HMS Queen Elizabeth

[aeropilot]

Situation as of late yesterday afternoon USA time.

http://breakingdefense.com/2014/07/no-decisions-ye...

I can't see how they can make Farnborough now as they need to do the validation display for Farnborough this week, so unless that 2 day maintainence turn-a-round is waived they'll get here too late, even if they leave today US time.
They'd still be pushing it for RIAT display practice on Friday as well as a Farnborough validation display same day?

I suspect if a go decision hasn't come by end of today US time, it won't be happening.

I don't know why (I can guess though ) they didn't sort out a proper fly-on, sail-over, fly-off exercise via a US carrier/LHD given that's the whole point of buying this a/c.

At least they would have been 'here' despite the flight embargo being given while en-route.

[onyx39]

Al Murphy said:

hidetheelephants said:

Perhaps given CMD's lack of craven fawning recently the UK has found its way onto the ITAR naughty list and been banned from having such wondrous hardware.

It shouldn't be funny, but you definitely get a for that one.

Mrtee, your friend is sort of right, but as aeropilot says they are currently having a few issues departing the USA.

Al

10/10 for understatement!

[hidetheelephants]

onyx39 said:

Al Murphy said:

hidetheelephants said:

Perhaps given CMD's lack of craven fawning recently the UK has found its way onto the ITAR naughty list and been banned from having such wondrous hardware.

It shouldn't be funny, but you definitely get a for that one.

Mrtee, your friend is sort of right, but as aeropilot says they are currently having a few issues departing the USA.

Al

10/10 for understatement!

I take it they are failing to proceed, despite having Rolls Royce wafty fan things.

[rhinochopig]

hidetheelephants said:

onyx39 said:

Al Murphy said:

hidetheelephants said:

Perhaps given CMD's lack of craven fawning recently the UK has found its way onto the ITAR naughty list and been banned from having such wondrous hardware.

It shouldn't be funny, but you definitely get a for that one.

Mrtee, your friend is sort of right, but as aeropilot says they are currently having a few issues departing the USA.

Al

10/10 for understatement!

I take it they are failing to proceed, despite having Rolls Royce wafty fan things.

If they've gone for the R-R 'power-by-the-hour' contract, perhaps they've run out of hours

[y2blade]

[FourWheelDrift]

y2blade said:

If we get no planes for it, it could always be used to carry Illustrious around.

[y2blade]

FourWheelDrift said:

y2blade said:

If we get no planes for it, it could always be used to carry Illustrious around.

"Hop on little'un"

[williamp]

Great camouflage. I assume the deck will change to a nicer blue when in cleaner waters??

[TTwiggy]

All that deck space does look like overkill for VTOL (yes, I appreciate it allows for quicker turnaround and more capacity).

[aeropilot]

TTwiggy said:

All that deck space does look like overkill for VTOL (yes, I appreciate it allows for quicker turnaround and more capacity).

VTOL isn't what it's been designed for - as it's not envisaged to be used operationally.

Op usage is intended to be STORVL, which is Short Take Off (via ski ramp) Rolling Vertical Landing.

[FourWheelDrift]

williamp said:

Great camouflage. I assume the deck will change to a nicer blue when in cleaner waters??

Yes, it's currently sporting the River Mersey Summer pattern.

[Munter]

rhinochopig said:

hidetheelephants said:

I take it they are failing to proceed, despite having Rolls Royce wafty fan things.

If they've gone for the R-R 'power-by-the-hour' contract, perhaps they've run out of hours

According to this part of the problem is that they didn't go with R-R (as an option).

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/axing-f-35s-alter...

[hidetheelephants]

Munter said:

rhinochopig said:

hidetheelephants said:

I take it they are failing to proceed, despite having Rolls Royce wafty fan things.

If they've gone for the R-R 'power-by-the-hour' contract, perhaps they've run out of hours

According to this part of the problem is that they didn't go with R-R (as an option).

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/axing-f-35s-alter...

I thought the vertical lift fan was designed by RR?

[aeropilot]

hidetheelephants said:

Munter said:

rhinochopig said:

hidetheelephants said:

I take it they are failing to proceed, despite having Rolls Royce wafty fan things.

If they've gone for the R-R 'power-by-the-hour' contract, perhaps they've run out of hours

According to this part of the problem is that they didn't go with R-R (as an option).

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/axing-f-35s-alter...

I thought the vertical lift fan was designed by RR?

It is.

[onyx39]

Has this been posted already?

[Dr JonboyG]

Only six posts before yours, and then quoted twice after that.

[aeropilot]

Dr JonboyG said:

Only six posts before yours, and then quoted twice after that.

"Should have gone to......."

[onyx39]

and I went looking for it!

Will take heed of the specsavers advise!

[Steve vRS]

Seeing that view is the first time I've realised it hasn't got an angled deck. When the plan was for catapults and arrestors did it have an angled deck?

Steve

[FourWheelDrift]

Steve vRS said:

Seeing that view is the first time I've realised it hasn't got an angled deck. When the plan was for catapults and arrestors did it have an angled deck?

Steve

It does have an angled deck, if they paint it on.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Thursday 10th July 14:21