Stupid question about aircraft on Aircraft carrier?
I’m a civilian so please make allowances. As I understand it, it’s very dangerous to land on- and take off from – an Aircraft Carrier so why doesn’t the Navy use something like a Harrier Jump jet? I think they’re called a VTOL plane. Wouldn’t that be safer than the usual way of landing and taking off? Don’t they have the range of usual jets or is it to do with payload? Please explain!
Everybody has good points on this one. As said, the Harrier is a Marine aircraft and doesn’t meet the Navy’s mission. It was designed as a ground attack fighter, it is realitivley slow, and it’s payload is rather light. The harrier was designed to operate from the ship to a forward deployed unprepared point. It still does this, except for the unprepared part since the jet likes to suck up tons of debris which trashes the motor. The F-35 is due to replace it, which should make the VTOL more practical. It is dangerous to land and takeoff from carriers, but Navy and Marine pilots are very thourghly trained to mitigate the risk, as said by the PR. Pilots go through carrier training at advance flight school(T-45), Fleet Replacment Squadron(platform training), and continuously in the squadron. Then when they are due for the boat, they complete work up training as well. Finally, at the boat the continue to train.
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