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1. 06:48 AM - Re: Acceleration (lmassaro)
2. 09:27 AM - Re: Re: Acceleration and wild rides (Linn Walters)
3. 12:39 PM - Re: AG5B Alternator Light (busdriver)
4. 01:17 PM - Re: Re: AG5B Alternator Light (Bob Steward)
5. 02:03 PM - Re: AG5B Alternator Light (busdriver)
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| Subject: | Re: Acceleration |
Whatever the acceleration is, its a kick in the ass.
Unfortunately, never had the opportunity to cat or trap in a fighter, but have
done it four times in a C-2 while a tech rep on USS Stennis and USS Carl Vinson.
I assume it is a much more benign catapult than an F/A-18, but let me tell
you, it is an e-ticket ride. Sitting backwards in the cargo space during the
cat adds an interesting twist. Trapping is pretty boring IMHO.
Funny side story. On one cat, the one of the cargo crew immediately unclipped their
harness. Well, the C-2 pilot decided to fly back to San Diego (about 80
nm) at about 200 MSL. He pushed over and I watched the crewmember go airborne
then come crashing down. Funny. Good thing he was wearing headgear.
Lawrence Massaro
9186M 1992 AG-5B KRNM
626FT 1991 AG-5B KAUN
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| Subject: | Re: Acceleration and wild rides |
I was a Navy TACAN tech on San Clemente Island. The carriers used to do
quals steaming between SCI and Catalina. The TACAN on the carrier
(forget the name) went down while their techs were gone, and I got the
repair call. A Lieutenant picked me up in an F-4 along with my tools
and a short (really short) trip to a trap on the carrier. I really
thought we crashed and the airplane was totalled!
Repaired the antenna (what a view of the deck ops!!!), had lunch, and a
shot in a different F-4, different Lieutenant ... maybe the first one
was totalled??? :-)
I got to roll and loop the F-4 on a much longer trip back to the
island. I need to tell you that at that point in my aviation hobby all
I knew about were radio control airplanes. But what a ride it was.
Linn
On 2/17/2012 9:47 AM, lmassaro wrote:
> --> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: "lmassaro"<lmassaro@tac-eng.com>
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> Whatever the acceleration is, its a kick in the ass.
>
> Unfortunately, never had the opportunity to cat or trap in a fighter, but have
done it four times in a C-2 while a tech rep on USS Stennis and USS Carl Vinson.
I assume it is a much more benign catapult than an F/A-18, but let me tell
you, it is an e-ticket ride. Sitting backwards in the cargo space during the
cat adds an interesting twist. Trapping is pretty boring IMHO.
>
> Funny side story. On one cat, the one of the cargo crew immediately unclipped
their harness. Well, the C-2 pilot decided to fly back to San Diego (about 80
nm) at about 200 MSL. He pushed over and I watched the crewmember go airborne
then come crashing down. Funny. Good thing he was wearing headgear.
>
> Lawrence Massaro
> 9186M 1992 AG-5B KRNM
> 626FT 1991 AG-5B KAUN
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=366470#366470
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: AG5B Alternator Light |
Alternator light update- Removed the cowling for annual today and found the "AUX"
wire pulled loose from the alternator. I have looked through every diagram
I have and cannot find definitively where to hook it back up. I assume it hooks
to one of the "Field" wires that have the jumper between them? Thank you
in advance for any info you can provide.
-Curt
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| Subject: | Re: AG5B Alternator Light |
It attaches to the output post, along with the big wire.
Or at least it does on the 12v, Ford alternators. Would have to pull the wiring
diagram for the AG-5B.
If you have just the wire, then the ring lug ought to still be on the post where
it attaches.
--Bob Steward
Birmingham, AL
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| Subject: | Re: AG5B Alternator Light |
Thanks Bob, I guess I'll find out when I pull the alternator. Hopefully they didn't
just crimp it in with another wire on the same connector.
-Curt
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