I was serving on the RN aircraft carrier HMS Eagle at the time and were shown the clip of the Forrestal Fire to show us what to expect if it happened to us.
We saw the Mighty F limping back home after repairs at Subic, a very sad and heartrending sight.
What I don't understand is if Mcstain did a wet start why were their aircraft behind him? Our A/C were always positioned at an angle for engine start which took the jet blast out over the rear and sides of the flight deck and to save space and for safety reasons. I can't see why the US should position their A/C one behind the other for starts, doesn't make sense to me. Am I missing something?
I was serving on the RN aircraft carrier HMS Eagle at the time and were shown the clip of the Forrestal Fire to show us what to expect if it happened to us.
We saw the Mighty F limping back home after repairs at Subic, a very sad and heartrending sight.
What I don't understand is if Mcstain did a wet start why were their aircraft behind him? Our A/C were always positioned at an angle for engine start which took the jet blast out over the rear and sides of the flight deck and to save space and for safety reasons. I can't see why the US should position their A/C one behind the other for starts, doesn't make sense to me. Am I missing something?