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Originally Posted by flatbutt View Post
OOf! This'll tighten your colon.

https://turbofuture.com/news/military-us-navy-e2-hawkeye-attempts-aircraft-carrier-landing-but-cable-snaps-and-pilot-reacts

I'm amazed that the pilot had enough height to recover from that. I'm told that the landings are full throttle but does that translate to enough airspeed?
I think that’s a year or two old, but still very interesting.
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