, similar to a Raytheon Pathfinder). On that radar, everything is under a flat "dome", around 3' diameter. Held on by clamps. We had just unclamped the cover and were bringing it up and off, when they began a launch from the starboard bow cat. After almost having the dome ripped out of our hands, we tucked in as much as possible to avoid the blast and clung to the cover. As soon as the launch was over, we put the cover back on and aborted the job. Went back later, after flight ops. Even as high up as we were (around 8 decks up or so), it was still very hot and very fast. We lost two F-4s on that cruise, one on a launch, one on a recovery. I was night crew, so I missed actually seeing the launch failure, but I saw the video. 1/3 - 1/2 down the rail, a sudden burst of steam, all the momentum dies, and the plane just dropped off the bow of the ship. You'd normally see an F-4 drop a bit as it left the deck, but it would immediately come back up. This one didn't. The failed recovery was a night recovery and I saw the immediate aftermath. Our radar shop was in the island, and when someone ran in tell us about the crash, we all ran out onto "vulture's row" (a catwalk on the flight deck side of the island). Spot fires scattered between the fantail and the island. The plane had come in low and clipped the deck, apparently flipping over and breaking up across the deck. Since it was a night recovery, it meant our ACLS (Automated Carrier Landing System) radar was in use. We meant our shop was under investigation for around a month, as they went through maintenance records, etc. Finally determined it to be pilot error. The radar would get a lock at around 5 miles out, take control and put the plane on the flight path (hence, our investigation), then control was returned to the pilot for the last mile and the actual recovery. We lost, I believe, 5 people on that 82 cruise. One heart attack, one fell several decks down a shaft, and I believe at least one per F-4 we lost. Not sure about the fifth, anymore. But, that was considered a "safe cruise". I suppose 5 people out of 5000 or so in six months isn't horrible. Probably better than, say, Chicago these days.

[@matteochiantore4769]

What an amazing story Mr. Kenneth Abrams, thanks for sharing! It is really interesting to read such insights from people who lived that period, who can provide real experiences to us. I'm not American , in fact I'm Italian, but I'd like to thank you for your service anyway.

[@DixieLane304]

First - Big Thank you for your service, Sir! Second - thank you for taking time to tell us about these events. Your story is fascinating! The courage it takes to serve on these ships and jets is simply unimaginable! I now have more appreciation for my neighbors who are Navy retired. America is grateful to you! ❤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@desertegle40cal]

With all due respect… HA-HA you were on the Forest Fire! LOL. We learned about you guys in Airman school in 2004. I was attached to the USS Carl Vinson and the USS John C Stennis. For anyone that doesn’t know, ask this gentlemen why that ship is now called The USS Forest Fire. Its a pretty harrowing story. High five my veteran brother!!!

[@brolinofvandar]

@@desertegle40cal Yeah, seems like every time I've mentioned being aboard the FID (as we called it), people ask me about the infamous fire. Really funny, when they seem to think I was there. Given that the fire was in the 60's and I was in junior high school at the time... I think the main thing about that fire, wasn't that it was unique or all that unusual, but it all got caught on film and contained a lot of "lessons learned". But, because that particular fire became a training tape that everyone saw in boot camp, and with a name like Forrestal, it got the nickname "Forest Fire". We did have one fire while I was aboard that impacted me. A stack fire that was cooking the paint off the bulkhead in our coop. So, we had to evacuate the coop. I was night crew, so I spent that day 'sleeping' between two chairs in the shop. Our nickname for the ship was 'the FID' because the motto on the ship's seal was First In Defense. Of course, a variation on that was FIDLIP, with varying definitions like "First in Deployment, Last In Port" or "First In Defense, Last in People". And, somebody actually had the balls to write that on a slip of paper and slide it under the door to the Captain's cabin. On my second ship (USS Vreeland), we had a guy that got assigned to needlegun the deck in a pump room. He was dumb enough to make the letters "FTN" before quitting for the day. Unfortunately for him, our LPO stopped by to check on his work at the end of that day. That didn't go well for him.

