Visiting Hawkeye
Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:05 am
Greetings All -
Last week we had an E-2C Hawkeye spend the night at Spirit of St. Louis Airport on a cross country from NADEP at North Island back to VAW-120 at Norfolk. We don't see the E-2C much here in flyover country so it was a pleasant change of pace to photograph one in detail. The departure was made in the best Navy tradition
Enjoy the Day! Mark
Last week we had an E-2C Hawkeye spend the night at Spirit of St. Louis Airport on a cross country from NADEP at North Island back to VAW-120 at Norfolk. We don't see the E-2C much here in flyover country so it was a pleasant change of pace to photograph one in detail. The departure was made in the best Navy tradition
Enjoy the Day! Mark
Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:37 am
We get a lot of the E2'S fat sister (greyhound) visiting me , that is one fugly aircraft 
Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:03 pm
4 fins and 3 rudders is a crime against aerodynamics! 
Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:21 pm
Glyn wrote:4 fins and 3 rudders is a crime against aerodynamics!
Best for flat turns when doing ops
Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:09 pm
[quote="Malo83"]
Best for flat turns when doing ops
But which direction?
Best for flat turns when doing ops
But which direction?
its good that the FAA didn't see those bent propellor tips
Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:19 pm
...they would have grounded it for prop strike inspection!
Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:40 pm
The first shot is a good one showing the new 8-blade props. I remember the 4-bladed ones, like the P3's.
Walt
Walt
Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:28 pm
It's amazing to think that this beast is carrier based...
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Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:38 pm
Greyhounds were the most loved a/c on the boat because they brought the mail 
Had a few flights in them including a couple cat shots and a couple landings
Hated E-2s on the boat they were so quiet at idle you couldn't hear them.
Had a newbie walk through the prop arc one night
Had a few flights in them including a couple cat shots and a couple landings
Hated E-2s on the boat they were so quiet at idle you couldn't hear them.
Had a newbie walk through the prop arc one night
Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:49 pm
the new props are cool....... pardon the pun!!
Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:02 am
Distinctly different sound vs. the old 4 blade fans. Sounds like a very angry swarm of bees!
Enjoy the Day! Mark
Enjoy the Day! Mark
Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:56 pm
Yah, one of them flew up the Hudson recently. What a weird sound it was making. The Hawkeye had a distinct sound regardless.., but now! Whew!
Speaking of walking through the props.., a pilot in the 330th told a tale of a newbie mechanic walk out from the front bomb-bay, past the fuselage and the number three engine.., the pilot cringed, awaiting the sound and the resulting spray.. But it never happened..; somehow he passed between the spinning prop and the fuselage unscathed.
When the mechanic turned around and looked at how close he came to an awful mess, he lost control of his faculties.
He also told the tale of another mechanic losing his head because the B-29's pneumatic bomb-bay doors initially had a habit of slamming shut without a safety pin.
Speaking of walking through the props.., a pilot in the 330th told a tale of a newbie mechanic walk out from the front bomb-bay, past the fuselage and the number three engine.., the pilot cringed, awaiting the sound and the resulting spray.. But it never happened..; somehow he passed between the spinning prop and the fuselage unscathed.
When the mechanic turned around and looked at how close he came to an awful mess, he lost control of his faculties.
He also told the tale of another mechanic losing his head because the B-29's pneumatic bomb-bay doors initially had a habit of slamming shut without a safety pin.