How does an aircraft carrier carry 60 planes?

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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nimitz#/media/File:USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68).jpg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nimitz#/media/File:USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68).jpg)

The most I see is about 30, and that itself fills up most of the deck. But they are stated to have capacity for 50, 60, or even 70 aircraft. How so?

In: Engineering

Answer 1

Many of the planes fold up and are stored on the level below the flight deck, commonly called the “hangar deck”. They are brought up as needed using large elevators.