Originally Posted by
barotraumatized
Yes, but in 1991, Bill Gunston proposed a SkyHook that would ‘snag’ a hovering Harrier next to the BoAt, negating the need for a deck. That didn’t catch on either…(get it).
That was Heinz Frick, and the idea dates from the early / mid eighties. Had quite a bit of effort thrown at it, too.