Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: Left-handed carriers Message-ID: <1990Dec4.002106.9279@cbnews.att.com> Date: 4 Dec 90 00:21:06 GMT Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 17 Approved: military@att.att.com From: dave@viper.Lynx.MN.Org (David Messer) In article <1990Nov21.214430.17254@cbnews.att.com> news@hoss.unl.edu (Network News Administer) writes: >>And why starboard islands? > >I'm not sure why islands were located to starboard in the first place, but I suspect that the islands were located on the starboard side originally because the standard aircraft landing pattern is to the left. Thus, not only can the pilot see the whole deck during his approach, but the "airboss" can see not only the deck, but the whole pattern of landing aircraft. -- How can you tell if Bush is lying? | David Messer dave@Lynx.MN.Org -or- Watch his lips... | Lynx Data Systems ...!bungia!viper!dave Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com