(ON THE ROGER) 19 October 2018
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Royal Navy. First entry to New York, October 2018. Aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, Westlant18, FOCFT. Vid by Royal Navy
(Save The Royal Navy) 19 October 2018
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Royal Navy. First entry to New York, October 2018. Aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, Westlant18, FOCFT. Vid by Royal Navy
The two test F-35B's returned to Patuxent River before QE arrived in NYC.PhillyJ wrote:I thought they might have had the F35B's involved at some point but I guess other more pressing needs dictated not.
No, just a breather. The aircraft will be back on board toward the end on of the month for more testing including the boards favorite SRVLs.Little J wrote:I take it that's the end of Westlant 18? Do we know when the next round of testing will begin (F-35 or other)?
Forbidden? Because of nuclear propulsion or?SKB wrote:Quoting from the Metro, Captain Jerry Kyd says "We are the biggest carrier to go in there (New York) for about 50 years," he said – highlighting how the larger nuclear-powered Nimitz Class American carriers are forbidden.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/19/sailors- ... k-8056704/
Nimitz class height above waterline is 215 feet (65.53m). Nominal clearance under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is 69.5m.abc123 wrote:Forbidden? Because of nuclear propulsion or?SKB wrote:Quoting from the Metro, Captain Jerry Kyd says "We are the biggest carrier to go in there (New York) for about 50 years," he said – highlighting how the larger nuclear-powered Nimitz Class American carriers are forbidden.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/19/sailors- ... k-8056704/
True. The RN though are saying that 1 carrier will be available 100% of the time, 2 will be available 40% of the time. On a rough calculation 3 would mean 2 are guaranteed, with very occasionally 3 being available. The annoying thing is with the fall in cost due to lessons learned on PoW we could have had a 3rd with the money wasted by the treasury when they incurred a delay and Liam Fox at no additional cost....Digger22 wrote:Gas Turbines are inherently safer and more reliable and easier to maintain/replace than say a steam plant. Individual class reliability difference is a growing thing of the past, Old Ark Royal v Eagle for example. Time will tell, but three would be better!
No chance of that, or putting aircraft on deck. But one would be in maintenance/mothballs at all times, just rotated in and out of service.Little J wrote:Good luck manning a 3rd though...
Which wouldn't have been a bad thing in my view. It would have enabled 2 carriers close to 100% availability set up for different operational modes whilst the 3rd was in repair/upgrade etc. It would have provided an insurance for 50 years of operation.Timmymagic wrote:No chance of that, or putting aircraft on deck. But one would be in maintenance/mothballs at all times, just rotated in and out of service.
Quite easy to upload, theres an "Add Files" button in the chat/reply window you normally use. Once uploaded from your source, the photos become "attachments" and you can then "place inline" the photos/attachments to the normal chat/reply window - without the need to add the usual {img} {/img} inserts to pictures from other website sources.CR4ZYHOR5E wrote:Have loads of photos but not sure how to upload them from my laptop?