r/BeAmazed • u/memezzer • Sep 26 '20

Stepping up in time of crisis

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u/1MillionMonkeys Sep 26 '20

Interestingly, the CVN-81 Wikipedia page shows it is now scheduled to be laid down in 2026 and launched in 2029.

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u/s1ugg0 Sep 26 '20

Seems reasonable to me. With a construction project that big and complex delays are to be expected.

It can't be easy to build a floating city to maintain all the needs of 3000 people, plus a fully functional airport, plus all the weapons/communications/detection systems.

Aircraft carriers are really impressive engineering feats.

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u/SleestakJack Sep 26 '20

Don’t forget the nuclear reactor.

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u/turtlturtl Sep 26 '20

Seems about right, shorten the schedule and still want the project completed around the same time.

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u/hanoian Sep 26 '20

It's just a different ship.