Challenges in Aircraft Carrier Construction: Limited Global Success

Is It Difficult To Build An Aircraft Carrier? Why Only 12 Countries In The World Can Achieve This

In general terms, an aircraft carrier is a large surface ship, and it can also be regarded as a small naval city. It basically possesses all the basic equipment on Earth, and still has what is not found on Earth.

For example, an aircraft carrier can move at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour on the vast sea. It can allow more than a dozen aircraft on its deck to take off at any one time.

Today, only 12 countries have aircraft carriers in the world. And why are there so few countries that have aircraft carriers? How can we build an aircraft carrier? Let's take a medium-sized aircraft carrier as an example to experiment with its manufacturing process.

First, more than 500 supporting organizations need to be prepared, as well as a construction team of at least 5,000 people and sufficient financing for construction. Once it's ready, it's time to start building.

Secondly, on the pier extending outward, a 7-degree inclined deck is placed in the hull. Only in this way can the space of the aircraft carrier be more open, and at the same time, the aircraft carrier can have an independent take-off and landing area. and parking areas.

Thirdly, it is necessary to arrange a ship island on the right side of the deck, which covers only 3% of its area and is used for dispatching and driving. After these steps are completed, the aircraft carrier prototype is almost complete.

Looking at this, do you think that it is not so difficult to build an aircraft carrier, but is this really the case?

You should know that to avoid being corroded by sea water and resist foreign attacks, the massive hull of an aircraft carrier must be made of special steel. The steel for the flight deck is much more stringent than the requirements for the hull because it has to withstand over and over again the massive impact caused by the repeated lifting and lowering of the carrier-based aircraft.

Moreover, the aircraft carrier has a runway, and the longest runway of the aircraft carrier is only more than 200 meters, which is not even one-tenth of the runway of half of the military airport, so the front end of the aircraft carrier is generally the problem. The rooftop jumping platform with a high inclination angle can help the carrier aircraft take off.

With such a short runway, it is necessary to complete the landing of the aircraft, so the stop cables will be installed on the runway of the aircraft carrier, and there will be a hook at the tail of the carrier-based aircraft. When the tail hook hooks the stopping cable, then decelerates and slams through the hydraulic brakes below deck, the aircraft can descend normally. However, as soon as the tail hook is loosened, the aircraft must immediately roll over and take off to repeat the landing process.

Then there is Aircraft Carrier Island. Although it occupies a small area, it needs to integrate the cabins of various equipment such as the flying bridge, navigation bridge, and commander's bridge. It also needs more than 80 transmitters and more than 50 receivers. and nearly a hundred antennas, which is equivalent to the human brain, although it takes up little space, it is the primary key.

Not only that, but 36 aircraft carrier fighters specially developed for aircraft carriers, 12 carrier helicopters, specially trained pilots, more than 2,000 shipboard personnel, no less than 3 air defense destroyers, 2 anti-submarine divisions, 2 Integrated nuclear submarine attack, and a supply ship. Only in this way can we get a complete set of combat aircraft carrier groups.

It can be seen that building an aircraft carrier, in addition to strong economic strength, also requires excellent technology. After all, for a conventionally powered aircraft carrier, it takes more than 6,000 tons of oil to fill it for about 10 days at a time, and the price is in the tens of millions. In the face of such high consumption, even if it is given to you for nothing, you do not have the power to go for operation and maintenance. What do you think of this? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area.