HMS Queen Elizabeth
Discussion
doogz said:
The alternative would not require the strength and commensurate weight needed for the lift into permemant structure. It's already there. It's a warship. They tend to be fairly robust.
Indeed; even commercial vessels, which are flimsy by comparison, are assembled in big lumps using crane lifts, often using temporary lifting points. Given the exciting variety of dynamic forces ships have to resist it's not surprising they are bit more robust than land-based structures.FourWheelDrift said:
Mojocvh said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Isn't the island superstructure aluminium and better to lift that weight and size like that than with lifting points on the structure itself?
source?
wildcat45 said:
It will be intersting how the two islands work. During my time in carriers - as a civvy - I have on several occasions seen someone go through to Flyco - a few steps in an Invincible - to sort a problem out or deal with something face-to-face.
That's what the ship handlers wanted so they could keep the flyboys under their thumb. For some reason the aviators were delighted with the suggestion of putting FLYCO on the aft island And BTW the twin Islands came first, separating bridge & FLYCO was a later idea.
I wonder what the effect will be on relationships - I am thinking wardroom here?
Wings is usually well known to the bridge crew - as are the people below him. He's not far from the COs Sea Cabin in a one island ship.
When wings, and the rest of the flyco team are there on a 'phone line - date link or whatever it will be more remote - more chnace of people making decisions without that added face-to-face element. Off the cuff comments, facial expressions etc all contribute to the way a ship (or any good organisation) works.
For exmaple, the Commander notices somethign amiss on the flight deck - tow guys not paying attention, or a less than good landing. He might right there at the time, just say soemthing to wings. Quiet, spur of the moment words to the wise. If soemthing like that has to be remembered for later - or broadcast on an open line - informatino might not get across.
Its going to a be a whole new learning experience on the QEC.
Had a trip down to this tonight with work. It gets more impressive every time we go!
I was chatting to one of the boys showing us round when we were standing on the flight deck and I was asking if it was to have a ramp fitted for the planes getting up. He said they still weren't sure??!! Surely they've Sussex that out by now?
I was chatting to one of the boys showing us round when we were standing on the flight deck and I was asking if it was to have a ramp fitted for the planes getting up. He said they still weren't sure??!! Surely they've Sussex that out by now?
HoggyR32 said:
I was chatting to one of the boys showing us round when we were standing on the flight deck and I was asking if it was to have a ramp fitted for the planes getting up. He said they still weren't sure??!! Surely they've Sussex that out by now?
Probably leaving it to last, just in case there's another political U-turn
Final hull section added by QEClassCarriers, on Flickr
On Wednesday March 20 teams at the ACA lifted the heaviest section yet. In a four and a half hour operation the section, weighing more than 900 tonnes, was gently moved into place, revealing the full length of HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time.
MartG said:
HoggyR32 said:
I was chatting to one of the boys showing us round when we were standing on the flight deck and I was asking if it was to have a ramp fitted for the planes getting up. He said they still weren't sure??!! Surely they've Sussex that out by now?
Probably leaving it to last, just in case there's another political U-turnhidetheelephants said:
MartG said:
HoggyR32 said:
I was chatting to one of the boys showing us round when we were standing on the flight deck and I was asking if it was to have a ramp fitted for the planes getting up. He said they still weren't sure??!! Surely they've Sussex that out by now?
Probably leaving it to last, just in case there's another political U-turnMartG said:
hidetheelephants said:
MartG said:
HoggyR32 said:
I was chatting to one of the boys showing us round when we were standing on the flight deck and I was asking if it was to have a ramp fitted for the planes getting up. He said they still weren't sure??!! Surely they've Sussex that out by now?
Probably leaving it to last, just in case there's another political U-turn
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