I'm more of an Air Force nut than a Navy/Marines nut (my dad served 3+ years in the USAAF in WW II and a bit over 17 years in the USAF, so that's why the Air Force addiction) so I am a bit out of my depth here. But reading about the USS America and comparing it to the Navy's supercarriers reminds me in many ways of…

The canard and delta wing combination make both the Gripen and the Eurofighter very maneuverable in flight; and both planes were designed to operate from short runways (even local roads, for the Gripen). The Gripen was designed to be able to take off and land on 800 meters of snow-covered roadway; the Eurofighter…