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[quote="Dave C."]:woo_hoo: Thanks for posting the information for the Kennedy plans! I am sure they will be a B-I-G help as I build my 1/350 kit. There is a great deal of information in your post and I really appreciate your sharing![/quote]

You're welcome :thumbs_up_1:

:woo_hoo: Thanks for posting the information for the Kennedy plans! I am sure they will be a B-I-G help as I build my 1/350 kit. There is a great deal of information in your post and I really appreciate your sharing!

I've uploaded a 2011 Booklet of General Plans to the Webarchive. The plans (pdf, png or jpg) are ok, the information text is still a draft and it contains a lot of bugs and errors (the usual "copy paste" errors and typos). The Webarchive was under ddos attack in october 2024 and unfortunately full functionality has not been restored yet and I have not been able to correct these errors yet.

The plans were originally modified for public release in january 2011 and approved for public release in july 2020.

Plans are available here: [url=https://archive.org/details/cv67bogp2011]USA - CV-67 USS John F Kennedy Booklet of General Plans (2011)[/url]

if downloading is an issue, click on "show all" (written in black in the download menu), a new page will open with links to the files. rightclick the files and choose "save link as".......

attached some "contact sheets" I made

more plans uploaded by me in the [url=https://archive.org/details/ship-design-drawings?sort=title]Ship Design Drawings Collection[/url] on the Webarchive. Index spreadsheet file available [url=https://archive.org/details/ship_design_drawings_indexv1]here[/url]

And yes, all plans are free (and non-pirated)

For anybody.
Based on the drawings from the floating drydock (Inaccurate) and from numerous photos, here is my drawing of the USS John Fitzgerald Kennedy CVA-67 in around 1987:
https://www.deviantart.com/tzoli/art/USS-John-F-Kennedy-in-1987-975056379
[img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/08aa4d77-0718-40f2-bb4a-c61352d22946/dg4iubf-6ad2497d-b9c4-4323-aa3e-a8100d817eb9.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzA4YWE0ZDc3LTA3MTgtNDBmMi1iYjRhLWM2MTM1MmQyMjk0NlwvZGc0aXViZi02YWQyNDk3ZC1iOWM0LTQzMjMtYWEzZS1hODEwMGQ4MTdlYjkucG5nIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.GBELKS1lZZypQmnb5w3N1g_VC5gYovPvN6s5v4s9FpM[/img]

Any set out there? My commander and chief aka wife handed me a box today it was the 1/350 jfk she got it because I loved the f14 squadron in the kit the Jolly rogers. I was going to order the detail set for the kitty hawk.. but re read this section… I don’t care about the number being in photo etch just the island details… thanks

Does anyone know how many MD-3s and P-25s are assigned to a carrier? I know there is a minimum of two P-25s.

Yep, you are right! Just skimming over the plans, I believe I got more than I bargained for. These plans will be a huge benefit when it comes to building the Kennedy. I am hoping to do a good representation of her as she was in 1992-93.

Dave C.

I got my drawings of the Kennedy today from the Floating Drydock. They include four huge sheets, 30" x 72" showing the flight deck on one sheet, the Main Deck (which looks like the Hangar Deck) and the Second Deck on another sheet, the starboard profile on another sheet, and the portside profile and island levels on another sheet. Looks to be a great deal of useful information.

Dave C.

Thanks David for the pics! There are some there I have and some I don't. I also appreciate the drawings for the Saratoga. I can see that they will be very helpful as well. (to bad Bert Kinsey didn't put pics of the hangar bay in his book on the Kennedy like he did for the Enterprise)

Dave C.

Thanks a bunch, Dave! I will take a look.

Dave C.

That's what I thought. With that being said, do any of you guys know where I can find something showing all the hangar deck walls. I've found a few pictures but nothing really helps.

Dave C.

Hi Dave,

I have many of their plans and they generally have all the deck layouts so it should include the hanger bay.

Good Luck,

Mark

Thanks, Mark! I just ordered the plans from Floating Drydock but the best I can tell, the hangar deck plans are not included. Hope I'm wrong!

Dave C.

Hello,

Floating drydock has Kennedy plans for a 1980 build. I would guess that the hanger bay layout stayed the same throughout the years.

https://floatingdrydock.com/G.htm

Good luck,

Mark

Does anyone have or know where I can find a layout or plans of the hangar deck of the USS John F. Kennedy CV-67. I would like to detail the hangar deck for the 1/350 Merit kit. I have been unable to find any good pictures or information. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Dave C.

Does anyone know where to find scale drawings of the Kennedy hangar bay?

Here is a comparison of the differences between the Kitty Hawk and JFK kit hulls. They just use a different plug for the mold on the front of the bow. As posted before, the JFK hull is even stamped Kitty Hawk inside. You can see a bit of the mold line on the Kitty Hawk bow, right where the bow anchor recess is on JFK.

[img]https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/145185/20200610_124505-1455937.jpg[/img]

[quote="DavidP"]what is that you are doing to the bow?
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/0267azb.jpg
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/0267azc.jpg
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/0267azd.jpg
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/67a.htm[/quote]
Adding the sonar dome. Merit/Trumpeter used the same hull as the Kitty Hawk kit, with just the bow anchor "horn" added. The port hawsepipe has to be filled in, and there is no dome. Once the green stuff dries, I'll sand it to shape.

Thanks Dave.

I'll start a WIP thread. Beginning with the bow.

[img]https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/145185/20200609_205924-1455166.jpg[/img]

I'm getting ready to start the 1/350 Merit JFK. I want to build her in a mid '80s fit. I have the old D&S JFK book. I'm replacing the kit weapons with Voyager CWIS and NSSM. Aside from deleting the various antenna domes, are there any major changes from whats in the kit? I already plan to replace the F-18s with A-7s and A-6s, and the Seahawks with Sea Kings. And the book isn't clear, when did JFK have the black mast and lower island?