So...about that plane on the treadmill...

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
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"Travis Marlatte" wrote in message
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"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in message
What you saw was an aircraft that failed to achieve and or retain a
critical airspeed. Either the catapult failed or the engine failed or,
well any number of things. There is a reason carriers turn into the wind
to launch aircraft. There is also a reason that carriers can't launch
fixed wing aircraft while tied to the dock. Well they might be able to
but a lot of things have to be perfect.


Thanks. But it was a joke. I do question the word "can't" in your
explanation. I would believe "can't launch some fixed wing aircraft but
not as a general statement.


That's why I added the sentence that immediately follows the one you have
a problem with.


I guess I get your point but it still seems to be overstated. Are
restricting your definition of "fixed wing aircraft" to those types
typically launched from aircraft carriers? Maybe I'm taking you too
literally but you seem to be saying that there are no fixed wing planes that
can do a normal takeoff with no headwind advantage in the length of an
aircraft carrier. I find that hard to believe. How about a Piper Cub?
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Travis
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