This previously classified feasibility study for the US Air Force shows how a Boeing 747 could be modified to become an airborne aircraft carrier. An internal hanger would be loaded with 10 specially designed fighter jets, with capability to release them in mid-air. Sleeping quarters and a crew lounge ensure that the 14 fighter pilots and 18 mission specialists on board remain alert and rested, ready for action
The crazy Boeing 747 aircraft carrier concept
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