Chad Irby wrote:

:In article ,
: Fred J. McCall wrote:
:
: Oh, just as a 'by the way', *NO* Navy combat aircraft can recover
: from an abort with max load without dumping. F-35C will not be any
: different in this regard.
:
:Actually, that's one of the design parameters for the aircraft.

They'll never make it. If that's one of the design parameters (trap
with full fuel and weapons load (16,000 pounds of fuel and 17,000
pounds of ordnance on an airframe with a 24,000 pound dry weight), it
must also be one of their design parameters that you routinely snap
gear off the airplane. I also find it interesting that they
apparently think it takes only three quarters of a ton of extra
structure to go from an Air Force 'light fighter' to doing arrested
landings.

Citation, please?

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