Last of the stick and pedal aircraft. Antiquated platform for the Phoenix missile. Only one missile was fired in anger and it failed miserably, crashing to earth somewhere in Iraq. I know, it happened during the USS Carl Vinson 1998 deployment โSouthern Watchโ which I was attached too. The AOs forgot to pull the arming pin. It also cannot handle the newer more powerful engines and was ordered no maximum thrust during launching. Itโs a really a mean design, but itโs antiquated. Good enough for airshows, but not combat.
Last of the stick and pedal aircraft. Antiquated platform for the Phoenix missile. Only one missile was fired in anger and it failed miserably, crashing to earth somewhere in Iraq. I know, it happened during the USS Carl Vinson 1998 deployment โSouthern Watchโ which I was attached too. The AOs forgot to pull the arming pin. It also cannot handle the newer more powerful engines and was ordered no maximum thrust during launching. Itโs a really a mean design, but itโs antiquated. Good enough for airshows, but not combat.
thanks for serving, and sharing, interesting that the Phoenix failed.
I liked your ship growing up, as my piano teacherโs brother was EO then CO Capt. Borchers, several years before your deploy.