Anyone care to hazard a guess as to how much energy the arresting gear on an aircraft carrier has to absorb when arresting a 40,000# F-4J flying down a 4 degree glideslope relative to the ship, flying at 143 knots with 27 knots of wind over the deck. (Standard no flare carrier landing)
We will assume that the ship is in a level attitude (which is not always true).