[@desertegle40cal]

@@brolinofvandar Oh i know. I mean the training video is in black and white lol. I met other folks in the Navy who were also stationed on the Forrestal. And youre correct. That ship is so popular BECAUSE it is now a training video and BECAUSE that situation had so many lessons to be learned. Both on point and needing improvement. Which then made that ship so famous. I think what made that video so exciting WAS the fact that is was black and white so it made the smoke and fire look so evil and devastating. I mean didn’t some of the jets catch on fire too? Then have to be jettisoned? Correct me if im wrong cause i could be getting my training videos messed up but wasn’t John McCain on that ship and had to jettison his own jet? Or am i thinking of another ship disaster?

[@katehobbs2008]

This is not really about what happens if a plane misses, it is about how successful launch and landings are done. There is one very brief set of shots of a crashed plane.

[@rhondakennedy819]

Thank you for your service to all my brother & sisters. Be kind to one another. Stay safe. Love to all

[@tomperkins5657]

I'm still trying to figure out what happens when a pilot missed the landing.

[@logicalthinker8696]

To answer your question if the pilot misses the arresting cable the pilot just takes back off..whenever the piolots touch down, they power up just In case they miss the cable.

[@itsystryke]

Listen to danger zone, "Gotta do a touch n go, got her jumping off the deck."

[@jeffrey.a.hanson]

@@logicalthinker8696 I was wondering if they they went to go around mode as on one of the landings that bounced, it appeared the aircraft easily had the capacity to get in the air quickly. A WWII pilot said, tho, that if they landed past cables 1 and 2 he went into prayer mode…

[@logicalthinker8696]

@@jeffrey.a.hanson you have to remeber that when the pilot is coming in to land, they are applying their air brakes so ass soon as they touch down they power up just to be safe. Plus it's protocol

[@lisaroberts8556]

You either Fly or Swim. That’s what happens. 💨…🛫 🏊‍♂️

[@justincase4904]

As a 22 year veteran of the USAF, I am always amazed at the talent of the flight deck crew of a carrier. This is brilliant stuff!

[@noerekhaidar2141]

كم قتلو من اطفال العراق؟وهل تنة مرتاح

[@justincase4904]

@@noerekhaidar2141 How much of this was the fault of your hands!

[@justincase4904]

@@noerekhaidar2141 كم من هذا كان خطأ يديك للتقاعس عن العمل.

[@mdratulbhuiya5823]

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[@dagoorey3534]

Killing ancient people with these machines, what Americans are known for.

[@JC-ug7qs]

Very informative 👍🏼

[@abbasgaming.1]

I'm your big fan from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@KatherineSzot-ro7by]

To all involved in our country's defense. GOD bless you all. May you be endowed with wisdom from above, courage, strength and protection to make it home to your loved ones waiting and praying for you.

[@haraldschurr1035]

@2:16 ... but we can learn from various other YT videos that every ejection causes serious damage to the spine.

[@mathematicsasad5304]

They are really hero, who work for protection of their people and land.

[@gurnamsehjal281]

Excellent piece of knowledge,I enjoy and gained a lot.

[@bkben5507]

@1:25 what if the plane touchdown short before the hind wheels clear off the 3 cables? wont it be catastrophe?

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

No, the hook drags the deck and hopefully it connects a wire.. otherwise bolter and go around. Come in too short you hit the rounddown, then it's over.

[@threezysworld8089]

I would think the number one objective coming in is to make sure all of your plane clears the edge for that reason. Think about it: If there's virtually no penalty for coming in too high, and if you come in too low you risk death; I'd think you would make sure to err on the side of coming in too high.

[@dondonas5863]

AIRCRAFT end pilot very good . Respect !

[@MarialGatluak]

very fantastic aircraft carriers innovations

[@skip123davis]

you covered everything but the topic of the subject line. i was hoping to hear if they land under full power, so they can go around, or what is going to happen. i never heard that here.

