The $13 Billion Secret: Why The Navy Deliberately Ruined Their New Aircraft Carrier
When you think of NASCAR, speed and efficiency come to mind, and that is exactly what the US Military demands from the new USS Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers. But how the quest for speed forced the Navy to REMOVE an entire aircraft elevator from their most expensive warship is the Navy's billion-dollar paradox. It sounds like a massive downgrade, a costly failure, or a ridiculous cut to capability, yet by losing that fourth elevator and cleverly redesigning the deck flow, the Navy was able to INCREASE the carrier's sortie rate (launch speed) by a shocking 33%, making the Ford-class faster and more efficient than any carrier before it—a counter-intuitive design decision that proves the simple truth is #NotWhatYouThink.
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