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Old 12th Nov 2013, 02:41
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4th F-35B for UK Ordered + CVF RAMP is UP

Here is a MOD story about the final RAMP up + FOURTH F-35B ordered for the testing innit:

The final section of the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth has been fitted onto the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier. 11 Nov 2013
"...The 300-tonne section of ramp, which is 64 metres long and 13 metres wide, is the final exterior piece of the aircraft carrier to be fitted. At its highest point, the take-off ramp is 6 metres above the flight deck, which will allow aircraft to be propelled into the air.

The pictures come on the same day as MOD announces that a fourth Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft has been ordered from Lockheed Martin. The UK has already taken delivery of 3 Lightning II jets and Royal Navy and RAF pilots are training on the aircraft in the USA.

This fourth jet, which is specially designed to be a test aircraft, will help boost the ongoing training available...."
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/r...ier-ramping-up

HMS Queen Elizabeth Bow November 11:
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