From an outsiders perspective, after working in the Ivory Tower for over 34 years, I witnessed 2 locked in 67 swept landings. At a certain secret soon to be closed Scottish base, this occurrence brought everyone out of their respective offices etc.
Watching an F-3 approach at an alarmingly huge speed, nose pointing up certainly had our hearts pumping. Inside the cockpit, heartbeats would have been at alarming numbers I`m sure.
Thankfully, both landings were successful and neither required RHAG`s to arrest their speed. Reverse thrust was always preferred over a hook engagement from my experience in the F-3 world, although the GR fleet used more cable stops.
The many years of controlling swept approaches meant that these two occasions had a happy ending. I wonder if the Tiffy has any different and unusual approaches other than flapless and single engine?