Tag: Landing Signal Officer
THE STORY BEHIND THIS FAMOUS F7U CUTLASS RAMP STRIKE
F7U pilots told LCDR Jay Alkire that he should have to use the afterburner in case of a wave-off, but he replied: "I don't need...
LSO remotely takes over F/A-18 thanks to ATARI – no, not...
ATARI technology gives LSOs the ability to take over and maneuver aircraft during recovery operationsFor the first time, a landing signals officer (LSO) was...
U.S. NAVY LSO DESCRIBES U-2 AIRCRAFT CARRIER OPERATIONS
"From the LSO perspective, the problem was that the U-2 was a glider with an engine. It did not want to stop flying," Lonny 'Eagle' McClung,...
C-130 ABOARD: HOW THE HERCULES BECAME THE BIGGEST AIRCRAFT TO LAND...
Although the testing set an unbreakable record for the largest and heaviest plane to land on a ship, the C-130 was considered too risky...
