Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
But the carrier is steaming into the wind, so it's faster than it looks. Still, really slow due to how it mushed down (better to let it gain speed though than increase AOA). I'm curious about the trap though, isn't it standard procedure to go to full power when you hit the deck?
The 27-29 number on the PLAT came indicates wind speed. Doesn't look like they were doing anymore tha a fast taxi off the end. Even if they were doing 50kts that's less than 80kts of airspeed. Still amazing they saved it. Talk about squeezing every ounce of performance when it counts.