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In reply to the discussion: Trump Says U.S. Aircraft Carrier Design Is 'Wrong,' Plans Overhaul [View all]dumbcat
(2,120 posts)52. I would guess that they are trying to assess the risk
of the number of combat sorties that would be aborted by launch system failure (and the MTTR, whatever that is) to the efficiencies of more combat launches as the technology matures. Then a big question is how long does it take for the technology to mature, how much does it cost, and what is happening (combat-wise) in the meantime. I know it is hard to get a grip and a consensus on all these imponderables, even with all the fancy models and simulations. In my career I was involved i such issues, albeit in much smaller scale systems , and it was always controversial, no matter what the system involved.
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Trump Says U.S. Aircraft Carrier Design Is 'Wrong,' Plans Overhaul [View all]
babylonsister
May 2019
OP
Hey, also leave room in the ship for tons of coal to fire the new steam engines just mandated
RKP5637
May 2019
#3
Exactly!!! "Where he's wrong is in not delegating such decisions to the experts.
RKP5637
May 2019
#23
tRump to offer a conversion kit from nuclear to coal. Sign up here and convert your
RKP5637
May 2019
#27
He'll want to bring back the Stanley Steamer!Just some FYI for folks that might not know what it was
RKP5637
May 2019
#25
Is there some Mar-a-Lago member who hates the electric version for some reason?
muriel_volestrangler
May 2019
#17
if he lasts, presidents get ships named after them. I give you the USS trump...
Javaman
May 2019
#18
Interesting China's purportedly on the cusp of deploying catapult launch systems in their carrier...
Anon-C
May 2019
#42
I think the thing is to perfect it on land, then put it in a training carrier....then the fleet..
EX500rider
May 2019
#56