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Post by eldertree on Apr 28, 2017 13:39:56 GMT
At the risk of sounding stupid isn't that what it basically is? Why does it require so much research and time to build that.
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Post by foheadDynasty on Apr 29, 2017 3:03:44 GMT
I thought so too. And if you wanted to launch a plane off of it using a short runway there are these steam driven pistons to help you launch. This isn't rocket science and they can get those up and running even before they created a carrier so it's kind of like wtf.
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Post by defiancexyzz on Apr 29, 2017 17:14:28 GMT
It's sort of like a huge ship but a better description would probably be a moving island. They're huge, not many countries are able to cough out the resources to build them.  Propulsion is highly complicated. Most are nuclear powered and this requires good working knowledge of processing, storing, disposing nuclear fuel which is beyond the capabilities of most countries. An aircraft carrier should be able to run without refueling for 2 decades. Then you need to consider the communications, weapons and wiring systems on the aircraft carrier. These need to be well protected and armored. Note aircraft carriers are literally unsinkable. It needs to be able to withstand huge flying aircraft launching off and landing on it. There's a lot of safety and quality checks and procedures to overcome. Finally, just the physics required to get an aircraft carrier to move is extremely challenging. Mechanical engineering is considered one of the most difficult branches of engineering yet building an aircraft carrier requires mastery of a combination of different disciplines, aerospace, electrical, chemical, nuclear, structural, etc. Building an aircraft carrier is about as difficult as building a space shuttle and then more. This is why so few countries are capable of launching satellites into space (12) and even fewer for rocket orbital launches (9). In fact the latest versions of carriers use space shuttle technology. Getting something this large, this complex to move like this is beautiful. It is perfection in science. |
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Post by foheadDynasty on Apr 29, 2017 19:18:19 GMT
I get it now. It's not just a large boat, it's a gargantuan boat with weapons, electronics, special materials, and engineering feats like nuclear powered engines. But to me at least, inherently speaking, there isn't anything on top of the needed technology that has already been proven. So in the end I don't think it is about research that takes up the time but rather the entire process of putting one together. It's like a hobbyist taking his time with creating a grand piano from scratch. There isn't technology that he has to invent but it does take time and effort to put one together.
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Post by redwine on Apr 29, 2017 19:30:25 GMT
It costs a lot of money to build and to operate.
It's about having the resources.
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Post by foheadDynasty on Apr 29, 2017 20:07:44 GMT
It's like 55000 tons. That's like the equivalent of 55000 cars.
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Post by eldertree on Apr 29, 2017 20:14:12 GMT
Okay so it's all these things combined into one but a cruise liner arguably has tonnes of features in it but then I don't think those are nuclear powered.
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Post by lost on Apr 30, 2017 0:53:50 GMT
There is a huge network of different industries and coordinated efforts from experts from many different fields that need to be present in order to build one up from scratch. The cost of the infrastructure required to even begin the production is not something most countries are capable of funding. It can take over a decade to finish building even one ship.
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Post by foheadDynasty on Apr 30, 2017 2:12:01 GMT
It's a really complicated question actually. It is hard to fathom that a country like China which built so many of the proverbial "aircraft carrier" or "floating cities on the ocean" in its heydey during the Ming dynasty would have so much trouble building one now. I suspect it also has to do with the threat level that it imposes upon the international world in terms of signaling a country's readiness for overt control of the seas. China just wants one because they are gutsy enough. I think even South Korea can build one easily enough since they already build massive cargo container ships but are they gutsy enough, no. And what need would they since they are a western aligned nation.
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