Originally Posted by
Roly
Please excuse my ignorance, but what type of arrestor gear is available on our new carrier in the event of an F-35B's lift fan failure and the aircraft being forced to land conventionally?
The same question can be asked about SRVLs that go wrong, for whatever reason. Remembering that one reason for SRVLs is to increase the bring back weight, so an F35B with, one day, a Storm Shadow is coming back for whatever reason, and has a problem, an arrestor / crash net or two would seem to be a good idea.