When we went to the Persian Gulf, the first time, I was on the USS America. We carried over a few OV10 Broncos for the Marine Corps while another of the carriers carried several of the new F117 Nighthawks. I don't know how they got the F117's off, but they flew the OV10's off of the America. They are the only planes I've ever seen launched, in the 'modern day' not using the catapults. First we turned into the wind and sped up to flank speed (around 30 knots). In turn, they got all the way back to the fantail and launched just like they did during WW2. I think I've got pics of the launches in a cruise book somewhere. Wish I could have actually been on the flight deck to see it instead of just watching on on the ships CCTV system, but either way it was just plain cool to see.
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Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
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