"John S. Shinal" wrote in message
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I'm merely an amateur observer, but it looks like there are a
couple of issues.

Deployment to theater - means one fewer USN CTOL squadrons
aboard the carrier once in theater. This might not be a big deal if
you are mostly tasked with CAS for Marines, but for a large campaign
using two CVNs, would they configure both air wings with a Marine
squadron or not ?

Not sure what your concern might be. Marine squadrons routinely deploy on
CVs today (and have for some time). For the most part, they fly the same
missions that their Navy counterparts fly.


Cyclic ops - CTOL has long operated with tightly timed
launches and deployments - do you launch and recover CTOL a/c together
and STOVL together, but never mix types ?

It remains to be seen how the cycle would be run with STOVL JSFs. AV-8As
deployed on FDR in the late 70s, so it's not impossible. There is some
additional flexibility that comes with the ability to stop and land, but it
will be interesting to see how the Navy uses it. There will be great
inertia to make it operate like the conventional cat-trap aircraft on board.

How do you change over deck if you are landing a stack of CTOL
a/c and a STOVL has a an emergency landing ?

What's to change?

Are they planning deck run takeoffs with JSF ? (!!!!!)

Absolutely.



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