Russian carrier for Yakovlev Yak-41/43

[Odysseus1980]

http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-370.html
This link (and images attached) were borrowed from the thread Soviet and Russian carriers and the link above.

My question is, if we supposed that the Yakovlev Yak-41 and then the Yak-43 (or either of two) entered service, which would be the most possible choice for Russian Navy to order;

Just to take apart each of three designs and exam them, as the forum rules say.

The Mercury is the conventional design, we can give it the nickname "Ivan Invisible", while the other are extreme solutions. I am looking through them for years.

I think that Mercury would be the best ship to built.

 

[Dilandu]

My question is, if we supposed that the Yakovlev Yak-41 and then the Yak-43 (or either of two) entered service, which would be the most possible choice for Russian Navy to order;

Erm, we had four Kiev-class cruisers that could do the job perfectly well.

 

[Odysseus1980]

Of course Kiev-class would do the job. But what about these designs;

The main drawback of the catamaran design is the lack of sufficient hangar space. The trimaran is definitely better, but the Mercury is much superior.