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Old 29th Dec 2021, 16:05
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I would throw in the A-7 series. course, many of the WW2 recip planes were designed for carriers, and ditto for the Grumann "cat" series later.

The SLUF was so underpowered we USAF folks had to adjust our bomb load when we went to combat in 1972. The US Navy could just shoot the plane off the deck easily with the cat. Our takeoff roll was about 80% of the available runway and we used two check speed points and then guts and a gentle rotation with a thousand feet remaining.

The good thing for we USAF users was the beefy landing gear, the strong tail hook and the folding wings for fitting into shelters.

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