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U.S. Navy F-35 jet makes first night flight as sea tests near end 13 Nov
U.S. Navy F-35 jet makes first night flight as sea tests near end
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From elsewhere... (use your carrots luke)
"...Of 102 tail hook landings through Wednesday, the majority had hit the third of four wires stretched across the Nimitz flight deck, according to several Navy representatives. Known in Navy flying circles as the “three wire,” it is considered the bulls-eye for carrier pilots. “We are beating up the three wire,” Wilson told reporters.
None of the landings has used the first wire, which would mean the pilot tried to land too close to the beginning of the flight deck, officials said. They wouldn't disclose raw data on the landings, saying that a full report is forthcoming.
There was one “bolter” – a term for when a pilot hits the deck in the wrong place and has to slam on the gas to quickly takeoff again. The plane didn't have its tailhook extended, so the pilot hadn't intended to land, but he still struck the deck far long of a landing position, according to people familiar with the incident. Officials attributed that one to high winds across the deck at 40 knots and deck officers still learning how to work with the F-35...."