What is an aircraft bolter?
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What is an aircraft bolter?
In naval aviation, a bolter occurs when an aircraft attempting an arrested landing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier touches down, but fails to catch an arrestor cable and come to a stop. Bolter aircraft accelerate at full throttle and become airborne in order to go-around and re-attempt the landing.
What is a naval pilot called?
A naval aviator is a commissioned officer or warrant officer qualified as a crewed aircraft pilot in the United States Navy or United States Marine Corps.
McDonnell FH Phantom
The McDonnell FH Phantom was a twinjet fighter aircraft designed and first flown during World War II for the United States Navy. The Phantom was the first purely jet-powered aircraft to land on an American aircraft carrier and the first jet deployed by the United States Marine Corps.
What is the biggest Navy plane?
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
| USS Nimitz (CVN-68), lead ship of the class of supercarriers, at sea near Victoria, British Columbia after the 1999–2001 refit | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier |
| Builders | Newport News Shipbuilding Company |
| Operators | United States Navy |
In addition to ships, the U.S. Navy has 3,700 aircraft, making it the second largest air force in the world.
What is a bolter in aviation?
In naval aviation, a bolter occurs when an aircraft attempting an arrested landing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier touches down, but fails to catch an arrestor cable and come to a stop. Bolter aircraft accelerate at full throttle and become airborne in order to go-around and re-attempt the landing.
What is a bolter landing pattern?
Bolter aircraft then climb back to landing pattern altitude and sequence in with other landing aircraft to re-attempt the landing. These bolter aircraft are said to be in the “bolter pattern”. The British were the first to describe aircraft that failed to arrest as bolters.
How do you grade a bolter on a Navy carrier?
When an aircraft bolters on a United States Navy carrier, the Landing Signal Officer (LSO) often transmits “bolter, bolter, bolter” over the radio. United States Navy LSOs grade each carrier landing attempt on a scale of 0–5. Assuming the approach was safe and at least average, a bolter is graded as 2.5.