HMS Queen Elizabeth
Discussion
wildcat45 said:
Would a compressed air catapult not be a cheap ish solution?
No steam, no massive electric draw except to run the air compressor.
Well yes you could but it's going to need a heck of a lot pumping back up to launch a F35 complete with full load. Hydraulic rams are the other solution but you still need the motive power to load the system ready for use.No steam, no massive electric draw except to run the air compressor.
Max_Torque said:
Hmm, not exactly a "Beauty" now is she............ Somehow manages to look like a supersized Tug?
(i bet the stability calcs were fun too, what with all those bits sticking off the sides ;-)
I think she looks pretty mean and purposeful, which is a good thing in a warship! More threatening when she parks off the enemy's coast. (i bet the stability calcs were fun too, what with all those bits sticking off the sides ;-)
Max_Torque said:
Just replace the deck with a treadmill. Plane lands, hits arrestor wire, entire deck jerks forwards, launches waiting plane into air with same speed as arriving one. Simple conservation of momentum.........
(assuming same plane masses and no friction etc)
You mean a plane powered conveyor belt? (assuming same plane masses and no friction etc)
Max_Torque said:
Just replace the deck with a treadmill.
they ( RN ) tried something a bit like that !I think Eric Brown tested it .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Lu6LEQ0zo
Hooli said:
Max_Torque said:
Just replace the deck with a treadmill. Plane lands, hits arrestor wire, entire deck jerks forwards, launches waiting plane into air with same speed as arriving one. Simple conservation of momentum.........
(assuming same plane masses and no friction etc)
You mean a plane powered conveyor belt? (assuming same plane masses and no friction etc)
IanMorewood said:
A dirty great big crossbow type launcher cranked by a small electric winding motor could work but doesn't give you the stuff for the arrestor system. So we would be back to rope and sand bags to slow down your billion dollar aircraft.
In still think a RATO sled would be worth looking at as you could adapt the sled for drones etc although it would make discreet night opps somewhat difficult.
Arrester wires are a bit cleverer than that. There's nothing about carrier operations that comes under the category 'discreet'; less Teddy Roosevelt and more 'Carry a big stick and wear big clompy boots just in case the fuzzywuzzies don't get the message'In still think a RATO sled would be worth looking at as you could adapt the sled for drones etc although it would make discreet night opps somewhat difficult.
Simpo Two said:
It's stealth innit. All modern ships look like they're made from cardboard, and probably are.
Stealthy. 70,000 tonnes of stealthy. 
wildcat45 said:
GrahamG said:
Looks like they have moved the old Polaris boats that were stored roughy where the carrier is now moored?
Is the SSN behind tem Dreadnought? She's been out of service linger than she was in. Great to see naval history side by side.Did patrols on Renown and Repulse
ninja-lewis said:
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