The ship entered service in 1928 and was assigned to the pacific fleet for her entire career.
Magic carpet carrier landing.
Magic carpet which stands for maritime augmented guidance with integrated controls for carrier approach and recovery precision enabling technologies is a new technology designed to.
The precision of the landings goes up too.
Uss saratoga cv 3 was a lexington class aircraft carrier built for the united states navy during the 1920s.
Tests without magic carpet showed pilots landing within plus or minus 40 feet of the same spot.
In the case of magic carpet the pilot turns in behind the carrier and sets up for landing by engaging magic carpets delta flight path mode.
And because the navy s boeing f a 18e f s all have digital flight controls magic carpet makes that function for the pilot even easier.
With magic carpet the threshold narrowed to just plus or minus 18 feet.
Aopa pilot was invited to the george washington to witness the final day of a five day sea trial of magic carpet s latest software.
But magic carpet new navy developed software is making the arduous aircraft carrier landing easier.
Consequently the system improves safety and efficiency.
Featured image of landing signal officers evaluating an f a 18f super hornet pilot landing aboard uss washington cvn 73 using the precision landing modes software also known as magic carpet by.
Software makes aircraft carrier landings easier and safer july 20 2015 in defense hooking a wire on a moving runway is a difficult feat.
A f a 18f super hornet catches the arresting gear wire while landing aboard uss george washington cvn 73 on june 27 2016 while testing the magic carpet carrier landing assistance technology.