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A few questions (not being critical):

1) Why is there a sky-jump?
2) Why isn't it nuclear propelled
3) Rule Britannia when?

 
1) Why is there a sky-jump?
you mean ski-jump ???
its because it is to operate f-35 ll which is a short take off version plus ski gives it an extra distance covered and necessary lift factor moreover brits have been more towards ski from the start
Why isn't it nuclear propelled
it was initially planned to be but after cost cut nuclear propulsion would have been expensive
 
Hehe, but I haven't seen any modern AC with the tower placed on the left. But who set the standard anyway, Americans or British Navy?

There are several rumoured as to why Island is always at the right hand side. Quite a few of those are unfounded but I think a few of them could actually explained why.

1.) Most of the people in this world are right handed. Which mean when the person pilot a ship, he or she would have been highly likely "right-dominated" which mean he or she would have been used to drive up and down toward Right hand drive configuration.

2.) Flight pattern. Most aircraft control would arrange their flight on a right hand turn circle putting the island on the right side would mean air traffic turn anchored on the island, so you can direct the traffic easier that way.

3.) Old Royal Navy Tradition. In the ages of sail, before rudder was used in ship, the sailor turn the ship with their oars and since most sailor are right handed (so using right hand to paddle) the oars would have been anchored at the starboard side (right hand side) and they tied the ship the down to port with the other side (hence port side), royal navy would inherit this tradition and have the steering compartment toward the right hand side (the same side as where they anchored their oars) and hence the pilothouse and steering compartment inside the island is at starboard.

Many other reason have been mentioned, but no one have been able to lock down why it was on the starboard.

Also, British first ever aircraft carrier have twin island in their original design, HMS Argus have not changes its twin island configuration until late in the production stage, and the drawback of twin island is the turbulence would enhance between both island and make it unsafe to pass between both island.

Japanese Akagi and Hiryu have their island on left hand side, they were actually specifically designed so that they can operate with their sister ship (Kaga and Soryu) so they would have island in both side and increase situational awareness.

The first ever aircraft carrier have a flush deck (IJN Hosho) with swing around island on the starboard side in palce with the funnel, but later was added a complete island on starboard as a permanent structure.

Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Hōshō1921.jpg


On the other hand, the world first Carrier design HMS Hermes with the RN (HMS Hermes was designed first but Hosho completed first ; Hosho commissioned in 1921 while Hermes commissioned in 1924) was to have a permanent island on starboard.

HMS_Hermes_(95)_at_Honululu_c1924.jpg
 
A few questions (not being critical):

1) Why is there a sky-jump?
2) Why isn't it nuclear propelled
3) Rule Britannia when?
1) In order to optimize performance of the F-35B fully loaded.
2) In order to have access to a greater number of ports and to save costs
3) Whenever!
 
There are several rumoured as to why Island is always at the right hand side. Quite a few of those are unfounded but I think a few of them could actually explained why.

1.) Most of the people in this world are right handed. Which mean when the person pilot a ship, he or she would have been highly likely "right-dominated" which mean he or she would have been used to drive up and down toward Right hand drive configuration.

You are living in a different world now.

This is how the steering wheel of the modern ship look like:

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Look at this cruise ship with no traditional wheel:

 
There are several rumoured as to why Island is always at the right hand side. Quite a few of those are unfounded but I think a few of them could actually explained why.

1.) Most of the people in this world are right handed. Which mean when the person pilot a ship, he or she would have been highly likely "right-dominated" which mean he or she would have been used to drive up and down toward Right hand drive configuration.

2.) Flight pattern. Most aircraft control would arrange their flight on a right hand turn circle putting the island on the right side would mean air traffic turn anchored on the island, so you can direct the traffic easier that way.

3.) Old Royal Navy Tradition. In the ages of sail, before rudder was used in ship, the sailor turn the ship with their oars and since most sailor are right handed (so using right hand to paddle) the oars would have been anchored at the starboard side (right hand side) and they tied the ship the down to port with the other side (hence port side), royal navy would inherit this tradition and have the steering compartment toward the right hand side (the same side as where they anchored their oars) and hence the pilothouse and steering compartment inside the island is at starboard.

Many other reason have been mentioned, but no one have been able to lock down why it was on the starboard.

Also, British first ever aircraft carrier have twin island in their original design, HMS Argus have not changes its twin island configuration until late in the production stage, and the drawback of twin island is the turbulence would enhance between both island and make it unsafe to pass between both island.

