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| | | (...) The answer to me seems simple. Were I building this ship, I'd use a ladder. Therefore, the right answer must be turbolift. Seriously, though, I think that even in a Trek-ish universe that a lift is probably overkill for a mere three decks and, (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: To ladder or turbolift? —James Simpson
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| | | | In lugnet.space, John D. Forinash writes: in a ship of this class/size. (...) Two weeks ago I visited the USS Lexington Aircraft Carrier (Fought in WWII, decommissioned in 1992 after serving for many years as a training ship) and was suprised to (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: To ladder or turbolift? —Eric Joslin
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| | | | (...) Ugh, that means you were in Corpus Christi. I'm sorry. :P (...) Eh, I was under the impression it was more for moving pilots to the flight deck in a timely fashion... (...) I toured the Lex with my father, who served aboard two carriers of the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: To ladder or turbolift? —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | (...) I didn't know that CV-16 was still afloat! It was converted along with the other Essex-class carriers still in service in the 1950s to have the angled flight deck, and redeployed as ASW ships in the late 1950s. I think they were redesignated (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | Re: To ladder or turbolift? —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | (...) Oh, don't worry, it's not. It's firmly cemented in place. I assure you, it does no "floating". :D eric (23 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: To ladder or turbolift? —James Simpson
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| | | | (...) Don't be! ;^0 I enjoy Corpus! (...) I confess that I made an assumption that the escalator would be for the command because, if I remember correctly, the escalator was reached almost immediately after leaving the war room (which was in turn (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: To ladder or turbolift? —Eric Joslin
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| | | | (...) Masochist. (...) Ah. I think the "war room" you're referring to is the pilot's briefing room, isn't it? And the other end of the escalator lets out onto the flight deck? I'm genuinely asking, here... it has been a bit longer since I've been on (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | Re: To ladder or turbolift? —James Simpson
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| | | | (...) Doh! I walked right into that one. (...) You're no doubt right that it was the pilot briefing room...as uneducated Joe Tourist, it just didn't strike me as a pilot briefing room. I guess I've seen too many movies, but there wasn't the (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.space)
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