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To: sukhoi-30mki

I would think with that ramp a stall would be a very real risk.


8 posted on 08/09/2011 9:48:46 PM PDT by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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To: LukeL
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))
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