More info. on the 737 that will replace the P3

I'm sorry I missed the beginning of this discussion...something actually near and dear to my heart

I just left a P-3 squadron and in my last year there Boeing brought their BBJ by and let a bunch of our pilots fly it around, unfortunately I was on a trip or else I would have been all over that. The Boeing pilot would demo a takeoff and climb right to FL410, an emergency descent, and a loiter over the water at 200' at somewhere around 205 or 210 kts. Pretty cool for the P-3 pilot who is accustomed to not climbing much higher than FL200 at max gross weight, especially in warmer climates. From the pilot side of the house all the Navy pilots were excited about the 737. I think most of the flight engineers were a little scared because their job may be in jeopardy, but MMA won't be online for probably another 10 years so no one need to get too excited or worried yet.
 
It's too bad Lockheed didn't design a new plane for the MMA role. I realize the economics probably just weren't there but if they designed it right, Lockheed probably could have entered back in to the commercial segment. I know, I know, wishful thinking!
 
Hello Timmy (or is it Mr. Pig!) jk

I know what "bingo" is, but I've never heard of "winchester". What does that mean?

Thanks,

JR
 
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Hello Timmy (or is it Mr. Pig!) jk

I know what "bingo" is, but I've never heard of "winchester". What does that mean?

Thanks,

JR

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Out o ammo.

Can also be used for pushing someone to frequency 303.0
 
I gues since I'm the helo guy, I get to answer you're question. Navy Plane Captain is responsible for the basic servicing and performin the post flight inspections, as well as directing the aircraft. Just about the same job as an Air Force crewchief. Now in helos, we have four levels of crewman. We are all qualified plane captains and maintenance workers. A newbie is just that, a FNG, nothing more. Once he's completed the syllabus and takes a checkride, he becomes a "second crewman", then you fly some more hours and complete another syllabus to become a crewchief. The crewchief is the head honcho in the back of the aircraft. Once you get more hour under the belt you can become an ANI (Aircrew NATOPS Instructor), basiclly being able to qualify all the junior guys to do what ever tasks required in type of aircraft, i.e. NVG flights and SAR.
 
This is off topic, but we used the term "go to ducks" at skyway, and we'd turn over to 122.22 to gossip enroute.
 
I've seen pix of U2s landing on carriers before. Supposedly just for testing purposes, but one has to wonder...
 
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I've seen pix of U2s landing on carriers before. Supposedly just for testing purposes, but one has to wonder...

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I'll have to look up the U-2's wingspan to be sure, but I don't see how that would be possible.

Also the U-2 floats down the runway unlike anything you've ever seen. It isn't uncomon for them to use up 2-3000' of pavement. Another pilot must chase them down the runway in a car constantly telling them how high their main wheels are, and calling touchdown since the wings keep flying for a long time.

Take off might be possible however, it is really just a big jet powered sailplane. It dosen't take them long to get off the ground.
 
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