Queen Elizabeth class sortie generation without catapults

STOVL launch spots avoid the catapult reset and inspection cycle between aircraft. The carrier can move successive F-35Bs into position while more aircraft are raised and prepared from the hangar. With a 24-aircraft air group, alert aircraft and deck cycles could place roughly half the group airborne quickly during an emergency. Two preparation spots can feed the ski jump in rapid succession, so deck organization and lift position become the practical limits.