>It might be clichéd to expect a Flotation hull,
This one is a bit smaller than the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. It is
marginally thinkable to move it on the ground, so I went that way.
huge tires or huge ground pressure?
>Launch Catapult,
Not required, the carrier itself is fast enough to get over the
stall speed of a plane.
you'll always want this thing moving at high speed?
>crane, winch,
Maybe. OTOH, do you really want something this large to winch a
payload up?
yes, but perhaps restrained at a few tons' capacity (for crates of
supplies, and for villains, nefarious cargo)
>skyhook,
... or swoop in to snatch a single guy on the ground?
as opposed to landing, yes
>extendable ladder,
Maybe. It could hover over a skyscraper-top helipad and extend
a ladder, instead of landing.
this is part of my theme -- where will you land this?
>refueling
>probe,
No refueling for the carrier, only for carried craft. Tanker
aircraft can land on the carrier to refill those tanks.
>refueling drogue.
If you want to refuel from the carrier, why not land on it?
time.
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Eric Funk
Knowledge Brings Fear -- Motto of Mars University, Futurama
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