HMS Queen Elizabeth
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https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/pictures-hms-queen...
"Over the next few months we will finish compartment handovers, and complete work to coat the flight deck.
And almost a year later re coat it again, after intensive deck operations with F35b aircraft. [sic]
Or were they just accidentally obtuse the first time?
"Over the next few months we will finish compartment handovers, and complete work to coat the flight deck.
And almost a year later re coat it again, after intensive deck operations with F35b aircraft. [sic]
Or were they just accidentally obtuse the first time?
Kccv23highliftcam said:
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/pictures-hms-queen...
"Over the next few months we will finish compartment handovers, and complete work to coat the flight deck.
And almost a year later re coat it again, after intensive deck operations with F35b aircraft. [sic]
Or were they just accidentally obtuse the first time?
I think regular recoating of the flight deck is fairly standard for a carrier. Didn't Hermes lose a Harrier after the coating wore away?"Over the next few months we will finish compartment handovers, and complete work to coat the flight deck.
And almost a year later re coat it again, after intensive deck operations with F35b aircraft. [sic]
Or were they just accidentally obtuse the first time?
DMN said:
I think it was Invincible that lost the Harrier. Had to make a sudden turn and the cab slipped off the deck. The pilot who was waiting to take off at the time managed to eject and was picked up by Helicopter.
You could be right, it was one of the two. IIRC the carrier was turning into wind ready to launch aircraft when it slipped off!
Yertis said:
DMN said:
I think it was Invincible that lost the Harrier. Had to make a sudden turn and the cab slipped off the deck.
Where does that term come from? I've only just started seeing it with ref aircraft. Has it been around for years?andy97 said:
Yertis said:
DMN said:
I think it was Invincible that lost the Harrier. Had to make a sudden turn and the cab slipped off the deck.
Where does that term come from? I've only just started seeing it with ref aircraft. Has it been around for years?DMN said:
I think it was Invincible that lost the Harrier. Had to make a sudden turn and the cab slipped off the deck. The pilot who was waiting to take off at the time managed to eject and was picked up by Helicopter.
Invince lost a jet off the stern in the Med near Sardinia or Corsica I think. It was recovered and I think it was sold, now residing in Dyson the vacuum cleaner man's office car park.Seight_Returns said:
Incident described in Sharkey Ward's book I believe.
I was the on watch 'Surface Picture Supervisor' in the Ops room when it happened. Due to the potential submarine threat we were not to remain on the same course for any lengthy period of time. The idea was that we 'weaved' on a base course until the pilot and FDO both reported 'Ready for launch'. At that point we turned sharply in to wind in order to launch the aircraft and then back on a weaving course as soon as possible. I remember looking up at the repeater console and we were doing 24 knots and suddenly 25 degrees of wheel. The ship rolled over and the jet slipped of '6 Spot' with the pilot ejecting as previously reported.It was one of 6 jets lost during the conflict with none due to air to air combat.
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