[@tocoacolon8075]

Que

[@randymc2442]

@@tocoacolon8075 They approach and land at mid-range power and select full power upon touchdown, to make a bolter successful, if necessary

[@brolinofvandar]

That is more or less what happens. A recovery (not exactly a "landing") on an aircraft carrier has been described as a controlled crash. They practice this with "touch and go"s, where they briefly touch the flight deck and immediately take off. They come in with more power than you would in a normal landing, prepared to kick it back up if they happen to miss the cables.

[@kaptainkaos1202]

You haven’t lived life fully unless you’ve been on the flight deck during high tempo ops. I’m a USN/USMC flight test engineer and have done that. Been under a F/A-18 while it was on the cat in full burner getting ready to get shot off. We had equipment under the aircraft that had to have a final check just before a cat shot to ensure it was calibrated at the last possible moment. Under the aircraft when it’s ready to go the sound is a physical thing. You can feel it in your guts and bones. A cat shot is the ultimate rush! No roller coaster or anything can replicate that feeling. My job is to make sure the war fighter has the best tools in the world.

[@itsystryke]

Nice description, and thanks for your service.

[@richardwhitman6066]

You think being under the plane is intense? Try being in the plane when it's shot off.

[@andy99ish]

100% BS. You are fabulating.

[@mdratulbhuiya5823]

ok

[@dagoorey3534]

Killing ancient people with these machines, what Americans are known for.

[@mjleger4555]

Those aircraft carrier pilots are very well trained, BEFORE they are assigned to a carrier. They have practiced the short landing on the ground, they know how to "bolter" if they miss one of the grab-cables, so very rarely is there a bad landing. Of course if the aircraft has been in combat and has damage, they handle that too, the best way they know how. It isn't often that an aircraft landing goes off the deck, they prepare for that also, but should their damaged aircraft miss the cables and can't bolter, there is a barricade net that can be quickly spread across the opposite end of the carrier to catch them, because it's always possible that an aircraft took damaging enemy fire and has any number of problems getting that bird safely on the deck! But they are very good at what they do on that carrier. I'm sure that they have so much training that "muscle memory" can enter into the equation and their actions are almost routine, with astounding coordination, that makes it almost a ballet to watch, they're that good! Now, I'll watch the above video and watch these competent officers work!

[@chautran5219]

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[@vet137]

the net is called barricade "rig the barricade" pain in the azz but important training

[@ernestoempleo1460]

P00

[@axillary2]

I aint reading all of that

[@mikesim6589]

Better question. What happens when the pilot lands safely but the brakes catch on fire??

[@daimonf777]

Great job. Thanks, dude.

[@bonniefranklin6097]

Well done.

[@wahyonosingkek7779]

VERY GOOD...SURPRICE...HIGT TECHNOLOGY ....AIRFORCE..

[@tomkernan1190]

Great Job GOD BLESS

[@jtoexternal4717]

Mankind is never too far from any meaningful war.

[@sandralutz-rodriguez2864]

super interesting, thank you for putting this together

[@Slickgoodlin]

The longest rocket test track at Holloman Air Force Base is around 10 miles long, not 40 miles.

[@davidmalone9022]

I figured someone would point that out.

[@jeffhack6839]

Can someone explain what is less than a few hundred feet! Asking. Cheers.

[@wesbittick5468]

I worked the arresting gear “engine “ on the Midway in the early 70’s . Long days . ABE-2 Bittick

[@hen-hensuhendard5996]

I LIKE SIR .......!!

[@mariaking5184]

I am subscribed

[@corinnem.239]

Very specialized systems. And very hard to put anywhere to train on. I grew up near to one facility that has the catapult system for Navy training. Remarkable system really.

[@مروضالاصايل-ت6ش]

وش اقول شيء ش

[@corinnem.239]

@@مروضالاصايل-ت6ش Needs English translation if you want your comment known.

