Deck-edge lifts would require a larger Invincible-class redesign

How many more aircraft could an Invincible-class carrier operate with deck-edge lifts and a full-length flight deck?

Roughly six more, but achieving that gain would require reorganizing and probably lengthening the ship.

The Invincible class already used nearly the practical length of its flight deck. Bow and stern geometry limits how much of a nominally full-length deck can support aircraft operations. Deck-edge lifts could free useful internal and deck space, but the ship would have to be reorganized around them. The estimated gain is roughly six additional aircraft, with some hull lengthening likely needed to make the arrangement work.