To: ken5050
Touch-n-go more likely.
Aboard Kutnezsov, the only way to get into the air from a standing start is to use the ski-ramp. No catapults.
7 posted on
11/22/2011 12:15:39 PM PST by
Ronin
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To: Ronin
They use the sea to cushion their landings.
8 posted on
11/22/2011 12:22:03 PM PST by
blueunicorn6
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To: Ronin
OK..thanks..that makes sense...
Then this pic was taken after the "touch"..hence no hook deployed..past the cables and the landing area..the plane is now airborne.
9 posted on
11/22/2011 12:41:12 PM PST by
ken5050
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