Getting your knee down - US Navy version [Archive]

centaurus

5th February 2010, 14:29

That's not knee down mate, that's like a cruiser taking a corner - even the foot pegs aren't on the ground :D . Let us know when the flight deck reaches the water - then it's gonna become interesting :D

EJK

5th February 2010, 14:37

Looks more like a powerslide to me

Maha

5th February 2010, 14:51

I think they lean "out" of the turn don't they? Ships I mean..?

Yip hes hard on a Starboard tack that boy, bet they forgot to warn the Galley....

slofox

5th February 2010, 16:01

Yip hes hard on a Starboard tack that boy, bet they forgot to warn the Galley....

I knew a guy years ago went out on British destroyers...first time he tried to walk through one of the below deck corridors when the ship was in a turn, he found he couldn't walk "upright" - got real worried 'cause he kept falling over, not realising that his "upright" was in relation to the corridor he could see which of course was tipped way over and not in relation to gravity...

Mikkel

5th February 2010, 17:13

Apparently it is conducting rudder checks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reagan#2007_Surge_Deployment), October 2007.

FJRider

5th February 2010, 17:17

Impressive photo....

Nice "lean" into the turn.

194220

The actually lean OUT of the turn ...

marty

5th February 2010, 17:31

In the picture before that one it had 35 aeroplanes, 15 helicopters and a deck full of guys on it.....

boman

5th February 2010, 19:56

I am pretty sure the next picture has the flight deck alot closer to the water than that one. If I remember correctly it was a turn at flank speed. Pretty impressive.

Toaster

5th February 2010, 19:58

In the picture before that one it had 35 aeroplanes, 15 helicopters and a deck full of guys on it.....

Hehe nice one! Ran out of bling.......

The C.O. quoted as saying "Where in tarnation did everybody go??!!"

KiWiP

5th February 2010, 20:34

This one's doing a wheelie
http://i50.tinypic.com/156d4s8.jpg

wbks

5th February 2010, 20:46

When I saw the title I thought " shouldn't that be 'getting BOTH knees down? ' ":wacko:

nallac

5th February 2010, 20:57

This one's doing a wheelie

jesus thats still in better nick than most of our navy's boats....

Swoop

6th February 2010, 14:35

If anyone wants an aircraft carrier, the USS John F Kennedy is up for grabs.
You do need to provide a way of looking after her though.

golfmade

6th February 2010, 14:39

This one's doing a wheelie
http://i50.tinypic.com/156d4s8.jpg

Methinks they had a weeee too much navy rum.

nudemetalz

6th February 2010, 21:15

Be a bugger if you're in a F/A-18 Hornet and approaching with the arrestor hook down....

EJK

6th February 2010, 21:16

This one's doing a wheelie

Pffft! Have you seen Titanic doing a 12 O'Clock bro?

KiWiP

6th February 2010, 21:40

Pffft! Have you seen Titanic doing a 12 O'Clock bro?

Corse Bro - and the Big 'T' is doing a stoppy

http://thenastyboys.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/titanic_sinking.jpg

EJK

6th February 2010, 22:44

A little unfortunate about the bin :lol:

Toaster

9th February 2010, 11:06

Yip hes hard on a Starboard tack that boy, bet they forgot to warn the Galley....

And the boys in the shower block.....

Maha

9th February 2010, 17:01

And the boys in the shower block.....

Yeah mate...seamen everywhere!

blackdog

9th February 2010, 18:28

gidday mate, thought u might like these pics of mates ol' mans bike in pram.

next mod for urs maybe?

:Offtopic: i know sorry but couldnt pm them 2 yer for some reason

Usarka

9th February 2010, 18:57

I guess a navy thread has to have something about waving......

Toaster

9th February 2010, 21:12

Oh yes, the ol' wavy navy as they used to say.

Toaster

13th February 2010, 10:36

Stoppie.......196118

Mikkel

13th February 2010, 12:04

Stoppie.......196118

Oops!

Let's hope it isn't too shallow in that harbour and it might survive.

PirateJafa

13th February 2010, 15:25

Oops!

Let's hope it isn't too shallow in that harbour and it might survive.

Yeah.

Survive.

<img src="http://www.datracks.com/boat/image003.jpg">

Toaster

25th February 2010, 16:02

Yikes.

That carrier sinking looked amazing. Almost a tag thread for boats doing bike stuff.

Mikkel

25th February 2010, 16:17

Yeah.

Survive.

Haha, at least it's not going to capsize like that. :yes:

Ooky

25th February 2010, 21:22

Yikes.

That carrier sinking looked amazing. Almost a tag thread for boats doing bike stuff.

they crash like bikes too!:shit:

EJK

26th February 2010, 08:16

check this one out (ignore the poor photoshop on top)

US Navy drift

<img src="http://www.freshgasflow.com/images/donotsharethis_images/transport/sharp_turn_by_ship.jpg" width="650" />

Oh by the way, check this out.

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Mikkel

26th February 2010, 09:31

Photoshop...

scumdog

26th February 2010, 11:35

[QUOTE=KiWiP;1129637142]This one's doing a wheelie

Looks like it needs a new set of rings...

EJK

26th February 2010, 12:01

Photoshop...

Oh that just spoils the fun ;)

Swoop

4th March 2010, 10:12

(Feb. 27, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the Navy's 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, keels hard to starboard during high-speed turn drills. George H.W. Bush is underway in the Atlantic Ocean supporting fleet training operations

R6_kid

4th March 2010, 10:27

Ahh, Sir... was I meant to tie the F-18 down?

Swoop

4th March 2010, 11:09

Ahh, Sir... was I meant to tie the F-18 down?
That happened on HMS Invincible during the falklands war...
"Oops sir! The ready-alert harrier went over the side and the pilot is under parachute..." True story.
Pilot was at the bar later and said to the captain "Guess that serves you right for treating this ship like a fucking speedboat, eh Sir!?"

He was quickly escorted out of the bar...

EJK

4th March 2010, 11:16

How fast is "fast-turn"?

raftn

4th March 2010, 11:20

How fast is "fast-turn"?

I find about 240kms does it for me.........................ummm oops........we talking boats aren't we.

Bald Eagle

4th March 2010, 11:30

jesus thats still in better nick than most of our navy's boats....

We have a navy ????

Mikkel

4th March 2010, 13:37

Ahh, Sir... was I meant to tie the F-18 down?

Putting it in PARK should be adequate :p

Toaster

4th March 2010, 14:40

We have a navy ????

No. It's a collection of ships that never seem to be fit to go anywhere. The new vessels are only due two years late!

Would be good to get some photos of them doing "knee down" style turns in this thread.