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[Sternjaeger II]

walking the deck of an aircraft carrier is still one of the most dangerous jobs on the market. I wonder how much these guys earn!

[159th_Jester]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

walking the deck of an aircraft carrier is still one of the most dangerous jobs on the market. I wonder how much these guys earn!

I think if you were to ask any of those guys who were hit by that cable, the answer would be "Not enough!"

[xpzorg]

Few years ago on my construction site cable torn off leg of worker

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by 159th_Jester

I think if you were to ask any of those guys who were hit by that cable, the answer would be "Not enough!"

I bet!

Originally Posted by xpzorg

Few years ago on my construction site cable torn off leg of worker

yeah, that's the actual risk: the whiplash of such big steel cables can cut through metal, let alone a human body!

then you have the risk of being sucked in by a jet or minced by a propeller, roasted by jet exhausts, decapitated by wings, blown up or burned by weapons/fuel, thrown in the sea (with pretty much little to no chance of even being found), crushed by unsecured aircraft...

All in all they could probably do a "Final Destination Special" only on aircraft carrier ops!

[taildraggernut]

Heres a good example...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ugvYWyiUDw

this ones frightening...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI9Sj...eature=related

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by taildraggernut

this ones frightening...

Just seeing how quickly the men on the deck react is a testiment to the quality of the men, their professionalism and training.

[xpzorg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCdExWtHWrA

We don't need fire brigade, we can fly vertically


P.S. about cable the ripper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8_8735oeQI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sknyliv_air_show_disaster
(Many people have died from the cable which hooked to the plane)

[159th_Jester]

Which US carrier was it that had an incident with a missile release on the flight deck during the Vietnam war?

Can't remember the name of the ship but the documentary about the incident was chilling. An electrical short circuit released an A-A missile which set fire to another aircraft also preparing to take off on the other side of the flight deck and resulted in a good bit of ordinance cooking off.

Absolutely horrifying, but as Skoshi just said above, the crew's reaction was testimony to the quality of the men and their training.