In 1963, the US Navy tested whether a full sized cargo aircraft could operate from an aircraft carrier by landing and taking off a KC-130F Hercules on the USS Forrestal without catapults or arresting ...
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What happens when a carrier landing turns into an emergency

An aircraft carrier landing is already one of the hardest things in aviation. But when a jet returns damaged, low on fuel, or with a failed system, the entire process becomes something else entirely.