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A C130 lands on a carrier. How much energy must be dissipated and where does it all go?
The kinetic energy to dissipate is easy to calculate:
$$ E_\text{kin} = \frac{1}{2} m \times \text{GS}^2 $$
Here, the ground speed GS must be w.r.t. to the carrier deck, not the sea.
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