Thanks 'Engines' - another recent blast from the past about dat ole 'Shake, Rattle & Roll' which will await the F-35C instrumented CF-3 with production AHS and I'll guess modified nose wheel eventually soonish like....
STRIKE TEST NEWS Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 Newsletter
2011 Issue
http://www.navair.navy.mil/nawcad/in...ownload&id=769 (PDF 3Mb)
FIXED WING SHIP SUITABILITY (SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL) LT David “La Douche” Hafeman - Page 18
"Every aircraft, store, or sensor that flies off the ship at some point needs to be tested to ensure that it can meet the demanding loads associated with a catapult shot or an arrested landing.
Sometimes referred to as “Shake, Rattle and Roll” testing, this is a unique specialty area of flight test that we do more of than anyone else in the world. Shake testing includes both catapults and arrested landings. Catapults build up in longitudinal acceleration up to 5.5g, and include shots with the aircraft deliberately off center in the shuttle. Arrested landings include high sink rates up to 20 feet per second (which translates to 1200 feet per minute or about a 5° flight path angle), maximum deceleration points, free flight engagements, and 18 foot off center points. There is both art and science involved in flying and waving these demanding test points...."