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Old 23rd Jun 2015, 13:50
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Courtney Mil
 
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I thought the USMC had decided that ops from the smaller decks were to be VTO and VL - not much room for anything else. Where there's space, the flat TO is fine. USN will have proper carriers and no need for ramps.

The snag with a demountable ramp may be the fact that it's curved. If you could lower it, you'd be left with a big dip in the deck. And what would you do with that deck space if it's going to be needed again for the next launch. Mind you, International Rescue had a retractable ramp for Thunderbird 2, so it must be possible.
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