HMS Queen Elizabeth

[Cold]

[FourWheelDrift]

Non-FB veedeeo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoLRqW-CHSU

[RizzoTheRat]

I always assumed they'd start near the stern for the maximum takeoff run, but that's presumably straight off the lift and turn to the bow. Is that standard launch or just because he's presumably flying pretty light?

[Dog Star]

This bothers me....

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/16/do...

After being so happy that Labour wouldn't be selling them to get a few quid for schools/hospitals/"the poor"/gender studies I feel a bit pissed off that on the first working day after the election result this is the first thing off the presses.

[MartG]

ecsrobin said:

Pretty quiet. Didn’t even hear it in southsea.

A friend working about 2 miles away reported it to be very loud

[AshVX220]

RizzoTheRat said:

I always assumed they'd start near the stern for the maximum takeoff run, but that's presumably straight off the lift and turn to the bow. Is that standard launch or just because he's presumably flying pretty light?

Normal take off run is from the 350ft mark, it appears that today it did the same thing (350ft), very impressive that it can do this with no wind over the deck.

[FourWheelDrift]

Being an aircraft that is designed to take off vertically from a stationary position this does not surprise me

[RizzoTheRat]

FourWheelDrift said:

Being an aircraft that is designed to take off vertically from a stationary position this does not surprise me

Technically it's designed for Short Takeoff Off Vertical Landing

[hidetheelephants]

Dog Star said:

This bothers me....

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/16/do...

After being so happy that Labour wouldn't be selling them to get a few quid for schools/hospitals/"the poor"/gender studies I feel a bit pissed off that on the first working day after the election result this is the first thing off the presses.

Too often MoD procurement has been a shambles so it seems reasonable to have a review, not exactly a vote winner nor a priority though.

[LotusOmega375D]

Hmm shocking to know that the unelected nut-case Dominic “Damien” Cummings has seemingly put himself in charge of our Government’s Defence procurement. Putin must be delighted.

[ecsrobin]

hidetheelephants said:

Dog Star said:

This bothers me....

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/16/do...

After being so happy that Labour wouldn't be selling them to get a few quid for schools/hospitals/"the poor"/gender studies I feel a bit pissed off that on the first working day after the election result this is the first thing off the presses.

Too often MoD procurement has been a shambles so it seems reasonable to have a review, not exactly a vote winner nor a priority though.

Agreed MoD procurement does need a review.

[shouldbworking]

Not exactly a new topic though

2015 NAO report into reforming defence acquisition

https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/...

followed by a 4 year transformation programme at Defence Equipment & Support.

What's Dominic Cummings going to say that the NAO report and transformation report didn't?

[citizensm1th]

I am surprised that people on here always fail to recognise that defence spending always suffers under conservative governments, not all of us have forgotten john knott

[ecsrobin]

MartG said:

ecsrobin said:

Pretty quiet. Didn’t even hear it in southsea.

A friend working about 2 miles away reported it to be very loud

I guess it depends what direction with the wind and all that. Where I am in southsea is 2 miles and didn’t hear a thing and was listening out. My brother in law had it fly directly overhead and reported the house shaking.

[RizzoTheRat]

There were Strategic Defence and Security Reviews in 2010 and 2015 so presumably we're due one anyway.

[borcy]

shouldbworking said:

Not exactly a new topic though

2015 NAO report into reforming defence acquisition

https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/...

followed by a 4 year transformation programme at Defence Equipment & Support.

What's Dominic Cummings going to say that the NAO report and transformation report didn't?

He'll have the political clout to actually do something unlike the NAO.

[davepen]

MartG said:

A friend working about 2 miles away reported it to be very loud

Heard it in the office, up at Wallington, in one of the Palmerston's Forts.

[ChrisHampshire]

It was pretty flippin' loud in Portchester. Made me jump (didn't know it was happening)!

[SeeFive]

ChrisHampshire said:

It was pretty flippin' loud in Portchester. Made me jump (didn't know it was happening)!

And loud in Port Solent too. The noise made me go and have a quick look out of the window while on the phone although I didn’t see the plane.

Also had bloody noisy helicopters most of the morning in and out at Hornsea Island.

[MartG]

Video from aboard QE - interesting change in engine note when the clutch for the forward lift fan engages

https://www.facebook.com/royalnavy/videos/65386230...