flying subs
That is a seriously awesome pic! The comment about damaging the boat triggered some info in my brian... one of the late war US battleships (can't remember which, if not Mighty Mo, then a relative) attempted an emergency stop from full speed. The ship stopped dead inside its own length by stopping the screws and closing the rudders (port rudder turned max starboard, starboard rudder turned max port)... the water version of an airbrake. When she went in for refit, they found the rudders were loose in their bearings...
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