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> No one is expecting the Navy to have stealth carriers any time soon I watched a lecture by one of the decision makers in the Ford class carrier development p
by jasonwatkinspdx 9y ago
> No one is expecting the Navy to have stealth carriers any time soon
I watched a lecture by one of the decision makers in the Ford class carrier development program.
They actually looked at a stealth carrier concept. You can shroud the deck and elevators with side walls that screen them from radars. But that creates huge problems with jet engines and acoustics, to the point that being on the deck even with ear protection would be very risky health wise. Also they'd be hideously expensive.
- jandrese 9y agoSeems like acoustic tiles would not be an impossible technology if you're already lining the other side with radar absorbent materials. The bigger issue would be that for this to work you would have to make the entire carrier battle group stealthy, which would be beyond cost prohibitive.