LHD takeoff and landing

Larboard??? You been reading those Patrick O’Brian books again??

😀

Of course you could land on a straight deck. The Wasps are as long as an old Essex, and the angled deck of a CVN isn’t any longer. In the specific case of the Wasp class the larboard lift is the spot where the arresting wires would have to be, and on starboard the island is very long and protrudes into the flight deck. There wouldn’t be any place to install the wires. ANd you need wires, otherwise you waste serious deck space. And you’re also limited with your wing span because of the island. Take-off is much simpler, could be done with a ski jump.

Larboard??? You been reading those Patrick O’Brian books again??

I mean the wasp class. For instance, a Bronco could have been able to take off and land on the wasp deck or is the landing possible only with vertical capability?
More than a fighter I’m thinking about a light turboprop aircraft, the USMC could use it as an observation aircraft or for escorting troops on CH-53 or V-22

Of course you could land on a straight deck. The Wasps are as long as an old Essex, and the angled deck of a CVN isn’t any longer. In the specific case of the Wasp class the larboard lift is the spot where the arresting wires would have to be, and on starboard the island is very long and protrudes into the flight deck. There wouldn’t be any place to install the wires. ANd you need wires, otherwise you waste serious deck space. And you’re also limited with your wing span because of the island. Take-off is much simpler, could be done with a ski jump.

I mean the wasp class. For instance, a Bronco could have been able to take off and land on the wasp deck or is the landing possible only with vertical capability?
More than a fighter I’m thinking about a light turboprop aircraft, the USMC could use it as an observation aircraft or for escorting troops on CH-53 or V-22

It depends on the LHD class, there’s more than one.

You’d also have to define STOL. Some cargo aircraft are labelled STOL (C27J is I think) but that isn’t taking off an LHD anytime soon. I can’t think of any fighters that are really known as STOL, rather than STOVL or VTOL.

the USMC did a few operations from LHD’s with OV-10 Bronco’s, so i guess it is possible 😎