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Forum: Military Aviation

6th Jul 2014, 00:05

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

not a boggin tell me how many gallons (US)...

not a boggin

tell me how many gallons (US) JP5 that the QE has.

typically a nimits class has 3 million to start.

go.

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 20:32

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

not a boffin correct me if I'm wrong, but...

not a boffin

correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't an F35B flown by the British just as thirsty as an F35B flown by the USMC?

Or have you found a way around it with imperial gallons?

so, you...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 19:58

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

a nuclear carrier, carries quite a bit of jet...

a nuclear carrier, carries quite a bit of jet fuel as it doesn't have to have huge tanks for its own use. so resupply, while important is not quite as important now is it?

phony tony makes a FINE...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 18:51

Replies: 7,470

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

lets talk about the ship a good 10 knots...

lets talk about the ship

a good 10 knots slower than a nimitz class. A good 10 knots slower...maybe more!

range, not very far without refueling, sink the oiler and it is time to break out...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 13:35

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

Buddy refuelers? Doing things like that is a...

Buddy refuelers? Doing things like that is a precaution. Just like plane guard destroyers or copters ready to pluck pilots from the sea. You can certainly land planes without buddy refuelers.
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Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 12:22

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

harry, you aren't getting two conventional...

harry, you aren't getting two conventional carriers, you are getting two STOVL carriers. In fact a Nimitz class or Ford class can carry twice as many planes as one of your QE class. So its not...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 05:38

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

I'm sure it will be as successful as HMAS...

I'm sure it will be as successful as HMAS Melbourne.

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 05:08

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

what will it be then?

what will it be then?

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 04:00

Replies: 7,470

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

archimedes so I spelled raphael wrong ...

archimedes

so I spelled raphael wrong

and whiskey instead of whisky

you guys invented the angled flight deck and a few other things.

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 00:47

Replies: 7,470

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By glendalegoon

wow, you guys are building 2 carriers that really...

wow, you guys are building 2 carriers that really aren't carriers.

even the French have a Nuclear powered carrier with catobar.

And the French have qualified their raphale on US carriers.

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