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Alan Erskine a écrit dans
gpond.com : On 12/03/2011 10:24 AM, Netko wrote: Sea Venom FAW 21 of 893 Squadron crash landing on Eagle following damage from anti-aircraft fire during Operation Musketeer, November 1956 It's not crash landing. It was _intentionally_ landed this way to test a new landing system - rubber surfaced flight deck! It seems these trials were taken earlier : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Lu6LEQ0zo A Vampire aboard the HMS Warrior (48/49) That's why aircraft carriers today put the rubber on the aircraft tyres, not the carrier. ![]() -- D520 Light aviation : http://tagazous.free.fr Roundels of the World : http://cocardes.monde.online.fr/v2html/en/accueil.html |
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