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(Video) F18 catapult from carrier

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Skip to 36s to see the takeoff video. Great shot from the pilot's perspective. (www.liveleak.com) More...

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krebilly
krebilly 3
That will never cease to give me chills. Cool video.
airclaxon1
Paul Claxon 2
All I can say is......Go Navy !
sparkie624
sparkie624 2
Wow... What a ride.... And Hold On.
jbhazlewood
wow, awesome power, great video, thanks for sharing.
w7psk
Ricky Scott 2
Gads why did the Shipping company that had my stuff lose all my Super 8s. I had a ton of Carrier cats and traps from my seats on the EA-3B.
Buttahnbred
Dmytri Eck 1
That was awesome! How about a video that shows their landing?
mick44
mick44 1
There is a really good one floating around You Tube from the right seat of an A6 intruder
Gander44
Gary Anderson 1
BAD ASS!
Jessicakc
omg - i feel the need...the need for speed! this is THE COOLEST!
Belton
Factoid: I remember a briefing where we were told that a cat shot equated to us pulling 5-7 "transverse" G's (through the chest)for that couple of seconds it took to throw you off the pointy end.
bourke2000
Bourke Dowey 1
EXCELLENT!!
RayStratton
RayStratton 1
If that wasn't enough, when the pilot returns to his airport he will have to find out where it went. USAF airports stay put.
rlawhon
Rick Lawhon 1
What a rush! We could use a thrill ride like that at the state fair.
Biggles46
Ian Greig 1
Note where the pilot's hand is during launch: He doesn't touch the stick till he's off the deck. The launch crew don't want him touching anything until he's on his own!!
Pghflier01
Michael Stokes 1
Impressive! Used to prep the pre-flight briefings on the USS Intrepid (CVS11). Never got to experience a cat or trap, but I did hitch a chopper ride once in an SH-3 on guard duty, so I've watched this from aloft. Always cool. I'm curious about the F18's altitude by the video's end. Any pilots here care to estimate his angels?
sheka
mark tufts 1
awesome video
usamuseumnp
Nathan Pardo 0
super fast

bourke2000
Bourke Dowey 0
Excellent!

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