Tailhook?

[wjb]

Well, if you're gonna have a tailhook, you'll need to be able to do a cat shot, so you'll need a nose hook, too. And that means you need a nose dragger .... not likely the plane of a fine brown shoe Navy pilot, is it?

Seems to be a bit of an ill-posed question ;-)

[wjb]

Originally Posted by RV8JD

Not necessarily!

Hellcat:


Corsair:

I stand corrected!!! (gotta get me some of those bars....) Great photos and great planes (but still tail draggers)!

[Tag]

Curious; anyone know how that system releases the plane at the end of the launch...?

[Ralph Inkster]

It's been done!
Must be about 15 years ago, I attended the NW Arlington Air Show / Fly In just north of Seattle. There was a RV6A parked there painted in a Naval scheme with an authentic Tail Hook (temporarily) mounted on the tail. I remember looking at it & thinking it must weigh at least 30 lbs & how his CofG must be real wonkie. Maybe some Arlington locals might remember the plane.

[tfriendshuh]

Found some good info on a blog - turns out it's not just structural, there's potentially significant rotational issues depending on where it's mounted with respect to center line...

from http://thanlont.blogspot.com/2011/12...ok-design.html



Presumably the basic spring gear wouldn't do so well either...

[TS Flightlines]

Well gee---lets do some JATO bottles too. THAT would be cool
Tom

[flynwest]

JATO Bottles hmmm that could help with passing at Reno. Oh never mind that would bump me up to Jet class.