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Old 17th January 2010 | 03:06
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Intruder
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Another daft question: Why is the angled deck positioned behind the superstructure, causing the approach end to be in the wake? Why not arrange the deck to be ahead of the superstructure (or move the superstructure further aft, or both) so relatively undisturbed air is presented to the landing deck?
The superstructure has been moved aft. Look at pix of Midway, Forrestal, Kitty Hawk, Enterprise, and Nimitz (evolving classes).

The ship drivers also sit in the superstructure, so their needs weigh into the equation...
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