To be washed down, on land, as the lifts were not able to take them away from the deck? Ref: the quote belowPongoglo wrote: 18 and 27 Squadron aircraft out of Odiham, rotated all the time
Poiuytrewq wrote:Should they be marinised?
Powered folding rotors?
+Caribbean wrote:effectively, these are a replacement for Ocean's LCVPs? Seems like a reasonable idea - can they carry an M777?
Bays have been trialled with two on the back... makes for 6, for starters. Plus the ones flying to and fro the carrier. Call it ten; how many can you fit in the (high) hard-hat area of the hangar?Poiuytrewq wrote: highlights the fact that the UK's Amphibious vessels are badly under equipped for this transition. Just not enough Chinook capable landing spots.
- and why is the highest part of the hangar called with that name?
Agree; do as the French do? Would go well with supporting an SF operation at scale (a oxymoron? For SF ops you sometimes need more than just the SF) and at a distance.SW1 wrote: May well see a trimming of Hercules numbers and potientially an aar capability added to the remaining depending on helicopter clearances on a400m