PHOTOS - circa 1927: Submarine Aircraft Carrier

Retronaut ^ | 1927 | Retronaut

[DogByte6RER]

Interesting history about modern naval warfare ...

[umgud]

I suspect landings are real tricky.

[wastedyears]

The plane had pontoons, so I don’t think it was much of a problem. What I’m more concerned with is the amount of G’s a pilot was subject to, taking off on a platform not much longer than the plane itself.

[Dr. Ursus]

Okay hold you breath in 3 2 1...........

[albie]

Talk about true men. Big time tough guys.

[Kenny Bunk]

The Lucas Electric hangar door controls operated as well as could be expected in damp conditions..

The engine for the Peto (Latin for "fart," actually) lived on in the Hillman Minx Station Wagon of 1954.

Fly English
Fly the best
Fly 'bout a mile,
Swim the rest.

[null and void]

I bet current submarines could launch drones if need be.

[bmwcyle]

[rottndog]

I bet current submarines could launch drones if need be.

[fso301]

What I’m more concerned with is the amount of G’s a pilot was subject to, taking off on a platform not much longer than the plane itself.

The sub probably was going full speed astern into the wind. The launch ramp extends about 30 feet or so beyond the airplanes propeller. Given a takeoff speed of about 50mph, the G-force of launching shouldn't be excessive.

[iowamark]

The Japs had similar subs.

[logi_cal869]

The WWII Japanese I-400 class was so impressive the US Navy sank them to keep them from the Russians (perhaps preaching to the choir, I realize).

Imperial Japanese Naval Aircraft Carrier Submarine PAGE.

And http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1366913/posts

and US Navy Submarine-launched XFC drone

[RedMDer]

Woo Hoo!

Less than $3.3k to go!!
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Make Today, Day 61 the day!

[fella]

Regulus 1955

[muir_redwoods]

Possibly just hopped into the water and took off like a seaplane

[rottndog]

My only question about sub launched drones...how quietly can this be done?

These kinds of ops would most likely take place close to land, and well within coastal defenses of foreign countries who could likely have some semblance of a submarine force. This would make the drone launching boat quite vulnerable to detection and attack, IMHO.

[elcid1970]

Yet another reason to convert from Lucas to Bosch.

[fella]

A Regulus launch Not so stealthy. And longer launch.

Now days they can float one to the surface and let it set there while the sub left the area before the drones launch.

[Hot Tabasco]

The sub probably was going full speed astern into the wind.

Not likely. First off, with an antiquated propeller driven pontoon plane such as this, you're going to need a heck of a lot more than 30 ft. to reach 50 MPH.......

To launch the plane, the sub released the holdings on the pontoons, went under water then let the plane do what pontoon aircraft usually do while on water.......take off.

The 30 ft. deck was designed to accomodate the sub's ability to surface under the pontoon plane once it had landed on water.........

[fso301]

The 30 ft. deck was designed to accomodate the sub's ability to surface under the pontoon plane once it had landed on water.........

Could be but does that mean the 3rd photo is of the plane doing a close flyby rather than taking off?