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my understanding is that with the new non-steam electric driven catapults..they in fact can

• chiph 12y ago
  The USS Ford can probably safely launch one. So you could do one-way Doolittle style raids. But their landing gear and the lack of an arrester hook means they're not strong enough for the controlled-crash that is a carrier landing.
  • masklinn 12y ago
    You could probably do short landing using the GAU (fire the sucker while approaching as a gigantic, expensive and completely insane brake)
    • Agathos 12y ago
      I bet the deck crews will love that.
    • PhantomGremlin 12y ago
      Sigh. I really wish that HN supported "+1 funny" moderation. :)
    • hydrogen18 12y ago
      "Hey guys, don't mind those DU shells flying over you! I just need to slow this bird down!"