Japanese Akagi and Hiryu have their island on left hand side, they were actually specifically designed so that they can operate with their sister ship (Kaga and Soryu) so they would have island in both side and increase situational awareness.

The first ever aircraft carrier have a flush deck (IJN Hosho) with swing around island on the starboard side in palce with the funnel, but later was added a complete island on starboard as a permanent structure.

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On the other hand, the world first Carrier design HMS Hermes with the RN (HMS Hermes was designed first but Hosho completed first ; Hosho commissioned in 1921 while Hermes commissioned in 1924) was to have a permanent island on starboard.

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do you really want to know why everything is on the left yet the steering wheel is on the right?
it all goes back to the jausting era. most people were and still are right handed and the same thing applied back then they were jausting. even back in the days of the steam train the controls were on the right. how does this apply to driving? your right hand is always on the wheel as it will likely be your strongest (since your right handed)
 
You are living in a different world now.

This is how the steering wheel of the modern ship look like:

220px-T.S.G.B._Helm.JPG


main-qimg-19cc3984db8756da99006f240b376678-c



Look at this cruise ship with no traditional wheel:


And you are being a Smart Arse

First of all, read my post again I did not come up with these "reasons" those are the people suggested, either on the internet or the sailor I know (I know quite a lot of sailor, my father was in the Navy, one first cousin was in the Marine Corp, my second cousin is still in the US Coast Guard and I have worked quite extensively with Naval Intelligence during my day in Afghanistan.)

These are the story I either read up on the internet or some sailor told me and I feel their story is within reason.

Second of all, we are talking about the location of the pilot house, not the location of the steering wheel. Therefore, we are talking about the ISLAND, as to why the island is on the right hand side. It have to do with the way people looking around and the hand-brain coordination. We are not talking about the steering wheel position on the steering console.

do you really want to know why everything is on the left yet the steering wheel is on the right?
it all goes back to the jausting era. most people were and still are right handed and the same thing applied back then they were jausting. even back in the days of the steam train the controls were on the right. how does this apply to driving? your right hand is always on the wheel as it will likely be your strongest (since your right handed)

Well, the story of why people drive on the left in the UK or commonwealth is that from horseback challenge (Jousting) where the cavalrymen would hold their pike on their dominant hand (usually right) and shield on their weak hand, so in order for the both of them to hit each other, it would have been left up, right down. Otherwise they would just be going on different direction, the shield would be contacting each other shield when the two met.

There are millions of possible reason as to why boat wheel is different, the problem is, who actually think of steering column on the right hand side is also debatable, because we will need to trace back thousand years on the ages of sail to whoever set the steering on starboard. That's up for debate. However, from age of sail to modern day sailing boat, almost all of these boat have the steering column on the starboard side of the ship. That is the only fact we know of.
 
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And you are being a Smart Arse

First of all, read my post again I did not come up with these "reasons" those are the people suggested, either on the internet or the sailor I know (I know quite a lot of sailor, my father was in the Navy, one first cousin was in the Marine Corp, my second cousin is still in the US Coast Guard and I have worked quite extensively with Naval Intelligence during my day in Afghanistan.)

These are the story I either read up on the internet or some sailor told me and I feel their story is within reason.

Second of all, we are talking about the location of the pilot house, not the location of the steering wheel. Therefore, we are talking about the ISLAND, as to why the island is on the right hand side. It have to do with the way people looking around and the hand-brain coordination. We are not talking about the steering wheel position on the steering console.



Well, the story of why people drive on the left in the UK or commonwealth is that from horseback challenge (Jousting) where the cavalrymen would hold their pike on their dominant hand and shield on their weak hand, so in order for the both of them to hit each other, it would have been left up, right down. Otherwise they would just be going on different direction, the shield would be contacting each other shield when the two met.

There are millions of possible reason as to why boat wheel is different, the problem is, who actually think of steering column on the right hand side is also debatable, because we will need to trace back thousand years on the ages of sail to whoever set the steering on starboard. That's up for debate. However, from age of sail to modern day sailing boat, almost all of these boat have the steering column on the starboard side of the ship. That is the only fact we know of.


And I have no choice but to ignore you for using profane words.
 
And I have no choice but to ignore you for using profane words.

In other word, you just realise you had put both feet up your mouth and feelin' kinda stupid...

A simple "My bad, I made a mistake" would do, but people like you would never admit they made a mistake. Which is quite obivious, because we are talking about Islands all along, and you are talking about the steering wheel out of the blue.
 

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