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Old 29th Mar 2018, 09:48
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Not_a_boffin
 
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The bring-back requirement for SHAR (or GR9 for that matter) bears no resemblance to the requirement for F35B. SHAR struggled to recover with a full AD load in tropical conditions, so you can imagine what trying to bring back air to mud ordnance would be like.


As JTO says, SRVL unlikely due to primarily (very) small flight deck, interesting undercarriage configuration, small(ish) wing even with GR9, inadequate brakes etc.


As I understand it, the land-based Harrier force used to use short rolling landings - which is where the idea originated from, but generally on nice runways with space - as opposed to crowded flight decks, with a 60 foot drop to the oggin at the other end.
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