Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Just to clarify, it is legal to use a VPN in the United Kingdom. There is not a single UK law nor EU law which would forbid or prevent you from doing so. You’re well within your rights to use the app that I linked to access BBC.co.ukRon5 wrote:Why is it that this kind of theft is deemed to be OK?
Just asking.
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That's true, but if you're using iPlayer without paying the licence fee you're breaking the law.Zealot wrote:Just to clarify, it is legal to use a VPN in the United Kingdom. There is not a single UK law nor EU law which would forbid or prevent you from doing so. You’re well within your rights to use the app that I linked to access BBC.co.ukRon5 wrote:Why is it that this kind of theft is deemed to be OK?
Just asking.
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Not on the Website, the Website only requires a simple ticked box, a loop hole essentially. This system is what Uni Students across the UK Legally use.Pseudo wrote:That's true, but if you're using iPlayer without paying the licence fee you're breaking the law.Zealot wrote:Just to clarify, it is legal to use a VPN in the United Kingdom. There is not a single UK law nor EU law which would forbid or prevent you from doing so. You’re well within your rights to use the app that I linked to access BBC.co.ukRon5 wrote:Why is it that this kind of theft is deemed to be OK?
Just asking.
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The TV Licencing agency disagrees with you.Zealot wrote:Not on the Website, the Website only requires a simple ticked box, a loop hole essentially. This system is what Uni Students across the UK Legally use.
It was legal to access iPlayer for catchup services until the government closed the loophole and made it illegal in September 2016. The tick box to which you refer asks you whether you have a TV licence and those uni students aren't accessing iPlayer legally if they don't have a TV licence.
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TV license bloody hell, I thought it was bad enough when we had to get fishing licenses
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Yup - technically illegal. I used to watch the Beeb via VPN in the Caribbean, but I also still paid for a UK TV license, so I didn't feel as if I was really cheating (I also had a Sky and UK Netflix subscription, so I watched those as well - combined, they were still half the price of local cable). The BBC does offer a "BBC Australia" service (and also for various other countries), but I don't think its the full BBC content, so the QNLZ documentary may not be available. Worth checking, thoughPseudo wrote:The TV Licencing agency disagrees with you.
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Yep I'll look into it over the weekendCaribbean wrote:The BBC does offer a "BBC Australia" service (and also for various other countries), but I don't think its the full BBC content, so the QNLZ documentary may not be available. Worth checking, thoughPseudo wrote:The TV Licencing agency disagrees with you.
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Hopefully last word on this topic, but does this mean the QEC needs a TV License?R686 wrote:TV license bloody hell, I thought it was bad enough when we had to get fishing licenses
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According to the TV licencing website it does.sea_eagle wrote:Hopefully last word on this topic, but does this mean the QEC needs a TV License?R686 wrote:TV license bloody hell, I thought it was bad enough when we had to get fishing licenses
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Shame. I had hoped they would repaint R08 there.
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Third and last episode of this first series of Britain's Biggest Warship is now on BBC iPlayer. Expires Monday 28th May 2018.
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Interesting views from the USN on last nights 'Britain's Biggest Warship', they clearly value the impact that QNLZ will have on the global stage, once she is fully up and running. Can't wait for when she gets stateside later this year for her F35's to start fixed wing trials.
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Might happen sooner rather than later. Recent minister letter to the defence committee and New York rumors suggest she might be in the US as soon as August.
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
So it's been delayed? The recent reports were saying June.Gabriele wrote:Might happen sooner rather than later. Recent minister letter to the defence committee and New York rumors suggest she might be in the US as soon as August.
For example:
https://www.forces.net/news/f-35-pilots ... -elizabethThe training in Lancashire has now completed and in June, HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail to the eastern seaboard, where she will begin the landing tests for real.
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June seems a bit too early, considering that F-35 trials were earmarked for October not long ago.
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It could be that QE does indeed depart in June, but takes its time to conduct further testing before winding up in the US in August/Autumn. I've not yet seen a full schedule for the carrier.Dave wrote:So it's been delayed? The recent reports were saying June.Gabriele wrote:Might happen sooner rather than later. Recent minister letter to the defence committee and New York rumors suggest she might be in the US as soon as August.
For example:
https://www.forces.net/news/f-35-pilots ... -elizabethThe training in Lancashire has now completed and in June, HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail to the eastern seaboard, where she will begin the landing tests for real.
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I'd been wondering how long it would take QE to get to certain places, so....
