Re: More Fighter questions

ScottSaylo@aol.com wrote:

> A fighter crated for transport as cargo may be in severa
  crates and require assembly, engine test and run up, electronics
  calibration and test flight -
> come on! Using one "out of the box" in a matter
  of a couple hours - no way.

It is highly likely that a 'crated fighter' will have double
the mass of a fighter already assembled, and take up more 
space.	 Not only will you have to put the thing together
and test it, but you then must put away the packing to 
clear the deck for operations.

However, the problem is one of divergent views;
one group thinks of packing cases with fighters
inside and the other thinks of fighters in an
area off the main hanger deck/bay.   The fighters
in the 'storage area' are fully flightworthy and
only need to be armed and positioned for launch.

Bye for now,
John L.