Thanks, Engines. An excellent post as always. Yes I do understand the advantages of a ramp, some of my stuff here was a bit flippant. In fact there are even more advantages than you mention. One of the few things I recall from Officer Training was a five minute lecture given by one of my classmates explaining the vectors involved. I recall it was the five minute talk that delayed the whole day because of the interest and questions it provoked. That makes me an expert, by the way
As our previous generation of through deck cruisers clearly demonstrated, it is the way forward. And now, no one can argue that F-35 cannot do it.