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NXVe1 TIL That aircraft have swept back wings to delay supersonic airflow which helps prevent wave drag. But they are not ideal for slow air speeds.
wL7LW TIL that pilots taking off from aircraft carriers must keep their hands off the stick until they are fully launched off the end of the ship and in the air. This is to prevent them from intentionally diving the plane into the water due to a form of disorientation called "somatogravic illusion".
Br8RW TIL a C-130 holds the record for the largest and heaviest plane to land on an aircraft carrier. In 1963 it made 29 touch-and-gos, 21 takeoffs and 21 full stop landings all without a catapult or tail hooks!