On Sun, 2011-02-20 at 12:46 -0500, Peter Brown wrote:
> 
> This is very true.  I've not explored the parameters of the 777 in FG,
> but if you fly the MD-81 with no passengers, 1200 lbs of fuel and crew
> weight, it is extremely different than flying with standard fuel load
> and passengers.  Enough so that you can land, and take off, from the
> Nimitz.  This is not as far-fetched as one may think.

In fact this has been proposed for the F28; It was named the F-28 COD
(Carrier On-board Delivery)
http://eu.airliners.net/aviation-forums/military/read.main/43434/

Erik




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