Originally Posted by
XHooker
Do the math for a three degree glide slope (can't remember what it actually is at the boat) I think fixed wing carrier aircraft are all rated for 1,800 FPM at "max trap" (MGLW), so a hard landing ashore (no rising deck) is hard to imagine.
Thanks! I was looking for the max FPM figure, comparing (as you did) ashore vs blue water. As far as the carrier GS, I found this from avitop.com:
The standard glidepath on the ship is 3.5 degrees. We sometimes increase the glidepath to 3.75 or 4.0 degrees in conditions of high wind so that the "perceived glidepath" remains relatively constant.