[@arunpaulose9292]

Poli Sadanam Miru.....👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@adriennefriederich8061]

Amazing!!

[@vishwaskarmarkar9932]

I have only 'flown' F/A 18 c on DCS. It is like a reverse of runway landing where one makes a smooth touchdown, close power, airbrakes/shute deployed etc. But on a carrier, it's more dumping the a/c to correctly engage the hook with arrester wires, and then open power just in case the cable snaps or if it's a 'bolter'. I read that the latest carriers have only three rows & not four rows of cables which has saved some weight. Also read that the pilots have to make over 300 landings on runway (with arrester wires), before cleared for carriers. I have done over 400 landings on the DCS sim with few crashes - and thank God it's a sim, not the REAL thing👍🙈

[@mikes7446]

Whoa

[@ronanzann4851]

At 8:32.....what the hell are you talking about, "hundreds of miles an hour". That sled was traveling at more than 6000 mph !!!!! Any living organisms would be converted into something more akin to strawberry jam than something alive !.

[@bossabus8178]

There's nothing that explained at present what happens when a pilot misses the landing on aircraft carriers.

[@vet137]

they bounce off and go around to try again

[@teeess9551]

6:37 Nice hair band. I bet he's popular with the other boys. He's probably below decks, if you get my drift.

[@SJF15]

The British F35 lightning takes off of HMS Queen Elizabeth using the Ski Jump.

[@pilotpawanc]

Nice explanation

[@iangilbertson5601]

You make it sound like the USN developed steam catapults and arrester cables, not the case, first used by the RN

[@michaelkendall662]

USN has perfected it and used it FAR more than the RN ever did "Arresting cable systems were invented by Hugh Robinson and were utilized by Eugene Ely on his first landing on a ship-the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania, on 18 January 1911." "Aviation pioneer and Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Langley used a spring-operated catapult to launch his successful flying models and his failed Aerodrome of 1903. On 31 July 1912, Theodore Gordon Ellyson became the first person to be launched from a U.S. Navy catapult system."

[@remonmicheal8753]

Thank you

[@kaptainkaos1202]

The first time I walked onto the C-130J flight deck I fell in love! The flight deck immediately reminded me of a science fiction spacecraft. Gorgeous. I flew over 3,000 hours on another Lockheed product, the P-3 Orion, and love it but was blown away by the KC-130J.

[@hamidabdul5480]

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[@hamidabdul5480]

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[@DixieLane304]

Thank you for your service, Sir! You are very special to us. ❤

[@skyghosts401]

The accidents always happen when coming in at deck height.. downwind side if you have to . Way higher than the effect THEN lower..

[@mrs.6813]

This video was really interesting!

[@realemonful]

"What Happens When a Pilot Misses the Landing on US Aircraft Carriers" Well??? What DOES happen???

[@robertamcintyre627]

Do you not know?

[@realemonful]

@@robertamcintyre627 I guess not! Why, did you see what happens when a Pilot Misses the Landing on US Aircraft Carriers?

[@jeenjee]

Holly shit… We think alike… You are so correct…!!! Read my comment under "J"…

[@brownhome1928]

So, what Happens When a Pilot Misses the Landing on US Aircraft Carriers?

[@ratandebnath3368]

Thanks you

[@michaelkendall662]

I was on a DDG running Lifeguard detail for the USS Midway in the Sea of Japan.....a LCdR w 13 years went off the end into the drink.....neither he nor his aircraft were recovered.....a typical CVN averages 4 lost aircraft a year due to accidents....that is $200M a year in equipment loss just for them

[@tinus411]

still unclear What Happens When a Pilot Misses the Landing on US Aircraft Carriers

[@harrisonfitzpatrick4542]

The deck has an angle on it, and counter intuitively they accelerate when landing. This is done so if they miss the cable system they simply take back off and circle back around and try again. If they miss worse than that pilots eject and crews try to salvage the aircraft from the ocean.

