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Old 2nd Jun 2017, 13:09
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Obi Wan Russell
 
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Originally Posted by Heathrow Harry
About a year late but as she's expected to serve until at least 2060 so not too bad - they haven't started air/catapult/landing testing yet I believe?
The catapults have been tested with dead loads whilst alongside, and the wires were tested ashore too. No at-sea test as yet though, hence the gap between accepting delivery and the IOC date. Lots of trials to follow...
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