Don Chan: mate what was the purpose of that pic? hmmmmmmm, thanks anyway, like the scenery!
djnik: mate if you are interested in seaplane tenders, then perhaps a thread on them could be arranged, I too have an interest in them, mainly in the IJNS Chitose and the HMAS Albatross which came too late for WWI and served in the RAN for only nine years before being transfered to the RN as part payment for the new light crusiers. She served in WWII with much credit and met a sad end in the hands of Greek cruise liners.
Gollevainen: Interesting model and interesting way to test a new system, kudos.
Argo: mate there have recently emerged some designs that are based on cat carriers and I too have designed a couple, the problem is that no one wants to go past the conventional “Tried and Trusted” mono hull designs. you also must remember that if you have a cat design, it is a new field in this type of design, thus requiring new developments. You no longer need an angled flight deck, thus deck speed is different (true deck speed as opposed to relative deck speed (this is important because of airspeed, airflow over the wings and side slip). Also you have to remember that a Cat Carrier needs to be big enough so that, when a plane lands on one side of the cat, it’s subsequent bouncing does not over balance the ship!
A more important question is: why are all carriers built these days with Starboard islands? Bring back the Port Islands of the Akagi and Kaga style!
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