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Originally Posted by matthewb0051
Not sure if the English use the angled deck design. IIRC, the US is the only country to adapt and use the cat launch with any success. Everyone else uses ski jump ramps and VTOL type aircraft or Short Take off landing aircraft
US carrier on left and UK on right circ 1998
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The english used to have angled deck, when they flew F4 Phantoms
Then they went to straight deck for the harriers. Their new Elizabeth class has a wider deck, but still only flies STOVL, not catapult or arresting wires, so no angled deck eitehr (though the deck is big enough really, and they actually invented the catapult)
new one is almost as long as a US carrier, but 1/3rd the displacement