[@Think503]

They either keep going and try again on landing or if out of control crash in the ocean

[@borysnijinski331]

@@harrisonfitzpatrick4542 pilots do not accelerate per se, but rather as soon as the main landing gear hits, pilot goes to full afterburner. If pilot catches a wire, plane gets yanked to a stop (despite engines at full power). If pilot fails to catch a wire, plane does accelerate.

[@harrisonfitzpatrick4542]

@@borysnijinski331 fair enough thank you for the correction

[@daredevil1079]

That's why America is number one even though few countries hate them.

[@owihinape]

america is number one in military, but is below almost every other country on everything else lmfaooo America is a 3rd world country hiding under being labeled as “1st world”

[@dilipbakrania7226]

Superb

[@robertlafnear9115]

WOW........... I see it is MDSU doing the salvage.......... This unit was HUC-1 back in Viet Nam days and stationed in Honolulu, I was a member in '71-'72 ........ We were parked at Alpha Docks on the non-powered tender YRST-1. GO NAVY !😁

[@cekmidtv1476]

Mantap

[@ijazbhutaijazbhuta3430]

Good Traing

[@mikedellorusso1679]

Randolph AFB had a simulator, and the controller could toss any runway denial at the pilot

[@karambirsingh5]

Very nice

[@jennymontague851]

Very interesting and informative. Thanks for the video.

[@theohlinsguy4649]

Rubber bands are not dampers. They store energy, they don't dissipate energy

[@harirarindo6047]

Amazing and Great

[@mamdouhmahmoud2344]

I do not know why North Korea was late in minimizing the nuclear bomb and distributing it to the peoples who demand their rights and those affected by colonialism and invasions.

[@Razor_6]

Amazing is this, that those people has good coordination work and everyone crew member is important person. No one is left back. Motivation, support and discipline goes high ability for each crew members. This make the aircraft carrier ready for any time, what they need to do. Being of this ship is the one of the best job in the world!

[@PakitoItoito-nr9vr]

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[@smileyionut4604]

Only complaint is that it comes in the original packaging. So everyone knows what it is and could potentially be stolen. Other than that it seems like it’ll be comfortable. I’m currently 5 days away from giving birth and it fits around my belly comfortably. Price wise it’s perfect. Can’t wait to use this with my new little one while chasing my toddler.

[@tomb9420]

Wow I have never seen what was under the deck.

[@thanhn.633]

God Bless America 🙏❤️👍

[@rickss69]

They in fact do not throttle down until arrest is apparent.

[@rockekoreis3160]

Does the energy absorbed by the landing mechanism get used by other systems?

[@Lecmos]

Yes. It is used to generate steam which is then stored for use later by catapult systems.

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

@@Lecmos And shower water, pool table gyros and mess decks.

[@karenhilker8074]

I believe it's called 'you're fired' by the big guys in Washington

[@lillyaylward107]

Bri went from carriers, to ejection seats to reading the beginning of top gun

[@andrewhammond1949]

The description of the video asked a question but the content doesn’t answer it.

[@cabinvibeetsystore9094]

New sub ! Liked 👍😆😁

[@qazivlog4936]

Love from Pakistan

[@ahamay2012]

Interesting, they have a C-130J simulator with a CH-53K cockpit...

[@XtanimuibrahimX]

Thats how I learned the architecture on how make a grenade and bulletproof skin.

[@skyghosts401]

ALWAYS AIRCRAFT GOING STRAIGHT DOWNWIND TO HAVE DEPENDABLE LIFT RIGHT BEFORE CARRIER.. JUST HOW MUCH DEPENDS ON WIND SPEED..

[@cowebb2327]

Why would you entitle this video "what happens when a pilot misses the landing on the US aircraft carrier" and never even mention it much less answer it in the video???

[@swampfuel20]

What happened to the pilot missing the landing on the flight deck???????????????

