Dave in San Diego wrote:

(JJ) wrote in
Big cargo plane comes in for approach, the back door opens up, an
arresting hook comes out. It is attached to a LAPES sled/pallet.
The hook grabs an arresting cable, the release force threshold is
reached. the cargo is pulled from the aircraft cargo bay and onto the
deck.
The arresting cable system slows down the load and keeps it from going
too far.

The success rate of manned jets catching arresting cables is far from
100%, and you are expecting, nay requiring, a 100% rate for an
uncontrolled unaerodynamic lump deposited on the flight deck at @ 130
knots. Bold dream, my friend.

Hunh? If the hook misses the arresting cables, the cargo plane keeps
going and comes back for another approach just like the regular
carrier jets. The cargo module doesn't leave the plane unless hook
catches a cable.

Watch this video, all the way through becasue it isn't all LAPES, and
tell us once more how practical this is.

I don't see any arresting cables or smooth steel decks in your
otherwise amusing video. I thank you for that.

Um Dave, while I did touch upon parachutes earlier in this thread, I
don't use them in this sub-thread. My mention of LAPES sled/pallet
refers only to the structure that the cargo is secured to and in turn
is secured to the aircraft load bay. That part has already been
invented and should be reused with some modifications.

BTW, how old are you? I used to dream up stuff like this when I was in my
teens.
Dave in San Diego

Well I am old enough to know that engineering evolution can go from
what seems to be a pretty zany brainstorm type idea to an effective
operational system.

Jay