How many aircraft would a G3 carrier conversion carry, and would it use a double hangar?
Short answerA single hangar could carry about 96 aircraft, with a notional mix of fighters, dive bombers, and a larger torpedo-reconnaissance component.
NotesBritish accounting would exclude deck parking and aircraft stored overhead, while allocating more space to maintenance than some foreign designs. A group of about 96 could encourage larger 24-aircraft squadrons instead of the smaller formations the Fleet Air Arm historically used.