![]() Harnessing steam from the ship's boilers, the "cat" is powerful enough to fling a Volkswagen six miles and can slingshot an F14 off the bow from a standing position to 160 knots in 2 1/2 seconds of screaming flame, smoke and steam. Dozens of sailors scamper across the deck below, each wearing a jersey color-coded to denote his duties - purple for fuel handlers, blue for plane pushers, white for flight surgeons, green for catapult crews and so on. Together they juggle eight telephones and radio microphones linked to the captain, the pilots, the air operations center below decks, the hangar deck where waiting planes are stored and sundry crews on the flight deck. Each wears a canary yellow sweat shirt stenciled with the appropriate title in black letters. Douglas Bradt - must choreograph the dazzling ballet of men and machines that gives an aircraft carrier its ambience of controlled chaos.īradt, 41, a former squadron commander from Hyde Park, N.Y., reigns from a glass-walled control booth above the deck with an apprentice known as the Mini Boss. Of the 5,000 sailors on the Independence, the Air Boss - known more formally as Cmdr. Navy is obliged to practice incessantly in peace - at tremendous cost in dollars and sweat - or risk incompetence in war. Having settled on the carrier battle group as its heart and soul, the U.S. ![]() It's that guy that keeps making strafing runs on the tower that's getting into my knickers."Įven in the benign blue waters east of Hampton Roads, a carrier is a noisy medley of smoke and flame, tension and occasional terror. So if they're a little rough around the edges, it's to be expected. This is the very first time they've landed on a ship at night. "God, who was that guy? Please have him chase the line. "C'mon, young man, c'mon, let's chase the line up there," the Air Boss pleads, referring to the white stripe on the deck where the planes are supposed to land. Even when a 20-ton F14 Tomcat suddenly veers toward the control tower at 130 mph, he stands without flinching as the jet shrieks out over the Atlantic at the last moment to circle for another try. ![]() and the Air Boss has been launching and landing warplanes since early morning with unflagging panache. And because it’s a WEN product, your open frame inverter generator comes backed by a two-year warranty, a nationwide network of skilled service technicians, and a friendly customer help line, all to make sure you remember WEN.It's 11 p.m. Low-oil shutdown, combined with the built-in overload protection and indicator lights, safeguard both your generator and your electronics from damage. The panel’s data meter monitors the voltage, frequency, total runtime, and session runtime. The lightweight body weighs 30% less than a traditional 6250-watt generator, while the included wheel and handle kit makes for easy transport and storage between uses. This allows the generator's engine to automatically adjust its fuel consumption as items are plugged into and unplugged from the panel, minimizing noise and fuel usage whenever possible. Maximize fuel economy and runtime by engaging the eco-mode switch. ![]() The fully-packed panel comes equipped with two three-prong 120V NEMA 5-20R receptacles, two 5V USB ports, one 120V/240V transfer-switch-ready NEMA L14-30R twist lock receptacle, and one 120V RV-ready TT-30R receptacle. Our ultra-efficient 4.2-gallon tank provides up to 8.1 hours of half-load run time. Designed to mirror a pure sine wave, this unit limits total harmonic distortion to under 0.5 percent at no load and under 1.5 percent at full load, making it safe to run laptops, cellphones, monitors, tablets and other sensitive electronics. Our 301cc 4-stroke OHV engine produces up to 6250 surge watts and 5000 rated watts of power, making this the perfect backup generator in case of emergencies. The included inverter provides clean energy, free of voltage spikes and drops. Remember when you kept the lights on? Keep your family safe during power outages and natural disasters with the WEN WEN 6,250-Watt RV and Transfer-Switch Ready Inverter Generator. ![]()
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