length of hangar section is some 3,7 structure foundation pillar distances. As per GE image, that is around 21-22 meters.
interestingly, folded height of sh60 is somehow almost 1,2 meters less than operational height. also, folded length is 12,5 meters.
I don't know where they got their figures, but harpoon game database says super frelon is 4,9 meter high when folded (and 6,7 meter high when not folded) and more importantly 17 meter long with folded tail. While i don't get how does one fold height, it's not as important when we talk about length only.
052d has a more or less known beam at the hangar section. the hangar door is some 4,6 meters wide and the outer width of the top of the hangar is 5,8 meters. That leaves some 11 meters for two rhibs on the side plus probably hallways around them and what not.
If 055 is wider than 052d, then one could fit both two rhibs and two helicopters. Depending how wide 055 really is at the hangar section. If it's indeed 22-23 meters wide, then it should be no problem. if it's close to 20 meters then it still might be possible, but possibly only in a staggered formation, with rhib storages a bit aft od the widest hangar sections.
Also, judging the height of the newly added section on top of hangar mock up using the height of the visible door - it would seem the overall height of hangar section doesn't really go much over 4,5 meters. Still makes it uncomfortably low even for z20 class of helicopter, meaning we still might see helipad lower than the rest of the main deck.
It would seem that PLAN prefers to have the rhibs as close to helo hangar as possible in their new designs, even when that may've costed em twin helo hangars. So i'd expect the same to continue on 055 as well.
edit: i get now how the folded height is less. total height is obviously from the tip of the rotating rear rotor which is visibly higher up on both sh60 and z8. when one folds the tail, overall height does drop by quite a bit.
interestingly, folded height of sh60 is somehow almost 1,2 meters less than operational height. also, folded length is 12,5 meters.
I don't know where they got their figures, but harpoon game database says super frelon is 4,9 meter high when folded (and 6,7 meter high when not folded) and more importantly 17 meter long with folded tail. While i don't get how does one fold height, it's not as important when we talk about length only.
052d has a more or less known beam at the hangar section. the hangar door is some 4,6 meters wide and the outer width of the top of the hangar is 5,8 meters. That leaves some 11 meters for two rhibs on the side plus probably hallways around them and what not.
If 055 is wider than 052d, then one could fit both two rhibs and two helicopters. Depending how wide 055 really is at the hangar section. If it's indeed 22-23 meters wide, then it should be no problem. if it's close to 20 meters then it still might be possible, but possibly only in a staggered formation, with rhib storages a bit aft od the widest hangar sections.
Also, judging the height of the newly added section on top of hangar mock up using the height of the visible door - it would seem the overall height of hangar section doesn't really go much over 4,5 meters. Still makes it uncomfortably low even for z20 class of helicopter, meaning we still might see helipad lower than the rest of the main deck.
It would seem that PLAN prefers to have the rhibs as close to helo hangar as possible in their new designs, even when that may've costed em twin helo hangars. So i'd expect the same to continue on 055 as well.
edit: i get now how the folded height is less. total height is obviously from the tip of the rotating rear rotor which is visibly higher up on both sh60 and z8. when one folds the tail, overall height does drop by quite a bit.
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