To: tet68
I believe, can stand corrected if wrong, that US aircraft also have an up swept launch deck. The purpose is to use available launching power to gain extra elevation at take-off.
To: noinfringers2
Heh, yes, you can and will be corrected...:)
No, they don’t have upswept ramps on US carriers.
14 posted on
05/13/2012 8:20:58 PM PDT by
rlmorel
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To: noinfringers2
I believe, can stand corrected if wrong, that US aircraft also have an up swept launch deck. The purpose is to use available launching power to gain extra elevation at take-off.No, but the Russians and perhaps some other have it. I think it's kind of a small-carrier thing.
16 posted on
05/13/2012 8:44:15 PM PDT by
Still Thinking
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