Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is a look at the Fujian Type 003, it has EMALS catapults powered by a Medium-Voltage Direct Current (MVDC) integrated power system. #fujian #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Check out Turkey’s Gator Boat, TCG Anadulo L-400. #anadulo #l400 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a rendering of the new Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard the Ford Class aircraft carriers. It was designed to handle a broader range of aircraft and weight distribution. #aag #fordclass #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

USS Ranger CVA-61 Entering Yokosuka Harbor in 1961, interesting snapshot of the aircraft aboard and note the HUP’s helicopters on deck. #ussranger #cv61 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

USS Ranger CV-4 underway off of Virginia in 1942, note the flight deck identification letters R N G R still visible just ahead of the ramp. #ussranger #cv4 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Pop quiz, can you name a ship that tested weapons from after WWII through platforms used today? #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

It wasn’t till the introduction of the Ticonderoga Class Aegis Cruisers did the U.S. Navy have a phased array radar system again in the 1980’s. #phasedarray #cg47 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

With a similar island to USS Enterprise CVAN-65, USS Long Beach CGN-9 also had SCANFAR phased array radar system. #usslongbeach #cgn9 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Call the ball! #ussranger #cv61 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Enterprise CVAN-65 under construction at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., 23 July 1958. #ussenterprise #cvn65 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari