Here is my take on the shield helicarrier. There are a few placeholders in for now holding some places down until I get round to it.
Basically it is for VTOL's only so no need for a traditional carrier deck. The aircraft land at the rear or at the front middle pad and are generally launched by the two runways either side. It is possible for conventional aircraft to land in an emergency as the hangers can be configured in short notice to open through.
Its kept aloft by six engines not sure what type yet but I like the look of what I have now.
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that structure in front doesnt look it can hold if landed, even on water...
the pylons holding the engines look very weak. i wouldnt bet my life on them.
i like the general look
Thanks, and dont worry lots of the pieces are just placeholders for now. not sure about landing but im going from the helicarrier from the invincible iron man vol 1 it has a similar lower structure. As for the pylons they are just placeholders from my avatar helicopter model until I get round to them. the engines will be done last after everything else is finished. Started working on the bridge and have taken influences from modern combat vessels as this is set around 2020AD
I dont have a clue how it would land except in a specially purpose drydock? If any of the engines where to fail or get damaged surely the weight distribution would be off by so much it would cause it to list and crash?
There have been some preliminary concept art released by marvel apparently showing what it looks like and its s**t ha. Looks too much like it belongs in a cartoon rather than a live action film, this is my homage to it anyway but im going with current naval styling.
Started work on some VLS's midway down the spine of the ship and began carving out the rear runway.
Yeah the destroyer influenced the bridge design a lot, as for a nimitz class tower this wasn't nessacery. As the runways are internal there is no point having a dedicated aircraft control bridge on top it will be more centralized. If you look under the main bridge either side of the middle hanger entrance you can see two pillbox type booths. they control traffic around the front of the craft and there will be another control post at the rear, all three are co-ordinated by a main bridge that is internal.
Also like you said the destroyer type bridge fits far better than a classic carrier tower.
Oh no sorry! I was glad of your input sorry if I seemed abrupt with my answer I didnt think you where arguing dont worry i did listen to what you said, the aircraft control centre at the rear will resemble the nimitz bridge a bit more keep watching there is still a lot to be added and please if you have any ideas or C&C im glad to hear it :-)
Also started on the doors for the vertical missile launchers.
Yes, I think about things too much. :cool:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_classification_symbol
There is simply no way this could ever work as is. I know it's just fiction, but why not make it believable fiction. Any type of conventional power to keep this thing aloft would burn 10 times more fuel then the thing could actually carry. And the rotor system would have to be interlinked mechanically to compensate for even one engine failing, making it heavier, meaning it would need bigger engines and more fuel. Not to mention the fact that they would be so loud and create so much vibration working conditions on board would be horrible.
Read the Wikipedia article you cited. In the second sentence in the paragraph describing aircraft carriers, it specifically mentions that CV does not stand for Carrier Vessel. :cool:
The way that hull classifications work is to start with the general and work down to the specific. So a guided missile destroyer, for instance, is not a GDD, but a DDG. A nuclear carrier is not an NCV, but a CVN. A carrier's hull designation goes Cruiser (C) Voler (flying machines) (V) Nuclear-powered (N)... and then your helicarier designation. CVNH might be used, for "Heli," or CVNV to show that the ship itself is flying, or CVNX to show that it's experimental.
That's the direction I'd go.
You could still have counter rotating turbines but they perhaps would be at either end of the engine. You could also incorporate electric drive but around the engine instead of in the center. This too would increase airflow. The down draft would be pretty intense but that would be required for the weight of the ship. You could add grates to the intakes of the engines. This won't stop a downdraft incident but could save it from being much worse. If the ship is a combat ship you could have combat debris that would be prevented from entering - Remember Avatar.
Great model though and your skills are top notch.
Ron