Portsmouth Harbour - New York Harbor
Distance: 3,156 nautical miles (3,631 miles or 5,844 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 8 days 18 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 6 days 14 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 5 days, 6 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 4 days, 9 hours
Distance: 3,156 nautical miles (3,631 miles or 5,844 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 8 days 18 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 6 days 14 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 5 days, 6 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 4 days, 9 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA (via Suez Canal)
Distance: 13,949 nautical miles (16,032 miles or 25,833 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 38 days 18 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 29 days 1 hour
QE @ 25 knots: 23 days, 6 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 19 days, 9 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA (via Panama Canal)
Distance: 9,301 nautical miles (10,703 miles or 17,225 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 25 days 20 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 19 days 9 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 15 days, 12 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 12 days, 22 hours
Distance: 13,949 nautical miles (16,032 miles or 25,833 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 38 days 18 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 29 days 1 hour
QE @ 25 knots: 23 days, 6 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 19 days, 9 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA (via Panama Canal)
Distance: 9,301 nautical miles (10,703 miles or 17,225 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 25 days 20 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 19 days 9 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 15 days, 12 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 12 days, 22 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Gibraltar
Distance: 1,149 nautical miles (1,322 miles or 2,127 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 3 days, 5 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 2 days, 9 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 1 day, 22 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 1 day, 14 hours
Distance: 1,149 nautical miles (1,322 miles or 2,127 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 3 days, 5 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 2 days, 9 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 1 day, 22 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 1 day, 14 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - HMS Jufair, Bahrain (via Suez Canal)
Distance: 6,179 nautical miles (7,110 miles or 11,443 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 17 days 4 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 12 days 21 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 10 days, 7 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 8 days, 14 hours
Distance: 6,179 nautical miles (7,110 miles or 11,443 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 17 days 4 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 12 days 21 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 10 days, 7 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 8 days, 14 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
Distance: 6,807 nautical miles (7,833 miles or 12,606 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 18 days, 22 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 14 days, 4 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 11 days, 8 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 9 days, 11 hours
Distance: 6,807 nautical miles (7,833 miles or 12,606 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 18 days, 22 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 14 days, 4 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 11 days, 8 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 9 days, 11 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Sydney Harbour, Australia (via Suez Canal)
Distance: 11,354 nautical miles (13,065 miles or 21,027 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 31 days, 13 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 23 days, 16 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 18 days, 22 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 15 days, 18 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Sydney Harbour, Australia (via Panama Canal)
Distance: 12,286 nautical miles (14,138 miles or 22,753 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 34 days, 3 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 25 days, 14 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 20 days, 11 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 17 days, 2 hours
Distance: 11,354 nautical miles (13,065 miles or 21,027 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 31 days, 13 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 23 days, 16 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 18 days, 22 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 15 days, 18 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Sydney Harbour, Australia (via Panama Canal)
Distance: 12,286 nautical miles (14,138 miles or 22,753 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 34 days, 3 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 25 days, 14 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 20 days, 11 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 17 days, 2 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Yokohama, Japan (via Suez Canal)
Distance: 10,964 nautical miles (12,617 miles or 20,305 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 30 days, 11 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 22 days, 20 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 18 days, 7 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 15 days, 5 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Yokohama, Japan (via Panama Canal)
Distance: 12,300 nautical miles (14,154 miles or 22,779 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 34 days, 4 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 25 days, 15 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 20 days, 12 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 17 days, 2 hours
https://sea-distances.org/Distance: 10,964 nautical miles (12,617 miles or 20,305 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 30 days, 11 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 22 days, 20 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 18 days, 7 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 15 days, 5 hours
Portsmouth Harbour - Yokohama, Japan (via Panama Canal)
Distance: 12,300 nautical miles (14,154 miles or 22,779 km)
QE @ 15 knots: 34 days, 4 hours
QE @ 20 knots: 25 days, 15 hours
QE @ 25 knots: 20 days, 12 hours
QE @ 30 knots: 17 days, 2 hours
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/04/ ... inale/amp/Britain's Biggest Warship, episode three review – a rousing finale to the launch of HMS Queen Elizabeth
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Did you factor in the need for refueling? and the impact that would have?SKB wrote:I'd been wondering how long it would take QE to get to certain places, so....
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No. But they could siphon the diesel tanks of the 470 London Buses, or the fuel from 1,234 Rolls Royce's on the flight deck for the extra fuel required.
Or bring one or more of those nice new shiny Tide class tankers along for the trip.
Or bring one or more of those nice new shiny Tide class tankers along for the trip.
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What does a Diesel Rolls Royce Phantom look like? Or are they phantoms only in that they don't exist. And what bus routes are going to be suspended in order to make this possible. Let alone, how will the aircraft be able to be operated, or even stored?
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Scimitar54 wrote:What does a Diesel Rolls Royce Phantom look like?