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Is it realistic to be able to line up with the catapult and not engage it, and still get airborne?

 

Found out by accident, forgot to press U to hook up to the catapult :D

 

As it is now, if you're light, say 4-5000lb fuel, carrier 30kts into 10kt wind, no weapons, maybe a couple of winders, you can line up, be in position, step on the brakes, and go full AB and get airborne.

 

I know it is good at low speed high AoA, but I find it hard to believe this is realistic, it wasn't like it was even hard to get in the air, barely sunk at all below deck level.

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Yeah, I'm just asking is that even possible with the Hornet IRL in those conditions.

 

I know it can point its nose up quite high, and fly very slow, but when you come off the end of the deck you're initially in a position that is much more horizontal than that, so I would expect to sink right off the edge and go in the water.

 

If IRL it can't do that then that would indicate an issue with the slow speed flight model.

Edited by Cap'n kamikaze
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It's possible.

 

Which is why Light AC Dont engage AB on launch, they would out run the shuttle

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