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Old February 28th, 2011, 10:59 PM   #26
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Default Re: Colonial Fleets Battlestar Stats

Hello All,
I just had a screwball thought concerning the height difference of the landing bay entrance to the level of the launch tubes. Perhaps the solution is staring us right in the face? As I am not a modeler, I'm wondering if this would work. Please bare with me and allow me to explain.

A little background if I may.
I am somewhat a student of history. I do enjoy studying history quite a bit. Military history has been a particular interest to me, specifically WW2.
When the Imperial Japanese Navy designed and built their early aircraft carriers, they designed them so the deck sloped down towards the bow and stern from the middle of the ship. (picture, from the side if you will, a very flat pyramid)
Planes taking off would be rolling slightly "downhill" thus helping them gain speed for takeoff.
Conversely, a plane landing on the deck would be moving "uphill" thus helping them slow down.

So, my silly question to everyone here is: Could the Colonies have designed the landing deck entrance to ramp slightly "uphill" to help aid viper pilots in slowing down upon landing? Could this explain the height difference that seems to be such a discrepancy?

Modeling question: Would the side angle from the landing deck entrance threshold to where the launch tube level is, be too extreme to implement in reality?
Again, just a silly thought I had.
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