Rewatching some amazing footage of Bs on USS America
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I was struck again by how fragile that big door over the liftfan looks.
What happens if that door jams shut during seaborne ops? Presumably it would mean the loss of the airframe and hence, I can only hope, a Martin Baker letdown for the driver.
Or is there a jettison thingy for that door?
As ever, I don’t think this has been covered before in the thread - but if it has, I apologise….
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