Interesting concept...
... however, the 6 fwd mounted jet engines would turn the flight deck into a wind tunnel ......... not to mention the exhaust gasses from the missile launchers
.. You need to photoshop those engines further outboard and replace the missiles with a more effective point defence" system IMHO
......and the variable incidence wing is actually not needed as these craft utilize "Ground effect" to gain lift.. and as such cannot go anywhere near the speed of sound. The sheer mass of the twin hulls, forcing and compressing the air underneath, would probably give sufficient lift. With such a short flight deck, Catapults/Ski ramp would probably be required as well to get any aircraft with a useful payload off the deck.... and of course a "FlyCo" to supervise flight deck operations .... the huge aft mounted engines would interfere with the coverage provided by the radar mounted on the std bow..... hangar space ? ...
Other than that, it looks really cool ...
G;
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Topic: Soviet Ekranoplan Aircraft Carrier (Read 5677 times)
