No it wasn't
It was damn near impossible to his the arrestor wire unless you took all the tension out of the wire and 'flew' the jet in at a snail's pace.
And don't get me started on the catapult spring - it was like Arkwright's till: fail to lock it into place properly and it'd have your fingers.
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Tue 21 Jun 2011, 17:46,
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And don't get me started on the catapult spring - it was like Arkwright's till: fail to lock it into place properly and it'd have your fingers.