jerry81 10 #51 May 30, 2003 Quote Quote Fug it let's catapult people to altitude sans plane right off the deck? think of the savings! no fuel needed! Also- no more funneled exits, no more uncomfortable rides to altitude and no more farting-in-the-plane problems. Step onto the plate, assume the postion and up you go. Separation could be achieved by changing the launch angle slightly. And the whole runway could be converted into one huge party area. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hottamaly 1 #52 May 30, 2003 Quote We got one really big problem folks. And I hate to be the bearer of bad news... but... Who in the hell is going to drive??? Not it!! Watch out for the ~ DOH!!! bridge I will I will, Cruise control babe... Skydiving gave me a reason to live I'm not afraid of what I'll miss when I die...I'm afraid of what I'll miss as I live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fungi3001 0 #53 May 30, 2003 Quotebut if you could beef up the landing gear you could always use the catapult. please do correct me if im worng as im no expert at all but british aircraft carriers dont use catapaults they have a ski jump at the end. also this is quite an old ship - did they have catapulats then ??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #54 May 30, 2003 from the specs: Catapult: 1 Mactaggart Scott C – 3 steam powered 8.5 degree launch so, yup, there's a catapult."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #55 May 30, 2003 Quoteso, yup, there's a catapult Oh goody! Then we can fish with spears too and use the catapult to launch us into the sea. Tuna anyone? Bwahhhhh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #56 May 30, 2003 Quote Tuna anyone? Yes please!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumprunner 0 #57 May 31, 2003 Quote Also- no more funneled exits, no more uncomfortable rides to altitude and no more farting-in-the-plane problems. Anybody ever told you that you were the sentimental type??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #58 May 31, 2003 Quote Also- no more funneled exits, no more uncomfortable rides to altitude and no more farting-in-the-plane problems. also, no more bad spots... except the spot you make on the deck when the catapult bungi cords break but how could we make enough money to pay it off? I say we just launch tandems off the catapult all day MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #59 June 2, 2003 DAYUM its being sold by a company just up the road in British Columbia... Look at the covered packing area... 322 ft hanger. Bet we could get ex marines to protect us even.... just to keep the feel of the place Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #60 June 2, 2003 >Hmmmm....how high do you think a human body would go off that >thing if you modified it to launch as vertically as possible? Not too far I'm afraid. I made the (probably outrageously inaccurate) calculations a while back and: If you have a vertical catapult, 400m(~1200ft) high(so you have 400m of "runway" for acceleration), and launch a person off it at an acceleration that wont render you unconscious, and with a "muzzle velocity" that would be about the speed of a relatively good speed skydiver.... You'd have 0 vertical speed at an altitude of 800m(~2400) AGL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,452 #61 June 2, 2003 QuoteYou'd have 0 vertical speed at an altitude of 800m(~2400) AGL. Free hop and pops . Probably couldn't put out students that way, though, because where would you put the static line Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #62 June 2, 2003 don't need one, hook up a second fxc to their main, set it for 2400', voila, instant student launcher. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #63 June 2, 2003 So, what speed does the aircraft carrier need to travel to give sufficient separation for students? And what size big-way can you fit on the catapult at once? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jerry81 10 #64 June 2, 2003 That's the beauty of it- it doesn't have to move, you just point the catapult in another direction and launch the next student. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #65 June 2, 2003 QuoteAnd bigways could turn points on the way up and break when they got to the top. Since we are only talking about a max of 2400 feet, according to Erno, why don't we say they'll turn points the whole way up, then continue on the way back down until they have a big-way cypres fire. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpy 0 #66 June 2, 2003 Ya know we could afford this!! DZ.com member: 10,000 last time i checked Cost of aircraft carrier: $4,500,000 $4,500,000 divided by 10,000 members =$450 US dollars each! