Could a B-25 with stronger landing gear and a tailhook land on a Midway-class carrier?
Short answerPerhaps only marginally; repeated carrier recovery would require redesigning much more than the hook and landing gear.
NotesA B-25 fitted with stronger landing gear and a tailhook would be a marginal proposition for a 1945 Midway-class carrier. Regular carrier landings would require extensive airframe changes, so the result would differ substantially from the original land-based bomber. The F-35 comparison illustrates the weight and cost attributed to combining different service requirements in related aircraft. In that assessment, the A variant carries reinforcement it would not need solely for its own role, while carrier requirements also affect the B variant.