The rebuilt carrier may trial an Il-28-sized delivery aircraft that lands, unloads weapons or supplies, and departs without joining the air group. A navalized MiG-15 or MiG-17 is favored for combat because a mature airframe gives designers time to address saltwater corrosion and cold-weather exposure. Replacing three centerline lifts with an offset lift and a deck-edge elevator also recovers hangar working space that otherwise must remain clear for lift movement. Aircraft selection, resupply, and elevator geometry all affect how many sorties the inherited hull can support.
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Delivery aircraft and elevators expose the carrier's internal limits
A proposed carrier-delivery aircraft, navalized MiG, and revised elevator layout connect air-group choices to hangar capacity and resupply.