My point Tourist was that an SRVL that had a problem would be very difficult to recover from if there was a failure close to or on the deck.
Yes landings on a carrier are fast, not sure what happens now if there is a problem with a hook, eject or take a barrier? Implicitly if an F35C can take a barrier, then an F35B should be able to do so as well. Obviously taking a barrier is not good for an airframe, whilst ditching one is a trice worse.
Last edited by PhilipG; 22nd Jun 2016 at 17:51.
Reason: Typo