Left hand down a bit, Mr Phillips!

Speechless Two · 8th Dec 2006, 23:14

Don't think this has been posted before .........for those of a certain age, an aircraft carrier in a location worthy of Mr Phillips in the "Navy Lark", perhaps?

........and no, it's not been photoshopped!

con-pilot · 8th Dec 2006, 23:21

Man, that must have been one really, really big helicopter to put that carrier in that pond!

We need to get the folks from the "Rotorheads" forum in here.

Where is this located?

9th Dec 2006, 00:06

Movie set? Those jets/helicopter look awfully small compared to the flight deck, catapults, etc.

Otherwise, to me the obvious caption is: "I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuqurque!"

Erebus · 9th Dec 2006, 00:51

I am unable to get broadband internet, but if you have access to Google Earth, you can find this in China.

Name: Landlocked Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier in China
Description: Possibly a copy or model of the Varyag, a carrier that they bought from Russia.

G-CPTN · 9th Dec 2006, 03:22

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie...5,0.007317&t=k

Google Earth:- N31 06 17 E121 00 50

http://wikimapia.org/#y=31105108&x=1...18&l=0&m=a&v=1

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! · 9th Dec 2006, 04:12

I think CPO Pertwee just hasn't got the camoflage netting in place yet

G-CPTN · 9th Dec 2006, 04:33

Explanation here:- http://www.bobhenneman.info/china.htm

BOAC · 9th Dec 2006, 07:34

Come on, now! Someone MUST have done a touch and go on it?

Capt. Queeg · 9th Dec 2006, 09:32

Yep, the powered hang-glider in the third last photo of G-CPTN's link...

con-pilot · 9th Dec 2006, 17:21

"Sports facilities, a golf course, parasailing, windsurfing, a simulated gun range, rides in amphibious military vehicles, museum displays, video games, aircraft, replica spacecraft, ICBMs, and a park with statues of over 160 world-famous people are also included. Think of it as a cross between summer camp, a school field trip, and a communist EPCOT Center."

A GOLF COURSE! I'll tell you what, back in my days them commies didn't have any fancy dandy capitalist foo foo golf courses. No sir, by God, we had proper commies we did. "Video games, parasailing, windsurfing?", never.

Have they forgotten the sacrifices made by Mao during the 'Long March'? Well okay, the march was really not that long and Mao rode a heck of a lot more than he walked, but that is not the point. The point is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,well really can't come up with a good point.

However, that doesn't matter. (Give me a little bit and I'm sure I'll come up with something that does matter.)

Anyway, golf courses in the PRC. What's next, Western rock and roll music (oh, they got that), KFCs (oops, got them all over the place as well), okay how about Coke a Cola (shoot, they even have diet Coke), American cars (hell, there are Jeeps and Buicks all over the country.)

Aw shoot I give up, they probably have Boeing airliners as well.

XXTSGR · 9th Dec 2006, 18:52

They'll be wanting to join in the World Series next...

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