Aircraft Carrier
By: Richard Hinkle
Design is 23 rows, 30 cells.
Note: Full size picture is the last full page of this document.
Begin design:
Row 1: dot 6, hyphen [36], colon [25], dots 235, C [14], P [1234], H [125], colon [25], hyphen [36], space 5 times, dot 6, I [24], TH [1456], space 8 times, dots 56.
Row 2: P [1234], space 2 times, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456, space 4 times, dots 45, ER [12456], space 1 time, dots 456, space 7 times, dot 6, WITH [23456], full cell 2 times, colon [25], L [123].
Row 3: L [123], space 2 times, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456, space 3 times, L [123], space 4 times, L [123], space 1 time, dots 456, dots 235, space 5 times, dots 235, A [1], dots 456.
Row 4: L [123], space 3 times, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 2 times, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456, Q [12345], space 4 times, dot 5, K [13], space 1 time, dots 456.
Row 5: L [123], space 3 times, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 2 times, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456, space 6 times, V [1236], space 1 time, dots 456, G [1245].
Row 6: L [123], full cell, space 2 times, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456, full cell 2 times, R [1235], W [2456], space 3 times, dots 45, dots 3456, GG [2356].
Row 7: dots 456, space 3 times, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456, space 8 times, dots 456.
Row 8: dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 9: dots 456, space 4 times, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 1 time, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 10: dots 456, space 4 times, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456, space 1 time, L [123], space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 11: L [123], space 4 times, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 12: dots 456, space 5 times, L [123], space 1 time, L [123] two times, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 13: dots 456, space 5 times, L [123], space 1 time, L [123] two times, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 14: L [123], space 5 times, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456 two times, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 15: L [123], space 2 times, dots 56, space 1 time, dots 56, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456 two times, space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 16: dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456, space 1 time, L [123], dot 6, A [1], space 3 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 17: space 1 time, E [15], dot 3, dots 456, space 1 time, dots 456, space 1 time, AR [345], A [1], space 4 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 18: space 2 times, dots 456 two times, space 1 time, dots 456, space 1 time, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 19: space 2 times, dots 456 two times, space 1 time, dots 456, space 1 time, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 20: space 2 times, dots 456 two times, space 1 time, dots 456, space 1 time, L [123], space 5 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 21: space 3 times, full cell, space 1 time, dots 456 two times, space 6 times, dots 456, space 2 times, dots 456.
Row 22: space 3 times, full cell, space 1 time, dots 456, L [123], space 6 times, dots 456 two times, E [15], dots 3456.
Row 23: space 3 times, G [1245] three times, space 7 times, dot 4, I [24], space 1 time, D [145].
End design.
Drawing Notes:
Once you have drawn this design, you will note that is like three separate drawings. The drawing on the left is a top view (bird’s eye view) of the carrier as it powers down the page. The full cell in row 6 represents the control tower. This is the starboard side of the ship on most carriers. Starboard refers to the right side of the ship when facing forward.
The two diagonal lines starting at the stern or back of the ship (top of page) are the launching strips that use catapults to shoot the planes into the air.
The two lines starting at the bow or front of the ship (bottom of the page) are the landing strips. These use arresting cables on the deck and have netting at the end to stop incoming airplanes.
The middle drawing is a side view of the carrier. As you go from top of the page down, the first bump on the right is the rudder to steer the ship. The first two bumps on the left represent a full-size helicopter sitting on the deck. The long bump on the left is the control tower.
The third drawing (on the right) is an end view looking from the front of the ship. The first bump on the left is the control tower again. The next two bumps (G and GG) represent the two helicopters from the front.
The smallest carrier is just 591 ft (180.2m) long. The largest is 1,100 ft. (335m) long by 252 ft. (76.8m) wide.
The 332.8 m-long supercarrier features a 4.5-acre flight deck capable of carrying more than 60 aircraft. Each ship towers 20 stories above the water and can accommodate 3,000 to 3,200 ship’s company, 1,500 air wing and 500 other crew.
The top of the carrier is the flight deck, where aircraft are launched and recovered. On the starboard side of this is the island, where the funnel, air-traffic control tower and the bridge are located.
