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I believe all plans of CATOBAR have been abandoned at this point due to cost and time constraints. ( https://fullfact.org/articles/how_do..._carrier-27178) I am curious as to why the have separated the flight ops and ship's navigation into two different island superstructures. It seems like a waste of deck space unless something else in the ship's structure dictated it.
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Originally posted by DonBelt View PostI am curious as to why the have separated the flight ops and ship's navigation into two different island superstructures. It seems like a waste of deck space unless something else in the ship's structure dictated it.
(not much deck space)
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Originally posted by DonBelt View PostI am curious as to why the have separated the flight ops and ship's navigation into two different island superstructures.Originally posted by jlvfr View PostI assume the flight ops tower is the one aft? The other one can't see both elevators.
I guess you could call it design and intended use philosophies.
The reason for 2 islands, flight ops and conn, is to maximize the utility of both.
Charles de Gaulle has hers quite a ways forward, which is excellent for navigation.
The USN carrier islands, trying to maximize flight deck control, have been marching steadily aft, class after class.
The USN carriers are hauling around the largest airgroups by far, so flight deck control for high sortie generation is paramount
(The Ford-class has taken this to the logical extreme of course)“You scare people badly enough, you can get 'em to do anything They'll turn to whoever promises a solution”
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Originally posted by surfgun View PostI think four of the subs are decommissioned boomers (Resolution Class).“You scare people badly enough, you can get 'em to do anything They'll turn to whoever promises a solution”
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