Why This Small Carrier is Most Powerful Outside of the Supercarriers

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0:00 What make Charles de Gaulle such a special aircraft carrier?
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 music:
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