QEC Eye in the SKY wrote:And for those viewing in Australia and New Zealand, PhillyJ has taken care of your needs !

It all looks fine from here!!

cockneyjock1974 wrote:@Hovematlot what do the signal flags on the starboard side of the fore island say?

That's signalling "Running in, please pass".

Well it is 26mins past 9am on Wednesday the 16th and that live feed has been hopeless!

Queenie is still pottering about at 6knots SW of the Needles.


Who do I complain to regarding this shambles!!!

ArmChairCivvy wrote:The current Hercs only got a 10-yr life extension...

Only just long enough for the idiots in Wellytown to make a decision.

I expected her to have good legs on her... and she's cruising along at the moment, not with the foot to the floor.

Really a smaller fleet of 130J's (3?) coupled with 3-4 CASA-235's would be ideal. Dont think that idea is going to make it past the front office, as to the best of my knowledge NZG has stipulated a capability of no less than equivalent current capability. If taken literally that means a minimum cap...

The C-17 would be nice, but is far too expensive in addition to the production line closed down for these a little while ago (iirc). The only time the -17 was required was deployments to Afgan, where all the kit could be hauled at once. A-400? Personal choice here is "no". C-130J would be ...

No drones allowed at Portsmouth on QE arrival in light of some pilots somewhat acting stupidly and getting too near, MoD also say they're evaluating their procedures in regards to their recent drone incident and they've launched an investigation I note that there is a development underway, of Phala...

I wonder what you base that on? The units in Tibet have a rotation through them and majority of manning have two years behind them at high altitude. The plateau of Tibet is around 14,000ft. Most chinese are conditioned to much lower levels, close to sea level. Several rapid deployments in previous ...

In a separate editorial, Global Times said India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, had failed to grasp that Chinese military forces would crush Indian border forces in a conflict. “If war breaks out, the Liberation Army will use its thunderous might to deliver a painful lesson to India,” the paper s...

Obviously the "issues" with props have been sorted out...

Timmymagic wrote:At 0.55 on the vid it shows something I've never noticed before. There are 2 'bay' windows beneath the Flyco at deck level. Anyone know the purpose of these?

"Drive through window" so pilots can pick up some scran?

Looking at photos of the props, they are 5 bladed and each blade can have its pitch altered (sadly, only when in dock or by bubbleheads). If one blade is a fraction different to its 4 brothers, vibration can occur. Being adjustable, if you strike anything in the ocean there is a possibility of movem...

How fast do barnacles attach itself to the hull? What! No copper bottom guarantee? :lol: Not if you want to put new bottom plates on in midlife Copper steel and saltwater don't mix :shock: I would have expected self-polishing paint to have been used below the boot top. There are lots of advantages ...

HMS PoW is currently being constructed in Rosyth dockyard in Scotland. She is due to be formally named by HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in September. Could PoW be floated out early to the fitting out area for her naming ceremony there instead, so that QE can re-dock before...

As the ship has already done a 26knot+ run they don't seem too interested in hiding the speed, that's already faster then delcared max design speed. I'd be expecting speeds in the 30+ range since she is currently very lightly loaded. Has anyone seen a sign on the transom "Running in, please pa...

20:32 - QE's AIS signal lost. Was heading north at 13.1 kts, east of Inverbervie. 21:42 - AIS signal restored. Heading north at 9.6 kts, A possible high speed run? The AIS will certainly be turned off when the higher speeds will get tested. Also, that photo taken on the bridge... Is that wood being...

Sunk at Narvik wrote:Prob keeping an eye out (or should that be a sonar dunked?) for them darn Ruskies...

Or the French

Or the Americans.

They will want an acoustic signature for their records too and it will also be a competition to see which captain returns with aforementioned recording.

I guess anyone would be sad if you had an arse almost as large as an American "music" artist.

Steven B wrote:The path so far. Must be a hive of activity.

Looks like they have a good school of fish and they are trolling over them. Stocking up the freezers for dinner?

Bravo Zulu! She is free at last. This day has been a very long time coming, especially for those who "migrated" from MP.net. Cheers to CJ for the enthusiasm in those earlier days of construction. Very well done to all the tug crews today. A precision move which was successfully completed. ...

With a 6.1m tide she will get the best clearance above the base of the dock gate and I'll guess they will want as much clearance as possible. This is the trickiest part of the operation so the timing will be important. I'm left wondering how long they will wait to move PoW out of dock. A few weeks a...

a new 9-abreast seat configuration in premium economy and 11-abreast in economy . Damn. 5-abreast in the centre section? Back to the really bad old days of cattle-class 747 flights. I was really impressed with the 380 flight to London last year, even being at the rear upper deck, furthest rear seat...

SKB wrote:A new video - a simulation of HMS Queen Elizabeth leaving Rosyth

According to that, she didn't even require lowering the pole mast...

Hopefully Monday will see her moving. An interesting piece on the EMALS/Ford experiment. The U.S. Navy has a major ship design disaster on its hands with the new EMALS (Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System) catapult that was installed in the latest aircraft carrier; the USS Ford (CVN 78). During s...

R686 wrote:Pity there's no bridle catchers think they look the ants pants with twin bow cats and catchers

No point now, with nose wheel attachment to the cat's shuttle.