A stall is a very real risk anytime you take off from a very limited space like a carrier. Even a steam catpult is no guarantee of success. I once watched a cold cat shot on a carrier.
The seat didn't work, either. :(
32 posted on 08/10/2011 11:26:23 AM PDT by magslinger
(Senator Olo Hamwich of Buckleberry Fern (RINO))