Originally Posted by
Engines
What I'm offering as question is whether PPruners think that any eventual 'Tempest' should be designed from the outset to have the capability to operate in some way or another from the carriers. One could offer a few examples of successful combat aircraft that were able to operate from land and sea effectively - my list would be F-4, F/A-18, A-4, A-7, Buccaneer and Harrier.
A question I asked at the start of the thread - and still believe should be considered in the CA Strategy until
proven impractical and/or unaffordable and certainly not limited to STOVL. I'd add A6, Skyraider and F14 to Engines' list. For clarity, proven does not mean what Gary Google tells you this week, but a targeted set of work that identifies what constraints actually are and what cost impact may be thirty years hence.