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Old May 20th 07, 04:39 AM posted to sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military.naval
Charles Talleyrand
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Default Flight Wing Size Changes?

Did the change from F-14s to F-18s increase or decrease the total
number of planes per ship? Overly simple math suggests that the
amount of room needed to hold 22 F-14s could also hold 30 F-18s.

If the number of planes did not increase, what happened to the extra
space?

-Curious
-Charles Talleyrand


F-18a Length: 17.10 m
F-18a Wing Span: 9.3 m folded
Area of bounding box: 159 sq m

F-14 Length: 18.6 meters
F-14 Wingspan: 11.4 meters swept
Area of bounding box: 211 sq m

 




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