HMS Queen Elizabeth
Discussion
Lincsblokey said:
Well, she's big enough that we could see it from knockhill last year...
Question for those better informed..
When do her engines etc come on line and when does she begin sea trials?
Off the top of my head - I believe sea trials begin in 2016, and then she's due to sail to America to pick up F35s in 2018 before finally entering operation for 2020. Question for those better informed..
When do her engines etc come on line and when does she begin sea trials?
I worked on QEC for about a year, but have since moved on to Type 26 so don't hear all the gossip anymore!
Yep supposed to be crew onboard May 2016 and trials August 2016, delivery May 2017. Though if I was a gambling man...
I just couldn't work on a public procurement project. The bureaucracy and pace would drive me nuts. Hearsay, but a few of the Babcock guys I've spoken to recently have either gotten fed up or moved on.
I just couldn't work on a public procurement project. The bureaucracy and pace would drive me nuts. Hearsay, but a few of the Babcock guys I've spoken to recently have either gotten fed up or moved on.
gwm said:
I just couldn't work on a public procurement project. The bureaucracy and pace would drive me nuts. Hearsay, but a few of the Babcock guys I've spoken to recently have either gotten fed up or moved on.
Not surprising, given it's taken 16 years to work through an build programme that could and should have been done and dusted in a decade. Thanks Gordon.
It's not scaffolding they are building seating. The MoD has decided to subsidize the running costs by renting her out as a football stadium. It sounded odd at first but then many remembered the current decision to host a world cup in Qatar and suddenly a stadium on 70,000t carrier that can float to anywhere the weather won't kill you seemed quite reasonable.
Max_Torque said:
Nice little scaffolding contract on that! ;-) Is it to stop people falling over the side or for secrecy?
It's the marque for the cocktail parties.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94H7sNyz3Fs
ninja-lewis said:
Max_Torque said:
Nice little scaffolding contract on that! ;-) Is it to stop people falling over the side or for secrecy?
It's the marque for the cocktail parties.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94H7sNyz3Fs
hidetheelephants said:
Not surprising, given it's taken 16 years to work through an build programme that could and should have been done and dusted in a decade. Thanks Gordon.
We were in Rosyth mobilising a job a few months back. Took them eight hours to seafasten a container to the deck Incorrectly! (despite having welding drawings). No wonder the carriers are taking a while!Godalmighty83 said:
It's not scaffolding they are building seating. The MoD has decided to subsidize the running costs by renting her out as a football stadium. It sounded odd at first but then many remembered the current decision to host a world cup in Qatar and suddenly a stadium on 70,000t carrier that can float to anywhere the weather won't kill you seemed quite reasonable.
Could it float down to Westminster and replace the Houses of Parliament when they fall down? Could this have been the plan all along?Dr Jekyll said:
Godalmighty83 said:
It's not scaffolding they are building seating. The MoD has decided to subsidize the running costs by renting her out as a football stadium. It sounded odd at first but then many remembered the current decision to host a world cup in Qatar and suddenly a stadium on 70,000t carrier that can float to anywhere the weather won't kill you seemed quite reasonable.
Could it float down to Westminster and replace the Houses of Parliament when they fall down? Could this have been the plan all along?maffski said:
Dr Jekyll said:
Godalmighty83 said:
It's not scaffolding they are building seating. The MoD has decided to subsidize the running costs by renting her out as a football stadium. It sounded odd at first but then many remembered the current decision to host a world cup in Qatar and suddenly a stadium on 70,000t carrier that can float to anywhere the weather won't kill you seemed quite reasonable.
Could it float down to Westminster and replace the Houses of Parliament when they fall down? Could this have been the plan all along?Russwhitehouse said:
We were in Rosyth mobilising a job a few months back. Took them eight hours to seafasten a container to the deck Incorrectly! (despite having welding drawings). No wonder the carriers are taking a while!
No surprises there, they can talk a good job, not so sure about delivering one though........Seems the USN may be having problems with EMALS, though as it is the first installation of the system then I guess there will be teething issues. They reckon a software update can fix the problem.
http://sputniknews.com/news/20150327/1020095379.ht...
http://sputniknews.com/news/20150327/1020095379.ht...
MartG said:
Seems the USN may be having problems with EMALS, though as it is the first installation of the system then I guess there will be teething issues. They reckon a software update can fix the problem.
http://sputniknews.com/news/20150327/1020095379.ht...
Doesn't sound like it will be a big issue, EMALS is intended to use launch profiles and it seems they are just over stressing aircraft with buddy tanks - presumably in the initial launch phase. So, like they say, a software issue.http://sputniknews.com/news/20150327/1020095379.ht...
The problems with the AAG seem more of a worry.
DMN said:
It would have been EMALS or some home brew version. The ship does not generate enough steam for a tradional system to be used.
or specific steam plant would have had to be provided ... not as if british engineering hasn't encountered that issue before ( steam demand in a system that no longer produces steam )
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