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By: 28th August 2016 at 20:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I was always under the impression that for a succesful aircraft launch from an aircraft carrier the ship should move with xx knots into the wind. I guess I was wrong as I found 3 pictures so far that show otherwise.
what is important is the relative speed of the air on the wing at the end of the deck which should be enough to lift the plane's weight.
Moving the ship into the wind allows to launch heavier aircrafts.
By: 29th August 2016 at 00:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The carrier often augments wind over deck by sailing into the wind. There may be times when the ship steams at only a few knots/hr to generate the needed WOD.
But because its is naturally windy by the ocean, there can still be WOD even if the carrier is at anchor.
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By: Gerard - 28th August 2016 at 20:31
I was always under the impression that for a succesful aircraft launch from an aircraft carrier the ship should move with xx knots into the wind. I guess I was wrong as I found 3 pictures so far that show otherwise.
Scimmitar with Gannet standing ready
F-4
S-2
(This should go in the Sub forum Naval Aviation but there is much naval and no aviation so I placed it here)