Approximately ten years ago there was interest in B’s being able to work on/off CVNs, hence the interest in SRVL.
At a working lunch in Ft. Worth (Rail Head BBQ, show id and get 50% off except for beer) with working class knuckle draggers a few things were discussed and brought up to the big brains at LM, NAVAIR, and PAX. The relative easy issue was the differences in LSO TTPs between the Harrier community (and the proposed B) and all the other fixed wing communities.
The part we couldn’t figure a cheap, easy or workable solution to was SRVL with the deck rigged. Under perfect-very good landings there was clearance between the nozzle and wires. Beyond the (high) probability of nozzle strikes on the wires what are/were the effects of the high heat on the wires over X time frame as the acft. rolled past.
The only solution we could come up with to operate Bs from a CVN was to re-rig and then re-rig for everyone else. Not exactly optimal for ops beyond the original concern Harrier style landing patterns being integrated into normal CVN recovery ops. Plus decreasing safety in an already very dangerous arena with increased rigging and derigging…
S/F, FOG