With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds

A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the ...
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Vought Model 1600: The Navy’s Big F-16 Fighter ‘Flying on Aircraft Carrier’ Mistake Still Stings

Key Points and Summary - In the Navy’s 1970s hunt for a new fighter, Vought and General Dynamics proposed the Vought Model 1600—an F-16 adapted for aircraft carriers. -The idea was simple: marry the F ...