Submarine aircraft carrier in 2010?
"Henry J Cobb" wrote in message
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Has anybody considered equipping one of the SSGNs with a full squadron of
Cormorant MPUAVs?
Apart from DARPA you mean
The biggest problem I see with it is how do you refuel and rearm them
while submerged?
Actually thats the easy bit
The challenges are aircraft structural integrity and water tightness ,
aircraft dynamics
at the air/sea interface, engine technology to survive periodic immersion in
salt water,
and advanced composite materials development to withstand sea-surface
operations.
Pumping gas isnt exactly a new problem
Keith
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