2007-03-04 08:52:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Some are stationed on land bases, like where I worked - at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station.
2007-03-04 08:54:48 · answer #1 · answered by love_2b_curious 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are naval air stations near the big naval bases and the aircraft fly out to the carriers at sea or fly home ahead of the fleet.
An Orion is not configured to land on the deck of a carrier but if it was configured to land it could.
If loaded onto the deck in port it might be able to be catapulted off.
My basis for this theory is that I have seen a C130 land and take off. I do not think it is a regular practise and it may have been a one-off exercise for some particular reason
2007-03-04 17:44:35 · answer #2 · answered by Murray H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All naval aviators are assigned to an air-wing. All combat air-wings are TAD to the carriers when the carrier is out to sea otherwise their permanent duty station is with the NAS (Naval Air Station). Air-wings can go TAD to any carrier at any time when needed.
Just about any aircraft can be fitted to land on a modern day carrier. Bolt a tailhook on to anything smaller than a B-52 and it can be a carrier based aircraft.
2007-03-04 20:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by rollinjukebox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even Carrier Pilots are stationed on Land Bases when the Carrier is not deployed and the Air Wing is not embarked aboard. That being said: There are some Navy Pilots that never serve on Carriers because there are some Navy Planes that cannot land or take off from Carriers. the P-3 Orion Maritime patrol aircraft for example does not fly from carriers.
2007-03-04 17:01:47 · answer #4 · answered by CG-23 Sailor 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As are navy Vet said, yes naval pilots are stationed on land bases. If you see a carrier come home, it never has it air group on its deck. by law it can't have its air group onboard when it enters the harbor's water. So every squadron has a air base, it's just some squadrons get to ride a carrier now and then. Some planes will never see the flight deck in their life. The P-3 Orion the large Anti-Submerine warfair plane can't land on the small deck of the Nimitz class Carrier.
2007-03-04 17:26:42 · answer #5 · answered by MG 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most Naval aircraft are land based, and some of these rotate to sea duty on carriers, consider also that all Marine aviation is part of the Navy as well. Keep in mind that actual combat aircraft, (fighters and bomber types) are what it is all about, but there are vast numbers of support aircraft out there with them.
2007-03-04 21:10:08 · answer #6 · answered by Blitzpup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The majority are on land bases and only the select fighter pilots get on a carrier
2007-03-04 18:13:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many stationed on land bases. Pilots usually get rotated from ship to land bases through out their careers.
2007-03-04 19:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many are stationed on bases. There are Naval Air Stations all over.
2007-03-04 16:55:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. In fact, all are stationed in Squadrons, and only go TAD to Carriers or other ships. The only permanent party personnel are certain staff in non flying billets, such as the CO of a carrier(must not only be a piolt but must also have gone through Nuke school)
2007-03-04 18:00:08 · answer #10 · answered by Mrsjvb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