Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

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So a bit like with the Harrier's in the Falklands war? It has been suggested before that even a Nimitz would have struggled to get aircraft up into the fight...

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Flanders81 wrote:When will the trials of F35s on the Prince of Wales start, will she undergo two sets of trials as the Queen Elizabeth has and, if so, will both sets of trials happen in the US?
Not sure to be honest. This is the only timeline I can remember seeing but it is from 2017 and out of date, the commisioning of PWSL will be early December this year.

https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/timeli ... er-strike/

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Plenty of White Lightning being consumed in the Wardroom methinks. :mrgreen:

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I see PWLS is back out at sea after another anchorage off the coast near Invergordon for a day or so.

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When will the trials of F35s on the Prince of Wales start, will she undergo two sets of trials as the Queen Elizabeth has and, if so, will both sets of trials happen in the US?
The last thing i read said DT-4, with Prince of Wales, would happen in 2021. Which would make it a busy and interesting carrier year, if confirmed.
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When will the trials of F35s on the Prince of Wales start, will she undergo two sets of trials as the Queen Elizabeth has and, if so, will both sets of trials happen in the US?
The last thing i read said DT-4, with Prince of Wales, would happen in 2021. Which would make it a busy and interesting carrier year, if confirmed.
Would that be a couple of months before HMS QE sails on her first deployment to get the pilots used to carrier takeoffs etc?

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(Navy Lookout/STRN) 11th October 2019
Story of HMS Queen Elizabeth and Westlant 19 deployment August-September 2019. Video by: LPhot Dan Shepherd
Video of QE leaving Mayport:

(Jason Schofield) Uploaded 13th October 2019

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HMS Queen Elizabeth has left Mayport, currently off Jacksonville in company with HMS Dragon.

If there are a couple of days with no twitter posts from them expect the Lightnings to be aboard...

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Looks like a new speed record from PoW. 28.2 knots.

Like QE I think this is the fastest, or near fastest, that we'll see on AIS, any faster and they'll turn it off.



In other news RFA Tideforce is still alongside in Mayport. No idea where Northumberland is.

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:thumbup:

Also, once again its only when you get the F-35 on deck do you really understand the size of the QE carriers :shock:

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AWSOME !!! And they came on the carrier 2 by 2,save the royalnavy updated their website with the good news !!

https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/photo- ... 19-part-3/


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Two planes ID's are BK-04 ZM138 (17 Squadron) and BK-15 ZM149 (617/207 Squadron).
Seems from photos that BK-04 was first ever British owned F-35B to land on QE.


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First British F-35B land onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
Pictures released by the MOD show UK F-35 Lightning jets landing, taking off and hovering onboard Britain’s next generation aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time.

Flown by Royal Navy and Royal Air Force pilots, the Lightning jets are embarking in the 65,000 tonne carrier to conduct operational trials off the East Coast of the USA.

This follows successful developmental trials last year with US Lightning jets, where forces conducted 500 take offs and landings over their 11-week period at sea.

These trials are aimed at ‘end-to-end’ testing of the aircraft and personnel to ensure the aircraft are compatible with the carrier. The tests involve mission planning, arming the aircraft using the ship’s Highly Automated Weapon Handling System, flying missions and debriefing on completion.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... elizabeth/

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Timmymagic wrote:Looks like a new speed record from PoW. 28.2 knots.

Like QE I think this is the fastest, or near fastest, that we'll see on AIS, any faster and they'll turn it off.



In other news RFA Tideforce is still alongside in Mayport. No idea where Northumberland is.
I can confirm the AIS is often turned off and on, my nipper has done it several times on his watch over the past few weeks, unfortunately I cannot confirm anything else! :shh:

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(Navy Lookout/STRN) 14th October 2019
On 13th October the first British-owned jets landed on HMS Queen Elizabeth off the eastern coast of the US.
First: BK-04 (ZM138). Second: BK-15 (ZM149).


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It's been nibbling my mind - that dark patch near the bow - is that just an area with a recent wash down or is it another landing spot?

Is the entire flight deck covered with the higher thermal limit coating or is it just the landing spots?

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SKB wrote:First: BK-04 (ZM138). Second: BK-15 (ZM149).


Now I am confused at 5.30 you can clearly see there are three F35B

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