Worlds Fastest R/C Aircraft Carrier

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Well, with the video being sponsored by Warthunder, there is a non-zero chance, someone will leak classified documents proving the real top speed of the USS Nimitz is above 37.18 mph.

If we are honest, 35mph is pretty good for a fucking city.

I was stationed on the USS South Carolina CGN 37 in 1975 during post commissioning yard work sea trials. We were one of the escorts for the Nimitz. I can tell you during the sea trials we were going well over our official max speed of 36 knots, and the Nimitz passed us and walked away at a substantially higher speed.

As an RC model boat builder, this hurt my soul and was hilariously entertaining at the same time.

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The number for Aircraft Carrier speeds is the OFFICIAL maximum speed. I served on CV-60 (USS Saratoga) in the early 1980's, during one of our sea trials we topped 40 knots (46mph/74kph) for over an hour.

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The limiters for speed on a nuclear air crafter carrier are cavitation of the propellers and the strength of the tip of the boat which is flattened for stability. The force needed to go faster through fluid and with a larger vessel increase exponentially, not linearly.

I was actually ON the Nimitz for almost three years. I am gonna say the speed rating listed was max TURNING speeds. Sea trials was a blast layin that ole girl over. I can attest that yes the Nimitz could go anywhere it wanted as long as there was enough water to float her. We were in port when Hurricane Diana came up the east coast. WORST place to be in a ship so we put out to sea. While out there someone got the bright idea to collect weather data so we aimed her into the hurricane... launched air craft out side go into the eye, launch more air craft... go back out recover the ones outside then go back into the eye for the rest. Waves were braking over the bow and that big ole beast barely moved.

SCALE BUILDER all over the world: "i want it to be slow and graceful" RCTESTFLIGHT: "hold my mach 9 carrier!" not gonna lie i chuckled much more than i should

A number of years ago my cousin was an officer onboard the Nimitz. Every time our families got together, I would ask him how fast his boat could go. And every time he reminded me that he wasn't at liberty to speak on the matter, as her max speed is classified. However, he did tell me that the Nimitz was capable of running circles around the cruisers in their battle group, while they maintained a straight course.

35mph is the unclassified speed ;)

Imagine crusing along and then USS Nimitz saunters past at mach 9.6.

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Mph != knots. Unofficial reports from other navies have Nimitz class ships going ~42kn (48,3mph, 77,8kmh). At that speed your model carrier would probably become airborne itself.

That's 35 knots, not mph, so a carrier is a little faster than you think....actually they are a lot faster than people think. I've seen one go speeding off so fast that it left us on the escorting destroyers in the dust, even as we kicked it up to our own classified top speed. Good build you did, here.