Even better is the new Japanese helicopter carrier. Which complies with the restriction that their self-defense navy cannot have aircraft carriers, so they carry helicopters instead. And purportedly can easily be converted for aircraft use (and already support VTOLs without any conversion).
Even better is the new Japanese helicopter carrier. Which complies with the restriction that their self-defense navy cannot have aircraft carriers, so they carry helicopters instead. And purportedly can easily be converted for aircraft use (and already support VTOLs without any conversion).
Helicopters aren’t considered aircraft?
As in planes.
They’re not suppose to have the capacity to launch planes from a ship. But they kinda do now.
I’m curious how they could be converted. Without catapults or ramps it seems like VTOL would be the only option.