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The larger catapult Queen Elizabeth drawing was France's PA2

The enlarged catapult-carrier proposal is identified as France's PA2 derivative of the Queen Elizabeth design.

Question

What was the larger Queen Elizabeth carrier drawing with a US-style flight deck?

Short answer

It is identified as France's PA2 derivative of the Queen Elizabeth design. The spoken EMALS identification is not accompanied by a design specification.

Notes

The larger drawing with a US-style flight deck is identified as the French derivative of the Queen Elizabeth carrier design. Its catapult arrangement is described as electromagnetic launch, although no specification is read out to establish that identification. France subsequently left the shared design path and pursued a separate carrier concept. The reference to PANG belongs to that later programme, while the drawing concerns the earlier derivative.