I saw an article online yesterday of a Huntington Ingalls Industries LPD-17 "Flight II BMD" model.
http://blogs.defensenews.com/intercepts ... air-space/
A bit of googling found some additional information a HII, too:
http://www.huntingtoningalls.com/flight2/
I also seem to recall a proposal to built CGN(X) on an LPD-17 hull, tho I am not sure how serious that was.
Anyways, if nothing else it would make for an interesting model.
Chris
What-If LPD-17 Flight II: BMD
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Re: LPD-17 Flight II: BMD
The idea of using a larger hull, possibly even a very large commercial hull, for aBMD warship is not new, but is a very good one.ChrisH wrote:I saw an article online yesterday of a Huntington Ingalls Industries LPD-17 "Flight II BMD" model.
http://blogs.defensenews.com/intercepts ... air-space/
A bit of googling found some additional information a HII, too:
http://www.huntingtoningalls.com/flight2/
I also seem to recall a proposal to built CGN(X) on an LPD-17 hull, tho I am not sure how serious that was.
Anyways, if nothing else it would make for an interesting model.
Chris
Given the problems with LPD-17 propulsion plants, I am not sure how viable that hull is.