Magic Carpet Ride Aircraft Carrier

The computer understands that this means maintaining a specific speed auto throttles and a glideslope of 3 degrees.

Magic carpet ride aircraft carrier.

Operation magic carpet was the post world war ii operation by the war shipping administration to repatriate over eight million american military personnel from the european pacific and asian theaters. An f a 18f super hornet in air test and evaluation squadron vx 23 comes in for an arrested landing on the deck of uss george washington cvn 73 on june 27 2016 while testing the magic carpet. Magic carpet is a software modification to the airplane s digital flight control system that allows naval aviators to make fewer corrections in an effort to land on the carrier. With magic carpet the computer is doing that paddling constantly making tiny adjustments faster and more precisely than any human could manage to keep the aircraft on the pilot s.

This technology innovation will ease pilot workload improve overall recovery time and reduce tanker requirements. Watch the video to experience the magic carpet assisted aircraft carrier landing through the eyes of a pilot and learn more about boeing s rich history of performing the trap or arrested landing. F a 18 e f super hornet performs trap during magic carpet sea trials on the the uss george h w. 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.

Magic carpet is an evolutionary improvement in aircraft carrier landings said vice adm. F 18 flight take off and landing from the deck of an aircraft carrier to the music of magic carpet ride by steppenwolf.