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		sufficer on Feb 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Testing the F-35C Tailhook Have you seen an f14 in person? An f35? Wildly different. For one the f14 is massive! And it's tail hook is like the size of a medium man So yeah tail hooks vary wildy

awhitby on Feb 28, 2024 [–]

A more interesting question is do the cables (size, positioning, tension) vary by aircraft? Can any carrier-capable aircraft land on any carrier in the US fleet?

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