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Originally Posted by freebeard

Compared to what? .

"My thinking a carrier in many ways might operate as an inverted flat bottom car with a front splitter, optimizing smooth/proper air flow for aircraft on the deck, but my question centers around, is that intentional?"

Seems air with a non-splitter early style blunt bow would be likely cascading a lot of turbulence over the bow and would generate very unpredictable and large air currents onto the deck just as a plane was lifting off.