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CUVX Design – VT Team 2 Page 44 CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT (FEASIBILITY STUDY)................................................................................................494.1 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT AND UCAV OPERATIONS CONCEPT (CARTOON) ..............................................494.1.1 Recovery Deck ..............................................................................................................................504.1.2 Launch Deck/Hangar Deck 1........................................................................................................504.1.3 Hangar Deck 2..............................................................................................................................504.1.4 Hangar Deck 3..............................................................................................................................514.1.5 Elevators .......................................................................................................................................514.1.6 Other Primary Arrangement Considerations................................................................................514.2 HULL FORM, APPENDAGES AND DECK HOUSE ...........................................................................................524.2.1 Hull Form......................................................................................................................................524.2.2 Deck House ...................................................................................................................................544.3 STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................554.3.1 Geometry and Modeling Procedure..............................................................................................564.3.2 Loads.............................................................................................................................................564.3.3 Adequacy.......................................................................................................................................564.4 POWER AND PROPULSION ...........................................................................................................................614.4.1 Resistance .....................................................................................................................................614.4.2 Propulsion.....................................................................................................................................624.4.3 Electrical Load Analysis (ELA) ....................................................................................................634.4.4 Endurance Fuel Calculation.........................................................................................................644.5 MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS .................................................................................................644.5.1 Integrated Power System (IPS) .....................................................................................................644.5.2 Service and Auxiliary Systems ......................................................................................................644.5.3 Ship Service Electrical Distribution..............................................................................................674.6 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ...................................................................................................................................674.6.1 Aircraft..........................................................................................................................................674.6.2 Aircraft Elevators..........................................................................................................................694.6.3 EMALS ..........................................................................................................................................704.6.4 Jet Blast Deflectors .......................................................................................................................704.6.5 Arresting Gear and Recovery Deck ..............................................................................................704.6.6 Weapons Magazines......................................................................................................................714.6.7 Weapons Elevators........................................................................................................................724.6.8 Sortie Rate.....................................................................................................................................724.7 COMBAT SYSTEMS .....................................................................................................................................724.8 MANNING ...................................................................................................................................................724.8.1 Aviation Department.....................................................................................................................734.8.2 Weapons Department....................................................................................................................734.8.3 Deck Department .........................................................................................................................734.8.4 Engineering Department...............................................................................................................734.8.5 Operations Department.................................................................................................................744.8.6 Supply Department........................................................................................................................744.8.7 Medical Department .....................................................................................................................744.8.8 Navigation Department.................................................................................................................744.8.9 Administration Department...........................................................................................................744.9 SPACE AND ARRANGEMENTS......................................................................................................................754.9.1 Space.............................................................................................................................................754.9.2 Main and Auxiliary Machinery Spaces and Machinery Arrangement..........................................764.9.3 Internal Arrangements ..................................................................................................................774.9.4 External Arrangements .................................................................................................................784.10 WEIGHTS AND LOADING.............................................................................................................................794.10.1 Weights..........................................................................................................................................794.10.2 Loading Conditions.......................................................................................................................794.11 HYDROSTATICS AND STABILITY .................................................................................................................794.11.1 Intact Stability...............................................................................................................................814.11.2 Damage Stability...........................................................................................................................82