Hangar dimensions and the ability to maneuver aircraft constrain the choice of carrier aircraft. The Queen Elizabeth class devotes considerable space to sustaining aircraft operations, with an emphasis on sorties per aircraft. A proposed additional twenty to thirty meters of hull length would increase hangar capacity, although it would require larger docks and restrict access to some facilities. At the thirty-meter end of that proposal, the estimate is room for another twelve F-35s.
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A longer Queen Elizabeth hull and the cost of more hangar space
A proposed twenty to thirty meters of additional hull length would increase hangar space while demanding larger docks.