Deck-edge lifts could free internal space, but aircraft losses and violent weather in the North Sea made an exposed hangar opening unattractive. A compact American arrangement offered another possibility. Its small platform supported the aircraft's main wheels while a projecting runner carried the tail wheel, reducing the lift's overall structure. The example is initially recalled uncertainly and then identified as Wasp. A similar lift could sit outside the enclosed hangar, with substantial doors shutting off the opening when required. This remains a proposed adaptation within the Admiral-carrier scenario.
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A compact deck-edge lift for an enclosed hangar
A Wasp-style lift could free internal space while allowing heavy doors to close the hangar against North Sea weather.