David Megginson wrote:
Lee Elliott writes:It's even harder than that (at least for American carriers):
> Ships sounds like a great idea and shouldn't be too difficult to > implement (not that I'm volunteering). Someone mentioned carrier > landings recently didn't they? :)
That's harder -- we'll have to do some work to make sure that the planes on the carrier move when the carrier itself moves -- otherwise, it will just slip out from under the planes on its deck.
1) Arresting hook dynamics.
2) 4 - Arresting cables on the landing deck.
3) Arresting forces into the FDM.
4) FLOLS/IFLOLS systems (the ball).
5) Catapult launches. (Wouldn't be much fun if you can't get back in the air).
6) ACLS indicators.
And for the true test of a Carrier pilot:
7) Carrier pitch, roll, and heave with different sea states. 8) Carrier burble (a form of turbulence aft of the ship).
Relating as well, the U.S. Navy commissioned its latest Aircraft Carrier the USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 http://www.news.navy.mil/view_photos.asp.
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