[GBA]

I haven’t compared the takeoff stats, but I wonder if an A-10’s short field performance isn’t fairly decent ‘as-is’?

I’ve seen unloaded A-10s practically leap into the air while putting on a show at air shows.

Besides, if they can ‘navalize’ the YF-17’s landing gear into an F/A-18’s, I bet they can figure out how to make an A-10 fit for cat duty.

[Jewbacca]

It’s possible, I suppose.

I would be curious how well the A-10 does at landing/stall speed with speed. I would think it it pretty low and has terrible characteristics at landing — being buffeted badly by crosswinds. It’s one thing to jitter all over a runway and another to jitter off the edge of a carrier.

I actually have an aeronautical engineering degree; I suppose I could go figure this out. Ha.