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Title: CV landing problem. Bug?
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on October 10, 2005, 12:44:50 PM

I noticed something recently that I personally haven't experienced, but have seen/heard of others doing it.

It seems that sometimes people landing on a CV are catapulted off the deck BACKWARDS.

I'm wondering why this happens. Now, the arresting cable on a CV is not really elastic, and the drums it attaches to are not spring loaded, so why/how would a plane be catapulted backwards off the deck? The force necessary to do it would be pretty great, and hard to generate with the arresting cable and drums, or at least it seems that way.

So is this a bug, or is there some sort of reasoning behind it that I'm missing?

Title: CV landing problem. Bug?
Post by: lasersailor184 on October 10, 2005, 01:38:55 PM

I believe it only happens with the first wire.  All the others are good.

This bug has been around forever.

Title: CV landing problem. Bug?
Post by: frank3 on October 10, 2005, 01:41:06 PM

Hmm, this actually never happened to me, is it really a bug, or is it intentional?

Title: CV landing problem. Bug?
Post by: Schatzi on October 10, 2005, 02:01:55 PM

Its a feature Frank!!


http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=161208

Title: CV landing problem. Bug?
Post by: frank3 on October 10, 2005, 02:08:36 PM

Ah, didn't know that, Thanks Schatzi ^_^

Title: CV landing problem. Bug?
Post by: Captain Virgil Hilts on October 10, 2005, 05:23:21 PM

A "feature". Figures.