While we are talking about aircraft carriers I have another question, with apologies to Brian Abraham who told me the answer but in my dotage I have forgotten.
The moder carrier flight deck is, I think, at 15 degree angle to the centreline of the ship. Now with the carrier doing perhaps 20 to 30 knots into a not inconsiderable headwind at times and with a jet at something like 130 knots on approach to land. Does the pilot make any allowance for crosswind? Is there any crab angle applied and if so is it removed prior to touchdown or does the undercarriage have to take some lateral strain as well as vertical?