Check this video of the first Mossie landing, Eric is approaching behind the power curve on purpose, but the "hanging" is in small degrees for straight wing airplanes. A few degrees more than a typical approach, just about the same for a three point touchdown. This is a lot for a heavy airplane, very well flown. A lot I say because of the consequences of anything going wrong, like an engine failure or just the airplane starting to go the wrong direction and the need for gross correction, would be fatal. The Hornet was lighter, had a narrow fuselage with a bubble canopy right up front, and counter-rotating engines and props for the easing of the problems of operating the Mossie shipboard.
Check it at 26:09
Topic: Hanging has been around for decades (Read 3107 times)