My mistake about MTOW of TB3. As you say it is 1450kg. But the plane is under 1200kg when empty as it will have a payload capacity of 280kg.
During landing it will most likely have dispensed with a good deal of it’s fuel as well as most of it’s payload. It is a common practice to jettison heavier hung bombs before carrier landing as it can cause problems, both for safety of the ship and structural health of the UAV.
For taking off, the engine plus ski lift and the wings should give enough lift. That is why TEI was developing a specific engine for it.
It is the available landing strip that is a problem. It has to stop before the ski lift. When you take out the length of the recess at the back together with the lift area, you end up with a very short landing strip. You do not want 1.2 tons hitting the lift at speed. So it has to be well clear of it.
The total length of this ship from the very end to the tip of the ski lift is 232metres. Take out the recess, lift area and ski lift; You haven’t got much of a landing strip.
As for Hurjet and KE, I would forget landing altogether if without hook and arresting wires .
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