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Can we build a flying aircraft carrier?


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Kimmo Huosionmaa

Above the text is the fictional flying aircraft carrier, what was invented by Disney Studios.When we are talking about flying aircraft carriers, we must say that the idea is not new.  In 1933 United states build two airships USS Akron (ZRS-4) and USS Macon (ZRS-5) which were both carried five "Sparrowhawk" fighters. The accidents were ended that technical evaluation, but there were always rumors, that some "Blimps" were equipped with the small baskets or hangars, where small size UCAV:s can operate and reload their armament and batteries. Those automatized flying service platforms are based on the same idea than those two airships, but they were planned to be fully automatized.


The big cargo-planes like C-5 "Galaxy" can modify the service platforms for small size UCAV:s. Also, F-117 "NightHawk" stealth fighter could be delivered from those cargo-planes. Those planes would use the break parachute for taking out the cargo bay of flying cargo plane, and maybe they could also drive in the C-5 or C-130.


Who knows if that would be tested in some simulations.  In this scenario, the UCAV will fly in the big airplane by the ramp, where it can be reloaded. Those modern versions the normal airplane or "Blimp" can be modified as the flying aircraft carrier.


There will be the long road to full-size solutions for that thing, what is in some Marvel movie. There will be no technical limits for creating the 300 meters long flying platform, what can operate with the same aircraft than the normal aircraft carrier. So, in theory, that kind of thing can be done by using nuclear power, but in the real life, the size of this vehicle is so huge, that the real-life solution would be impossible. The politicians might be against that, and the propellers must be stabilized because if they are not in full balance, the bearings would be crushed immediately. This vehicle would be heavier than air, and if there will be the malfunction of the system, that would cause the destruction of this thing.


But if that thing uses the magnetic accelerators, the full size flying aircraft carrier could be someday possible. In the real life, this kind of projects was shut down because they will be so huge and suck so much of taxpayers money. The stabilization system already exists, and use of powerful and sophisticated computer systems will allow controlling this huge vehicle. DARPA has raised the study project about this vehicle, and maybe they will someday fly at the skies.

Sources

http://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-could-test-flying-aircraft-carriers-as-soon-as-next-year-2018-1?r=US&IR=T&IR=T

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Macon_(ZRS-5)

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https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/c/cc/HelicarrierConceptRender1-AvengersBTS.png/revision/latest?cb=20131117004640

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