France is building the France Libre, an 80,000-ton nuclear supercarrier, around a sixth-generation stealth fighter whose development program collapsed in June 2026 without a prototype ever flying.
Sounds like a new Mythbusters challenge, could a Sopwith survive a catapult launch? Would the parts of the plane fly off the deck, or would it just rip off whatever attachment point was made? Not that it would need a catapult to take off, but it would be interesting to see.
Sounds like a new Mythbusters challenge, could a Sopwith survive a catapult launch? Would the parts of the plane fly off the deck, or would it just rip off whatever attachment point was made? Not that it would need a catapult to take off, but it would be interesting to see.