Don't know which is more impressive...

Manic Moran

The pilot's luck, or the aircraft handling characteristics.



The Youtube is less jerky, here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQMggtu6RSw&feature=player_embedded

Keep a close eye on the tailhook.

NTM

Victor

I presume he came in too high - I wouldn't think a touch and go with the tail hook down is a good idea.

Perhaps change the 4MB gif to a link.

Mr Benevolent

That was amazingly risky and utterly stupid.

Flyer1

The lucky son of a

loldog

That's probably not a standard go around for this type of aircraft.

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Andrew33

Nice! serious angle of attack. it looks like he nearly went vertical.

Dacian

Am I right in saying that the tailhook made contact with the deck?

And what the hell was he doing? He should have known before that close whether he was too high or too fast. Do Russian (I assume thats Russian not Indian) carriers not have officers at the end of the deck to wave off incoming jets?

Thirdly: Absolutely love the Flanker family,gorgeous looking aircaraft, the near vertical escape look brillant.

Wonder what his next attempt looked like?

Manic Moran

Dacian wrote: »

Am I right in saying that the tailhook made contact with the deck?

At least twice. Maybe a third skip. All managed to miss the wires, which, all in all, is probably for the better. A trap ten feet off the deck would have been interesting.

NTM

Steyr

Dacian wrote: »

Do Russian (I assume thats Russian not Indian) carriers not have officers at the end of the deck to wave off incoming jets?

Russian, i believe thats the Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and i dont think they work on the same principal as American Carriers.

Dacian

Manic Moran wrote: »

At least twice. Maybe a third skip. All managed to miss the wires, which, all in all, is probably for the better. A trap ten feet off the deck would have been interesting.

Probably would have ripped the rear off the aircraft if he had made contact as he was going vertical........

I realise the Russian carriers are different to the US. The US have catapult take off while the UK, Russian and Indian carriers have ramp and STOL aircraft, would aviation crusiers be a better term?
They (except the UK/Indian harriers,Russian no longer has Yak Forger VSTOLs) land from the stern on a through deck appoach so I thought the landing procedures would be similar.

Victor

Dacian wrote: »

too fast.

Trapped landings are always fast, because if you aren't and you miss, you better know how to swim.