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I'm sure they are well aware of it. However, RVL remains a case of betting everything on your brakes, rather than a trap where at least if you lose the hook you can keep the thrust on, bolter and divert. You say CVF has a big enough deck, but with what configuration - STOVL or an angle? What deck parks and clearance from the RVL zone required? It will probably end up a bit like the old STOBAR options, which had a major impact on the available parking space.
Your point about the STOVL KPP is interesting. Are you suggesting that the UK signed up to Dave B knowing that it could not meet it's KPP? Or have we revised our requirement upwards?
If it's the first, why not buy the Dave-C which is a less risky solution, rather than bet the farm on a UK-specific procedure?
I'd really rather not harp on about this, but I need to be totally convinved before I approach AW with a bottle and a winning smile.....