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Dai - BAe have not carried out any conversions or tests on a navalised Typhoon.
They have done some computer modelling and concluded that it would be feasible if anyone wanted to throw billions of quid at making it a reality.
A navalised Typhoon doesn't exist; it hasn't been funded; it hasn't been designed.
And adding cats and traps to the carriers would require considerable time and cost. There is (supposedly) some margin for future growth built into the design. But there has been no detailed work done, let alone cash set aside for the hardware. And it's not just a case of bolting the equipment on. Cats require enormous amounts of extra power that has to come from somewhere, and that somewhere doesn't exist on the current design.
And how much energy would it take to launch a Typhoon N? Answer: Dunno because it hasn't been designed and doesn't exist.
Last edited by RichardIC; 12th Feb 2009 at 14:53.