I said I was starting over. It seemed too small to me also. I have decided that the Navy will just operate attack helicopters and run with assault ships, instead of CATOBAR carriers. We'll just let the Air Force do all the dirty work. I am currently designing a mega assault ship, with the similar sp...
I want to keep it within these parameters.
Length, Beam, Draft: 600, 120, 30
I want it to launch and retrieve CATOBAR aircraft as well as a full Marine Heli attack squadron (2 V-22, 4 Chinook, 2 UH-1Y, 8 AH-1Z)
I havent decided where to put the tower yet. My "requirement"is that it be a small ship that can provide air support for the battle group. Charles de Gualle is too big, but i might just scrap this design, and start over... Again.
Elevators are out the side, like an LPH. There is aquedate parking in the "garage," and when we park on deck the planes just put their tails over the water.
Lol, I flew on 909 as well when it came here. Pretty cool experience, seeing my high school through the Norden bomb sight. If only that thing had some 500lb bombs on it at the time...;) Haha. I sat in the Bombardiers seat for 20 minutes out of that entire flight. That was a nice view. If I had the ...