F-5E Carrier?

Can someone explain what the F-5E you doing on the USS Midway?

I think that this is the F-5 delivery to the south Vietnam.

Edit: take a look:

https://books.google.com.br/books?id=JvANc4CpPnwC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=f-5+vietn%C3%A3+uss+midway&source=bl&ots=8gfqaDrCoL&sig=Y50tBJv8Vazx8Nn1Tm5gAvaxULE&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiG84LqwIPNAhXGOyYKHZcpBEIQ6AEIOzAE#v=onepage&q=f-5%20vietn%C3%A3%20uss%20midway&f=false

http://www.aereo.jor.br/2010/03/21/quem-disse-que-o-f-5-nao-embarca-em-navio-aerodromo/

The F-5's didn't land on the carrier, they were actually just transported.

Isn't it a hook in the last picture?

Isn't it a hook in the last picture?

Yes, but it is not carrier suitable. The hook would only be used in emergencies at land-based airfields.

Besides, it didn't/doesn't have the double nosewheel and catapult guide (always forget what it's called), thus it couldn't take off from the flat-deck carriers used by the US

Besides, it didn't/doesn't have the double nosewheel and catapult guide (always forget what it's called), thus it couldn't take off from the flat-deck carriers used by the US

Well that actually wouldn't discount it from being a carrier aircraft - most aircraft prior to the F-4 Phantom 2 had a single nose wheel. But getting back to the original point, the F-5 isn't a carrier aircraft.

i can understand f-5 on a carrier but there is also a cessna on the deck man! lol

i can understand f-5 on a carrier but there is also a cessna on the deck man! lol

The Cessna was Likely a FAC aircraft.

But yea Using Carriers for Aircraft Delivery was not that uncommon.

(for aircraft that were not able to just fly to the destination)

i can understand f-5 on a carrier but there is also a cessna on the deck man! lol

Maybe Air America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_%28airline%29 :D

Maybe Air America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_America_%28airline%29 :D

lol :D

There more than one Cessna, look at all those Cessna A-37

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Midway_transporting_ex-VNAF_aircraft_from_Thailand_to_Guam.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ex-VNAF_A-37s_on_deck_of_USS_Midway.jpg

http://datab.us/i/South%20Vietnamese%20Air%20Force

The F-5's Were Crane Lifted or Rotary Wing Lifted on and Off the Carrier Deck.

They Used the Carrier to Send them.

The Tail Hook on the F-5E was not Designed for Carrier Landings, Neither was teh Gear for that Matter.

Besides, it didn't/doesn't have the double nosewheel and catapult guide (always forget what it's called), thus it couldn't take off from the flat-deck carriers used by the US

A Launch Bar for the Catapult Shuttle isnt *Required*

Earlier Naval Aircraft used a "bridle", which was a wire device that attached to 2 aft facing hook points under the aircraft and then wrapped around the catapult shuttle, and detached from the AC when it left the deck.

Was used on A-4s, F-4s etc etc, though the F-5 doesnt have these either. As for double nose gear, yeah, that would be a big issue, other wise the gear woulda fell into the shuttle run lol.

I think that this is the F-5 delivery to the south Vietnam.

 

The F-5's didn't land on the carrier, they were actually just transported.

At least 2 of the photos show USS Midway carrying aircraft back to the USA after the war - these are the aircraft that VNAF pilots escaped to Thailand with.

i can understand f-5 on a carrier but there is also a cessna on the deck man! lol

And, if I am not mistaken, a bunch of AT-37 Dragonflies on the left side of the deck.

*edit* oh, MVS already pointed that out

Here are some pics of P-47 off of carrier.

Sorry back on topic.

Those ahould be, South vietnam F5 retired from the theatre...

A Launch Bar for the Catapult Shuttle isnt *Required*

 

Earlier Naval Aircraft used a "bridle", which was a wire device that attached to 2 aft facing hook points under the aircraft and then wrapped around the catapult shuttle, and detached from the AC when it left the deck.

 

Was used on A-4s, F-4s etc etc, though the F-5 doesnt have these either. As for double nose gear, yeah, that would be a big issue, other wise the gear woulda fell into the shuttle run lol.

Skate - actually a single nose wheel was common on naval aircraft before the F-4 (though as you have noted even the Phantom didn't use a launch bar - I believe the A-6 was the first to use one). Note sure how this impacted the tires...

i can understand f-5 on a carrier but there is also a cessna on the deck man! lol

Yeah Bird Dog... definitely one of the FAC / Observer aircraft.

the hook is used for emergency landing on airfield... no navy variant f-5 on carrier...

they just bring these f-5 to Vietnam. just like they did the same thing to corsair during pacific war, they use carrier to transport the fighters to the island airbase.

maybe navy had f-5 before, but not for deck mission.

f-15 also has hook, so it can launch or landing on carrier?

the hook is used for emergency landing on airfield... no navy variant f-5 on carrier...

they just bring these f-5 to Vietnam. just like they did the same thing to corsair during pacific war, they use carrier to transport the fighters to the island airbase.

maybe navy had f-5 before, but not for deck mission.

f-15 also has hook, so it can launch or landing on carrier?

So does F-16, and many other fighters. Prevents loosing an entire aircraft due to landing gear malfunctions, ground controlability issues, and brake failures to name a few. Typically the field arresting gear has a much longer pull out then a carrier, providing the decelaration without loosing the wings. If you live in the US, you can notice these gears at some dual use airports. If you taxi on to the runway as a passenger and hear a clunk while your airbus taxi's over a cable walla!