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Old 14th Mar 2017, 04:34
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OK4Wire
 
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John.

My memory is poor, and I have no documentation to refer to, but I seem to remember the cat shot on the Melbourne was around 93 feet. A very (!) short run to get our end speed.

The shortest deck run in the Sea Harrier was 200 feet (i.e. just at the start of the ramp), and recall thinking how ridiculous half that distance was, for double the end speed!
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