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #67 June 2, 2003 I'll put in my $450 toward the purchase plus covering yours if you are willing to cover the fuel and maintenance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpy 0 #68 June 2, 2003 QuoteI'll put in my $450 toward the purchase plus covering yours if you are willing to cover the fuel and maintenance. There's always someone in the crowd that wants to ruine a dream isn't there!!!! Dude where skydivers! We have connections. The DZ the place to go if you want something done cos chances are there's someone there who can hook you up Not sure how someone would hook you up with a aircraft carrier maintenance crew but hey we'll get to that when we come to it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jfields 0 #69 June 2, 2003 I'm not ruining the dream! I just committed to $900. And I figure pledging twice the requirement ought to entitle me to one of the officer's berths, instead of the enlisted sardine boxes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JeffGordon 0 #70 June 2, 2003 Just use a really long one (2385 feet). And most of them would be just as stable as if hanging from the plane anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Swoopyswoop 0 #71 June 2, 2003 I will drive that some bitch. Get the hell out of the way. License? Isnt that on the back of the bumper man? QuoteWe got one really big problem folks. And I hate to be the bearer of bad news... but... Who in the hell is going to drive??? Not it!! Watch out for the ~ DOH!!! bridge "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JeffGordon 0 #72 June 2, 2003 Quote Probably not when it's anchored like you'd need for a dz, but definately when it's underway and into the wind. Why does it need to be anchored. If you can't hit a moving target, downwind, with obstacles, you shouldn't be jumping that canopy anyway right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jerm 0 #73 June 2, 2003 QuoteI'll put in my $450 toward the purchase plus covering yours if you are willing to cover the fuel and maintenance. has anyone though of forwarding this to Don Kirlin? They guy collects migs... i'm sure he's love to have something to land them on... when we're not jumping onto the damned thing :) Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Sebazz1 2 #74 November 7, 2003 Still for sale... Should I start a paypal account to raise the money? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Swoopyswoop 0 #75 November 7, 2003 Im in bro. But I wanna drive "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 3 of 4 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
jerry81 10 #64 June 2, 2003 That's the beauty of it- it doesn't have to move, you just point the catapult in another direction and launch the next student. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #65 June 2, 2003 QuoteAnd bigways could turn points on the way up and break when they got to the top. Since we are only talking about a max of 2400 feet, according to Erno, why don't we say they'll turn points the whole way up, then continue on the way back down until they have a big-way cypres fire. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #66 June 2, 2003 Ya know we could afford this!! DZ.com member: 10,000 last time i checked Cost of aircraft carrier: $4,500,000 $4,500,000 divided by 10,000 members =$450 US dollars each! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #67 June 2, 2003 I'll put in my $450 toward the purchase plus covering yours if you are willing to cover the fuel and maintenance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpy 0 #68 June 2, 2003 QuoteI'll put in my $450 toward the purchase plus covering yours if you are willing to cover the fuel and maintenance. There's always someone in the crowd that wants to ruine a dream isn't there!!!! Dude where skydivers! We have connections. The DZ the place to go if you want something done cos chances are there's someone there who can hook you up Not sure how someone would hook you up with a aircraft carrier maintenance crew but hey we'll get to that when we come to it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #69 June 2, 2003 I'm not ruining the dream! I just committed to $900. And I figure pledging twice the requirement ought to entitle me to one of the officer's berths, instead of the enlisted sardine boxes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffGordon 0 #70 June 2, 2003 Just use a really long one (2385 feet). And most of them would be just as stable as if hanging from the plane anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swoopyswoop 0 #71 June 2, 2003 I will drive that some bitch. Get the hell out of the way. License? Isnt that on the back of the bumper man? QuoteWe got one really big problem folks. And I hate to be the bearer of bad news... but... Who in the hell is going to drive??? Not it!! Watch out for the ~ DOH!!! bridge "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffGordon 0 #72 June 2, 2003 Quote Probably not when it's anchored like you'd need for a dz, but definately when it's underway and into the wind. Why does it need to be anchored. If you can't hit a moving target, downwind, with obstacles, you shouldn't be jumping that canopy anyway right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #73 June 2, 2003 QuoteI'll put in my $450 toward the purchase plus covering yours if you are willing to cover the fuel and maintenance. has anyone though of forwarding this to Don Kirlin? They guy collects migs... i'm sure he's love to have something to land them on... when we're not jumping onto the damned thing :) Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #74 November 7, 2003 Still for sale... Should I start a paypal account to raise the money? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swoopyswoop 0 #75 November 7, 2003 Im in bro. But I wanna drive "when I die, I want to go like my grandfather while im sleeping, not like the passengers riding in the car with me Swoopster A.S.S. #6 Future T.S.S holder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
