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Old 14th Nov 2014, 11:47
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SpazSinbad, Keep 'em coming! If Rhinopower doesn't want to see he can turn away.

For those of us who are interested, the videos and stills you have posted are essential for understanding the dynamics of the F35C arrestor landing. Unless LM can get the arrester hook to work repeatedly without fail, in all conditions within the spec requirement, the F35C is a pointless aeroplane.

The F35C evidently poses challenges on deck landing not faced by any current or recent carrier aircraft, so ensuring these can be overcome without compromising the aircraft's unique selling points is vital to the programme.

I should think any arrester landing data from the Sea Vampire you mentioned earlier, and possibly the F7U Cutlass as well, would have been of interest to the F35C team.
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