Carrier cruise calculator by Mags & Bambi

Calculates cruise heading and speed for optimal wind over deck for aircraft recovery. Useful for DCS and other flight simulators that involve carrier ops.

Default values are for Nimitz aircraft carrier or similar. For entertainment purposes only.

Recommended cruise for aircraft recovery

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Made by Mags with carrier cruise math originally written by Bambi.

Source code on GitHub