# USS NIMITZ CVN-68 1980 AIRCRAFT CARRIER & F-14 OPERATIONS & CAPABILITIES "SEA LEGS" 81344

"Sea Legs” is a 1980 film produced by the US Navy in cooperation with Grumman Aerospace Corporation and details aircraft carrier landings. It features extensive footage of the launching and recovery of carrier aircraft, both from the deck and from within the cockpit. A carrier landing causes incredible tension and stress among pilots, the narrator explains at mark 00:45 , as numerous landings are shown. Night landings are even more stressful, we’re told, as jets touchdown in the darkness. At mark 03:00 the film describes an aircraft carrier as a city at sea — one that must accommodate a variety of aircraft. Mark 04:00 shows the supercarrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), and references to how the F-4 Phantom II is being replaced by the F-14 Tomcat. It’s explained at mark 06:15 how pilots need to carrier additional fuel during a mission in order to safely return to a carrier deck, since the vessel may be 50 miles away from the initial launch site. The extra fuel is also needed “to give pilots a few extra shots at the deck, if need be.” Describing a carrier landing as little more than a “controlled crash” at mark 07:00 , the film continues to show additional landings as the narrator continues explaining what goes into a successful attempt. There are super-slow-motion footage of landings starting at mark 07:30 as additional details are provided. Mark 09:39 takes us inside a Grumman plant to see the rigorous testing of aircraft before deployment to the aircraft carrier and a look at how…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/81344CarrierSeaLegs)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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