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Flight Ops aboard the Charles de Gaulle

Scott Wolff No Comments Military Aviation

Happy Wednesday, FighterSweep Fans! Now that we’ve taken a look at F-35C flight operations aboard the Mighty Ike, we wanted to give you an alternative perspective to life as a tailhooker!

We’ve shared videos like this one with you before, but this one is brand-spankin’-new, and features the Dassault Rafale and Super Étendard as they conduct flight operations from the French aircraft carrier R91, also known as the Charles de Gaulle. You’ll immediately see differences between how the French conduct their business around the boat, versus how the U.S. Navy handles its application of maritime combat airpower.

An interesting point of note is the Charles de Gaulle, a nuclear-powered warship, is equipped with two catapults that are shortened versions of the steam-powered catapults used aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy. What does that mean? It means American F/A-18s, E-2s, and C-2s can safely operate from the decks of the de Gaulle.

101210-N-1261P-028 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 10, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), back, and the French navy aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R 91) are underway together in the Arabian Sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell/Released)

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), back, and the French navy aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R 91) underway together in the Arabian Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell/Released)

Pretty awesome, stuff. So sit back, crank the volume, and enjoy some fantastic footage from a French Navy fighter pilot whose video editing talents are spectacular.

 

 

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Scott Wolff is an accomplished writer and renowned aviation photojournalist. He has held the position of Managing Editor for a print flying lifestyle magazine, and is the Host and Editor for FighterSweep. Scott's area of expertise is military flight operations, drawing on ten years of experience working extensively with all branches of the armed forces. He holds an FAA pilot certificate, the culmination of a life-long passion for flying airplanes. Scott has received military altitude chamber training, emergency egress training, and has logged time in a variety of civilian and military aircraft. He is also a member of the International Society of Aviation Photographers and Nikon Professional Services.

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