Furious reached her final broad form by 1925, but her command positions still gave poor visibility during the most demanding part of her work. Before effective carrier launch aids, she had to turn into the wind and build speed to launch aircraft. Contemporary Royal Navy language called those carrier systems accelerators, reserving catapult for launch gear on other aircraft-carrying ships. Every escort then needed warning and room to maneuver while still maintaining a protective screen. At up to 30 knots, a carrier changing course could close quickly on the destroyers assigned to defend her. Flight-deck design and bridge visibility shaped signals, formation geometry, collision risk, and the tactics of the whole force.
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Furious reveals the maneuvering demands of flight operations
Furious's poor command visibility and need to turn into the wind at speed show why operating aircraft forced an entire task force to coordinate around the carrier.