Could Béarn's experimental status benefit France?

Did treating Béarn as an experimental carrier benefit France in the long term?

Only in theory; the designation helped only if France acted on the lessons and replaced her.

An experimental carrier can justify awkward compromises when it teaches a navy what the next ship should do differently. Béarn's status theoretically gave France freedom to replace her as better practices emerged. The benefit depended on actually ordering that successor. Without replacement, the lift, machinery, and handling experiments became enduring fleet limitations rather than a temporary learning stage.