It was designed to carry only an aircraft that existed on the drawing board and no others. It is a bit like it being designed for Donald Trumps F52 fighters[0].

It was designed to carry only an aircraft that existed on the drawing board and no others. It is a bit like it being designed for Donald Trumps F52 fighters[0]. Remember the audacious class that could fly an array of aircraft, as well as being inter-operable with our NATO allies (our aircraft could land on their ships)[1]. I suppose that is true in a way with the QE2, as only our NATO partners aircraft will fly off it for some years...because we don't have any. [0]https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/01/11/trump-lauded-delivery-of-f-52s-to-norway-the-planes-only-exist-in-call-of-duty/?utm_term=.3ebe38a594eb https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/01/11... [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(R09)#Aircraft_and_squadrons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(R09)#Aircraft_a...