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Originally Posted by j-c-c
Touche.
However, On the third post (below) on this thread, my second post mere hours later from my first post, I believe I made my first attempt to narrow my threads concern to the bow's takeoff area. Not sure I ever deviated later from that primary area of concern anytime afterwards even if deck after the takeoff area has any issues with airflow.
#3 "On US carriers the deck is extremely flat in the takeoff portion IMO.
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?"
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I would presume that every 'feature' of any military hardware has been 'thought to death.'
'Splitters', while around since 1931 on self-powered passenger rail cars ( WESTINGHOUSE Corp. ), and around 1935 on at least one research automobile ( Koenig- Fachsenfeld's at the FKFS, Stuttgart, Germany ), would be the time frame you'd want to be looking into carrier bow design.
Cross-pollination in fluid mechanics technologies would not escape aircraft carrier design considerations.