Why This Small Carrier is Most Powerful Outside of the Supercarriers
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Published 2024-03-08
1:59 The advantages of having catapults on aircraft carriers
3:18 Why Charles de Gaulle has more acceleration on its catapults
4:12 Can Charles de Gaulle launch and land aircraft at the same time?
4:44 How many aircraft can Charles de Gaulle carry onboard?
6:00 Why there is always a helicopter flying next to Charles de Gaulle?
6:32 How Charles de Gaulle maintains a 94% availability rate for its airwing
7:29 The advantages of nuclear power propulsion on aircraft carriers
8:41 Why the island on Charles de Gaulle was moved forward
9:11 Why did Charles de Gaulle receive a submarine reactor design?
9:44 Why Charles de Gaulle has a maximum speed of 27 knots?
10:36 How Charles de Gaulle's propellers limited her maximum speed
10:48 The Charles de Gaulle scandal
12:56 What really limits the autonomous operation of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers
14:33 The biggest weakness of aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
15:26 Why France only built one nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
16:46 Why was Charles de Gaulle's midlife refit problematic?
18:08 Which aircraft carrier is replacing Charles de Gaulle?
She is not the biggest, but she is just as mighty as American supercarriers. But what makes Charles de Gaulle such a special aircraft carrier, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
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All Comments (21)
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Does anybody have any idea what that aircraft carrier threw into the water while launching the plane at 18:07 and is that something routine? If you're watching for the splash it's thrown ahead of the aircraft carrier.
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This is outrageous : you did not even mention the 2000 baguettes-a-day baking capability of the CDG.
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Interoperability between completely different air assets with partner nations is just an incredible thing to have.
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I told her that night "It's not about the size, but what you can do with it."
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The french get a lot of dirt thrown their way, but damn it if their engineers aren't marvelous. Thanks for letting me learn about this incredible Carrier
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I am embarrassed to not have known that the Charles de Gaulle was the only non-US active carrier with catapults. Thank you for the detailed insights.
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Surprisingly accurate for a non-French channel. One mistake though: the new French aircraft carrier will be significantly bigger than the Queen Elizabeth-class—83,000 tonnes of displacement vs. 65,000. She will be the largest combat ship ever built in Europe.
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"it's not about size but what you can do with it" At least it has personality
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Bots : "German engineers are the best in the world." France : "Hold my baguette. "
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People often mock the French but forget France has hundreds of years of Naval Experience and even today has one of the most capable military's in the world
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French here. This is a well informed and balanced vid! Good job.
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It feels like no one talks about France’s military despite how modern they are, thanks for doing so
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i m french and i approved this video
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A lot of people are making fun of french people and army but the fact is they were able to maintain their own armament industry in several key domains which make them quite unique. The Rafale is the only non-US aircraft that can land on and take-off from US Supercarriers. Some other navies will get that capability with the F-35B but in the end it is a US plane. The CDG is the only nuclear carrier outside of US Supercarriers, the only CATOBAR, it is interoperable with US F-18 and Hawkeyes. And it's more than 20 years old! Say what you want but you need conviction, political will of some independence to build such systems on your own.
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When the French set their minds to something they deliver top notch products.
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I believe it's the U.S. Marines that say "2 is 1 & 1 is none". This is in reference to the French needing more than 1 nuclear carrier because of the length of time for refueling a nuclear vessel.
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French really are great at making sophisticated and modern Weapons, That's a great aircraft carrier and hopefully the next one is gonna be even better.
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Come on man, "Is not about the size, but what you can do with it". You caught me off guard man, that is pure comedy 😂
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I appreciate learning about this aircraft carrier as I do not come across much information about the (modern) French Navy in general. Speaking of the rarity of catapult launch systems, the first amusement park to use such a system in a way that could be experienced outside of aircraft carrier operation was "Knott's Berry Farm" in Buena Park, CA (USA). In 1978, the system was adapted into an attraction (amusement ride) called the "Montezooma's Revenge" (currently being redesignated "MonteZooma: The Forbidden Fortress.") The ride enabled guests (passengers) to experience what it is like to launch from an aircraft carrier's catapult system as the attraction takes guests from 0 to 55mph in 4.5 seconds, through a 76 foot, 360 degree loop, then up a 148 foot tower, coming to a temporary stop then reversing backwards through the loop, back through the launch station, then up a second tower, stopping again, then returning down to the station where the ride vehicle is stopped. Other amusement parks around the world have since adopted the system into rides, but "Knott's Berry Farm" was first to give people an aircraft carrier-like launching experience without having to be on an aircraft carrier.
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France deserves some credit on this. If you look at their budget, compared to Britain, they are really killing it from the carrier department. To develop such a ship on a small platform is commendable. Sure there are shortcomings, but they are capable. Look at the Queen Elizabeth class carriers of Britain to compare. Of course F-35s can change that calculus considerably in the future.
