At least the Jag could get to the start of the runway, couldn't it BV.. Unlike half a Tonka Sqn when trying to launch a wave..
Yes but half a Tonka Sqn could still carry twice the bomb load of a full Jag Sqn
Actually, I was on Jags from 76-84 and they were nice to work on but they didn't have a lot of oomph, even with the E rating switch on the 102's that gave an extra 6 degrees of EGT.
I always remember having to change an engine following a wire strike at Baden-Soellingen which was a Canadian Starfighter base. I was arranging to do the post installation EGR and the Canadians wanted to know if I needed to use the chains, after all I was going to be using reheat. They looked puzzled when I told them that a set of chocks would do. I moved from Jags to Harriers..... quite a difference in the oomph department
