An entire aircraft carrier group utilizing the ground effect?

I've heard there was no upper limit for the size and weight of a ground effect vehicle.

In my world, the people there wanted to design a quick response aircraft carrier that could reach anywhere around the world within a week.

Its dimensions would be 280m long and 40m wide. I'm guessing the wingspan would be massive. (though since it relies on the ground effect the wingspan won't be as large than if it were designed to fly?)

It's powered by 15 nuclear powered turboprops and 5 nuclear powered turbofans. Each engine has that fancy hand-wavium metal that stops radiation while still being nice and structurally sound.

I don't know how much aircraft it could carry but I'm guessing less it's than if it were a normal aircraft carrier.

Putting people on deck while it's moving at full speed is probably suicide so it stops or slows down every time it needs to launch or land a plane.

Its escorts are also ground effect vehicles; destroyers, cruisers, frigates and even the supply ships. The submarines would probably have to be carried by a ground effect vehicle, only lowered into the water when needed. All of these vehicles are nuclear powered as well.

Is this entirely impossible even with a massive r&d budget?

posted almost 5 years ago

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