Re: Aircraft Carrier

In article <1151603245.194917.12450@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Jake" <model.aviation@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I had an idea and am hopping everyone will weigh in on it. This is
purely conceptual but would like to know some ideas if it could ever
work. I was toying with the idea of the feasibility of a scale sized
floating aircraft carrier, complete with arresting cables and some kind
of catapult. Let's all assume that the pilot would be good enough to
land his gas powered, .40 sized plane on it, what materials would this
project require? What mechanisms would you have to build to have a
fully operational aircraft carrier? What's the size? What's the
cost? Any other tidbits I left out feel free to address. I got
excited just thinking about this and hope my mention of it does the
same for, as well as generate some innovative mechanisms for this
undertaking. If anyone has ever heard of this being done before,
please post photos, stories, or links about it please. Thanks.

It's old news.

See:
http://static.rcgroups.com/forums/attachments/5/7/1/3/0/800411.attach?EaI
foP08oKL2BQNjAQRkB8McMTIiWGWTrP6gpl68oKL=

Here's the thread:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=506390&highlight=carrier


But full size to scale? Are you going to build it on a 40 foot pontoon
boat?

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