Hi Mr Boffin,
As usual MANY thanks and I am guessing I have the same opinion as you regarding our Rana esculenta eating friends. Very much tongue in cheek.
Totally accept refuelling was never considered for the STOVL carrier and 100% agree with your thoughts on this issue.
My thoughts are that it is not beyond the realms of impossibility for potential enemies to fake an attack on our operational carriers, get the aircraft in the air and simply stand off as these things cannot tank and have a limited endurance.. Still I guess the powers that be have already considered that with the 'B'
I am glad to hear the build is going well and hopefully it will survive post 2015
Totally agree with LowObservable and we are going to see lots of powerful lobbying regarding this aircraft. I wonder just how thick the ice is that it might have to land on? Or should that be walk on?