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minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoAre there any non-VTOL jets that can actually take off from a carrier without any assistance ? I thought they were either catapulted or the runway had to be sloped upwards (and possibly longer than 500m iirc)
minus-squareYourPrivatHater@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoYes they need assistance, but finding straight road with a few kilometers length isn’t that hard.
Are there any non-VTOL jets that can actually take off from a carrier without any assistance ? I thought they were either catapulted or the runway had to be sloped upwards (and possibly longer than 500m iirc)
Yes they need assistance, but finding straight road with a few kilometers length isn’t that hard.