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== Landing a Military Jet on a Carrier Tutorial by Example: The Grumman F-14B Tomcat== | == Landing a Military Jet on a Carrier Tutorial by Example: The Grumman F-14B Tomcat== | ||
The content of this page is meant to guide virtual pilots of military jets on how to land safely and consistently on an [[Aircraft_carrier]]. The content of this guide is to a large extent specific to the mighty [[Grumman_F-14_Tomcat]] in FlightGear. However many tips and techniques can be used for piloting other [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_jet_fighter 4th generation] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_aviation naval] fighters (especially [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO NATO] / American like the [[McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet]]). | The content of this page is meant to guide virtual pilots of military jets on how to land safely and consistently on an [[Aircraft_carrier|aircraft carrier]] using conventional take-off and landing ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CTOL CTOL]). The content of this guide is to a large extent specific to the mighty [[Grumman_F-14_Tomcat]] in FlightGear. However many tips and techniques can be used for piloting other [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_jet_fighter 4th generation] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_aviation naval] fighters (especially [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO NATO] / American like the [[McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet]]). | ||
=== It is Difficult === | === It is Difficult === | ||
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* If you watch a video with cockpit view of a carrier landing, you will see that the throttle is moved constantly and the stick is not only moved laterally (roll/yaw), but also pitch is constantly adapted. But if pitch is trimmed, why so? Because you might need to dampen the pitch changes due to thrust changes (and the thrust changes constantly). | * If you watch a video with cockpit view of a carrier landing, you will see that the throttle is moved constantly and the stick is not only moved laterally (roll/yaw), but also pitch is constantly adapted. But if pitch is trimmed, why so? Because you might need to dampen the pitch changes due to thrust changes (and the thrust changes constantly). | ||
* Know the necessary key bindings by heart and consider setting stuff on your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOTAS HOTAS]. You need [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat#Flight_controls|flight controls]], [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat#Automatic_flight_controls|automatic flight controls]] and [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat#Carrier_operations carrier ops]]. | * Know the necessary key bindings by heart and consider setting stuff on your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOTAS HOTAS]. You need [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat#Flight_controls|flight controls]], [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat#Automatic_flight_controls|automatic flight controls]] and [[http://wiki.flightgear.org/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat#Carrier_operations carrier ops]]. | ||
== General Notes and References on Carrier Operations == | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_United_States_Navy_carrier_air_operations Modern US Navy carrier operations] gives a good overview of carrier operations. There are many [www.youtube.com] videos about carriers and related operations, especially for the US Navy. You might also want to give the YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/user/dreamnflyvids/featured Chasse Embarquée] | |||
a try, to contrast US Navy operations with the ones used by the French Navy on their sole carrier [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_aircraft_carrier_Charles_de_Gaulle Charles de Gaulle]. | |||
[[Category:Howto|Carrier]] | [[Category:Howto|Carrier]] | ||