Originally Posted by
SLXOwft
Clearly the French are not sold on the 'benefits' of the two island design.
I never understood what those "benefits' might be. From my time in the (real) Ark Royal I recollect that the ability for the Navigator to step off the bridge and into Flyco (and vice versa) to discuss navigation and FLYPRO issues was vital. How the hell they manage in QE I can't imagine.
I suspect a re-emergence of the old idea of separating naval and flying issues which led to Eagle's two wardrooms and her diastrous first commission (see John Winton's flawed HMS Leviathan).