[@happyguy4525]

I'm a fighter jet pilot. When carrier landing. We go full throttle no matter what.. no missed landing it's called, missed one of 3 wires on the carrier. Now if we fall the jet off the ship. Then mishaps

[@vet137]

if we fall the jet off the ship? lol

[@michaelkendall662]

you must not really be a pilot or you would know a standard carrier arresting system has FOUR wires...the targeted wire is #3

[@Agent77X]

Maverick!😊

[@borysnijinski331]

At no point in the video did they explain what happens when pilot misses the landing.

[@skip123davis]

i commented the same thing...

[@fawnlliebowitz1772]

He goes around........... no big deal usually except for bruised ego.

[@lalatijo72]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸USA👍👍👍🌹🌹💯💯

[@tigertrap2269]

What happens when a pilot misses the landing on US aircraft carriers?.......we'll never know with this video.

[@jeenjee]

HHolly shit… We think alike… You are so correct…!!! Read my comment under "J"…

[@joedotson8969]

Destroyers typically follow in formation and practice "plane-guarding". They are smaller ships with more maneuverability and would mbe called upon to pick up any downed pilots.

[@was45.]

Den tittel zur Folge , fällt er wohl ins Wasser lol

[@Yourname942]

0:11 God damn that is an annoying Tinnitus inducing noise.

[@keremdogan5454]

Now you should use the UNMANNED BAYRAKTAR KIZILELMA produced by the Turks

[@HISTORYGUY300]

When they land, the blast the engines to full power Incase they missed the arresting wire so they can take back off.

[@lefty4180]

I noticed that on several occasions, thank you for explaining 😊

[@HISTORYGUY300]

@@lefty4180 Np

[@rhondakennedy819]

Good grief. I feel bad for this pilot who obviously got more than a chewing out about his plane. Shit happens. Be kind to one another. Stay safe. Love to all

[@Agent77X]

Pilot just go around and try the landing again!😊 The squadron head will yell at him/her afterward😮

[@CharlesJKuski]

I watched the entire video and I still do not know the answer to the original question "What Happens When a Pilot Misses the Landing on US Aircraft Carriers" ?

[@jeenjee]

HHolly shit… We think alike… You are so correct…!!! Read my comment under "J"…

[@tinybabybread]

Love the idle animation of the NPCs at 5:58

[@ابوسلطان1987]

ومن أتقن من الله صنعا سبحان الله وبحمده سبحان الله العظيم

[@dojo1249]

What Happens When a Pilot Misses the Landing on US Aircraft Carriers-they either keep flying or fall into the water. lives are far more important than any airplane/equipment, you cant put $$$$ signs on lives.

[@ProfClaudeBalls]

Stock footage silliness. No information included.

[@collinemago8153]

So you explain what happen to the plane the procedure but I think you forgot what happens to the pilot after do they get fired or do the get penalty or suspended?

[@caphaigler9834]

unless there is a dangerous trend of unsafe or negligent performance by an aviator, no punitive action taken

[@murrayelliott6828]

I reckon a Nimitz deserves to be called a ship!!!

[@rueldomalaon2927]

I want to help , your way is wrong , My way before flying removing first the weight , no weight and up and fly . In landing ? Floating vertical way then removing the weight little by little then land straight vertically .

[@donquijote7463]

SHARK WON'T LET HIM DOWN.

[@veyselcicek2663]

Yeri geldiginde O sağlam uçağı bir teste uygun olmayan bir parça takılırsa aksi halde hem cankaybi hemde ucakkaybi olabilir dikkat edilmeli.

[@ابونور-ث7غ5ر]

هذا مايصنعه البشر كيف بالبراق وهي صنع الله الخالق وليس بمخلوق سبحانك رب العزة

[@AFuller2020]

Drones don't miss, they're cheaper and more reliable.

[@rickyparrish8310]

I thought that when the aircraft hit the deck the pilot was to gun the engine in case the hook boltered they could have the power to take off again when the hook grabs the pilot kills the engine my brother was a tomcat pilot go navy

[@hink4246]

Its simple….they take off again😮