Atlantic Ocean
by Marcus Reed · Apr 30, 2004 · 291 views
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Atlantic Ocean (Apr. 30, 2004) - Lt. Cmdr. Mike Black, of Kings Park, N.Y., gives the signal to light up the Manually Operated Visual Landing Aid System (MOVLAS) during flight deck drills held aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). MOVLAS is an emergency signaling system that is used when the primary optical landing system is rendered inoperative. The MOVLAS system is designed to present glide slope information to the pilot of an approaching aircraft in the same visual form pres...
| Tags: | 2004 april fresnel lenses optical landing systems taken with nikon d100 |
| Credit: | U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Rob Gaston. (Public domain) · source |
| Uploaded: | Apr 30, 2004 |




