47 as a... carrier plane?

[mthrockmor]

Launch is one thing. Landing is another.

boo

[Brooke]

Details.  (  )

[Ack-Ack]

Launch is one thing. Landing is another.

boo

The "Seahorse" was able to land on a carrier, notice the arrester hook on the picture I posted?

ack-ack

[TGG93]

The "Seahorse" was able to land on a carrier, notice the arrester hook on the picture I posted?

ack-ack

It was apparently easy to take off and land the P-51 on a carrier. The plan was to extend the P-51s range by deploying from CVs nearer to the Japanese home islands to allow them to escort the B-29s and it was a very real possibility of them being deployed in this way but the project was cancelled when Iwo Jima was captured, allowing standard P-51D's to escort them.

[Karnak]

Sea Mosquito.

Yes, they really did do that and it did actually enter service post-war.

The Brits were all about taking inappropriate aircraft and turning them into carrier planes.

[MK-84]

I cant imagine a wooden aircraft would handle salt water terribly well.  Would that actually be the case?

[Brooke]

It probably depends on what glue and paint/lacquer they used, but there were boats made out of wood (the PT boat, for example).

[Arlo]

It probably depends on what glue and paint/lacquer they used, but there were boats made out of wood (the PT boat, for example).

Most every ship prior to the 20th century. Eh? 

[colmbo]

I cant imagine a wooden aircraft would handle salt water terribly well.  Would that actually be the case?

Lots of wooden boats survive.