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Many Thanks for your reply RF. Although rejected, i am curious to know if there was a proposed actual method of deployment - i.e. weld it to a long I-beam section, lower it from amidships where the pitching effect would be least and secure it somehow, or use it as a form of drag anchor from the ster...

Hi to all. I am new to the forum and have spent some time reading the posts with great interest. Apologies if this has been discussed ad inf... but i'm sure i read somewhere that it was considered to use the large (aft) aircraft hanger door as a 'counter rudder' ......if you know what i mean. Does a...