How much thrust would it take to lift an aircraft carrier?

So would take a hell of a lot more than 4 of them to levitate an aircraft carrier — you’d need about 1700 such engines. If you were using the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters instead, you’d still need about 70 of them. This makes sense — an aircraft carrier is about 50 times heavier than a Space Shuttle.

How large is a helicarrier?

1400 feet long
The Helicarrier is about 25 percent larger than its predecessor: It measures 1400 feet long and 830 feet from wingtip to wingtip.

How big is the dark Aster?

three mile wide
The Dark Aster was a three mile wide Accuser Warship that served as a flagship under Ronan the Accuser’s command.

Can the Navy build a flying aircraft carrier?

The Navy has experimented with less-ambitious flying aircraft carriers in the 1930s — its rigid airships such as the USS Macon and USS Akron could each carry up to five biplane fighter aircraft. But the modern military’s budget would likely burst trying to build and operate a full-size flying…

Could the Helicarrier fly in the Avengers?

Could the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier Fly? In the movie The Avengers, an aircraft carrier turns into an airship. Dot Physics blogger Rhett Allain explores just how big the aircraft’s rotors would have to be.

How does the Helicarrier stay in the air?

The helicarrier stays in the air just from the rotors. It doesn’t float like a lighter than air aircraft. I think this assumption does along with the movie since they show it sitting in water floating like a normal aircraft carrier.

How much does it cost to build a heli carrier?

We might be decades from a full-sized version capable of transporting billion-dollar jet planes, but Flite Test’s Heli Carrier should still delight fans of The Avengers. The remote-controlled carrier is made out of about $1,000 worth of components, including a modified quadcopter.