tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94314582011-04-21T11:23:25.901-07:00Seawardnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9431458.post-1104264970384199102004-12-28T12:16:00.000-08:002004-12-28T12:16:10.383-08:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/132/1965/640/Mystery.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:1px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/132/1965/400/Mystery.jpg'></a><br />What is this?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9431458-110426497038419910?l=whatwasthatusedfor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Seawardnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9431458.post-1102015628162713282004-12-02T11:11:00.000-08:002004-12-07T17:40:09.273-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Question:</span> If the Navy only had fixed wing aircraft, and rotary wing aircraft weren't invented yet, why did they designate aircraft as "fixed" wing? <br /> <br />Answer: None received at this time <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Question:</span> Were there "Lighter-than-air" aircraft carriers? <br /> <br />Answer: None received at this time <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Question: </span>Why are the antennae and the mast painted black? <br /> <br />Answer: No answer known at this time <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Question: </span><span style="font-style: italic;">"How did the pilots get to their planes from where they slept?" <br /></span> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Answer</span>: They had to climb up a rope which hung from the flight deck...or...They exited the ready rooms on the starboard side of the ship forward the island and climbed up the stairs to the flight deck. <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Question: <span style="font-style: italic;"> "What do the letters "C" and "V" stand for in CV 41?" <br /></span></span> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Answer: </span>"C" means "Carrier" and "V" is the naval designation for fixed-wing aircraft. They didn't have helicopters when carriers came into service, so all aircraft had "fixed (not movable) wings." <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Question: "What does the letter "V" stand for?" <br /> <br />Answer: </span>I'm glad you asked, and if you ever find out, please tell me! ......or...... It is assumed that it is derived from the French word for "flight", which is "avi". Someone <span style="font-style: italic;">could</span> have asked <br />"What's the French word for flight?" A logical answer would have been "Avi", which sounds exactly like " a V". <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9431458-110201562816271328?l=whatwasthatusedfor.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Seawardnoreply@blogger.com9