What is Possible?

The next time someone tells you something isn't possible, tell them first to finish their sentence, after you quote the following to them, from Wikipedia.org:

"Modern U.S. Navy aircraft carriers have the Mark 7 Mod 3 arresting gear installed, which have the capability of recovering a 50,000-pound (23,000 kg) aircraft at an engaging speed of 130 knots in a distance of 340 feet (104 m). The system is designed to absorb theoretical maximum energy of 47,500,000 foot-pounds (64.4 MJ) at maximum cable run-out.

.....Aircraft coming in to land on a carrier are at approximately 85% of full throttle. At touchdown, the pilot advances the throttles to full power. Once the arresting gear stops the aircraft, he brings the throttles back to idle..."

We have all seen pictures of aircraft landing on aircraft carriers, the above showing the incredible numbers behind the pictures.  The point is, with the will to make something happen, it can be made to happen, and the above is an excellent example.  The current class of aircraft carriers in the US cost only $4.5 billion dollars, not pocket change, but less than one might have imagined.