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by proelite
June 11th, 2024, 7:39 am
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery
Replies: 12
Views: 10623

Re: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery

Updated OP with design using shipbucket standards.
by proelite
June 1st, 2024, 6:20 pm
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery
Replies: 12
Views: 10623

Re: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery

nah, I'm done here. I could keep this going on and on. But don't compare it to QE even it is a much bigger ship then yours, it is even not that wide to length More traditional angled deck layout USS Independence class CVLN 825', 40,000+ tons 20 F-35C 2 EWAR drones 4 AEW drones 4 ASW drones 2 tanker ...
by proelite
May 30th, 2024, 2:05 am
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery
Replies: 12
Views: 10623

Re: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery

Updated designs based on feedback from else where. I moved the islands and aft elevator all the way to the aft of the ship to improve deck operations, as previously the island was forcing planes to go on the landing strip too often. The update designs have it so that the port side can be completely ...
by proelite
May 30th, 2024, 12:50 am
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery
Replies: 12
Views: 10623

Re: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery

Ford carrier is almost twice the size of your carrier, the distance between deck edge and catobar is bigger then on you'r carrier. It looks closer on the drawing of Ford, due to scaling of the picture. I did by pixel measurement of the distance between the deck edge and catobar on the Ford using ...
by proelite
May 29th, 2024, 6:14 pm
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery
Replies: 12
Views: 10623

Re: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery

Updated version with more parking space, more seaworthy bow, and different elevator configuration. Previous version had only parking space for 8 F-35s, including on on the aft elevator, without impacting landing nor takeoff. This new widened deck configuration has space for up to 20 without ...
by proelite
May 29th, 2024, 5:59 pm
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery
Replies: 12
Views: 10623

Re: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery

You need to pull both catobar closer to center, the aircraft/drone do need space for take of, as you have it now, about half the aircraft will be hanging overboard. And you also need an safety margin around the aircraft taking off. The further catapult on the Ford's port side is essentially in the ...
by proelite
May 29th, 2024, 6:52 am
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery
Replies: 12
Views: 10623

Pocket Nuclear CATOBAR carrier with simultaneous takeoff and recovery

Saipan class light carrier. CVLN-85 Length: 696.969 feet. Beam: 190 feet Waterline bean: 92 feet 35,000 tons 25+ knots. Aicraft: 16 F-35C 8 drones for AEW, electronic warfare, and refueling. 6 Seahawks https://i.imgur.com/QEKxotH.png Angled deck variant. https://i.imgur.com/85KXqnN.png Updated ...