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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2022, 11:13
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Britain takes delivery of more F-35 jets...

Britain takes delivery of more F-35 jets (https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-takes-delivery-of-more-f-35-jets/)
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2022, 17:07
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

So pleased that someone with a fair bit of...

So pleased that someone with a fair bit of knowledge, not just opinionated ignorance, has set the record straight in the Telegraph. Lt Page has never been the best of sources.
Whitehall mandarins...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2022, 11:23
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Absolutely. I still can’t fathom the reduction in...

Absolutely. I still can’t fathom the reduction in capability and flexibility from three (albeit straining-at-the-seams) CVS to only two QECs. We all know steel is (relatively) cheap and air is free....
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2022, 18:44
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Lt Page is still living in cloud cuckoo land, I...

Lt Page is still living in cloud cuckoo land, I see. Good fodder, not to mention clickbait, for the opinionated ignorant and tinfoil hat brigade but, using realistic figures, there's no way we could...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2021, 23:25
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

A splendid sight courtesy of QNLZ's Twitter feed....

A splendid sight courtesy of QNLZ's Twitter feed.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1333/ospreys_on_hms_queen_elizabeth_22_nov_2021_3eba02ae52f71fc76dc662119608dac7df347421.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2021, 10:21
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

A double whammy: Royal Navy aircraft...

A double whammy:

Royal Navy aircraft carriers make history on simultaneous F-35B Lightning jet operations...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2021, 13:10
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

A video containing some interesting stuff...

A video containing some interesting stuff including spectacular shots of our carrier strike group:

As US Withdraws From Afghanistan, CENTCOM Head Says NATO Assistance Essential...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2021, 14:31
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Well, I'm pleased, at least: ...

Well, I'm pleased, at least:

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2021/may/20/210520-carriers-at-sea-and-strike-warrior
...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2021, 18:43
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

it’s akin to the difference between a US Cavalry...

it’s akin to the difference between a US Cavalry unit joining elements of the British Army for a scripted training exercise at BATUS and the same unit being assigned to UK OPCOM for operations in...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2020, 11:47
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

The imprudent ten-year gap in RN carrier...

The imprudent ten-year gap in RN carrier capability, including the squandering of so much hard-won corporate knowledge, expertise and experience, has a lot to answer for.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2020, 16:50
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Actually I didn't choose any news sources... I...

Actually I didn't choose any news sources... I was merely replying to the post stating 15 F-35s would embark! I'm quite aware that our procurement of the F-35 would be quite slow as planned.

I...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2020, 10:14
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Choose your news sources more carefully. All is...

Choose your news sources more carefully. All is explained here:

International By Design - The Royal Navy and USMC F35 Embarkation (https://t.co/SWV0rpzMJU?amp=1)
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2020, 12:48
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

What an inconsolable ‘glass half empty’ chap you...

What an inconsolable ‘glass half empty’ chap you are. Much looking forward to you accidentally pressing the ‘Cheerful’ key one day. :)
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2020, 09:54
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

While HMS Queen Elizabeth is conducting trials...

While HMS Queen Elizabeth is conducting trials with UK F-35Bs and helos in the North Sea and beyond, her sister ship HMS Prince of Wales will be open to the public during a week-long visit to...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2020, 08:50
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Extra 800 bunks available for embarked air group...

Extra 800 bunks available for embarked air group and/or troops.

Only six deck spots? Maybe for simultaneous landings but...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2020, 18:25
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

However, QE class carriers are by no means a bad...

However, QE class carriers are by no means a bad compromise: only 64% the tonnage of a USN nuclear carrier but with nearly 90% of the deck area and spots for 45 aircraft on deck and 25 in the hangar...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2020, 17:46
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

i believe so. No other carrier in the world has...

i believe so. No other carrier in the world has beaten HMS Invincible‘s 166 consecutive days at sea in 1982.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Dec 2019, 23:49
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

WEBF - Fash ye not! Your credentials are...

WEBF - Fash ye not! Your credentials are transparently beyond reproach which is more than can be said for some of your trolling critics who have always resented carrier aviation.

Merry Christmas...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2019, 15:07
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Strikingly illogical of Sir Max to use the...

Strikingly illogical of Sir Max to use the capital cost of both the RN carriers against that of just one of the USN’s eleven carriers to make an unfavourable comparison of their consumption of each...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2019, 09:20
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Sad but true, apparently, particularly in the...

Sad but true, apparently, particularly in the wake of the black hole induced by the carrier gap (remember the late Kristian Ward's altercation with David Cameron in Oct 2010 about being 'sacked'?).
...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2019, 08:23
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

The result of 5 seconds Google-Fu: ...

The result of 5 seconds Google-Fu:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/809_Naval_Air_Squadron

...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2019, 08:50
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

QNLZ has started earning her keep with a bit of...

QNLZ has started earning her keep with a bit of soft power:

U.S., U.K., Japan Navies Reaffirm Commitment to Increased Cooperation (https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111482)


...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Nov 2019, 12:59
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

BRITAIN’S LARGEST WARSHIP VISITS ANNAPOLIS...

BRITAIN’S LARGEST WARSHIP VISITS ANNAPOLIS (https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/britains-largest-warship-visits-annapolis/)
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2019, 18:26
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Thank you, Engines, for bringing your usual grasp...

Thank you, Engines, for bringing your usual grasp of detail, balance and not a little common sense to the forum.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2019, 09:47
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

An excellent set of images in this Twitter...

An excellent set of images in this Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/hthjones/status/1183428909330812928?s=20
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2019, 08:25
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

The RN probably expects the ships to be built to...

The RN probably expects the ships to be built to the specs DE&S has mandated in the contract to meet the UK's purposes.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2019, 23:53
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

I'm struggling to understand here....

I'm struggling to understand here. Notwithstanding the merits of higher sortie generation from being closer to the target and the vulnerability of a fixed land base to all manner of attack compared...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2018, 19:42
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

At such close range, I suspect the visual bulk of...

At such close range, I suspect the visual bulk of the aircraft is a bit more of a giveaway to its presence than the exhaust plume. Low observability does not constitute invisibility.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2018, 09:42
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

If the anti-carrier lobby would cease banging on...

If the anti-carrier lobby would cease banging on about the supposed vulnerability of QNLZ, I'm sure the pro-carrier lobby wouldn't feel the need to mention the aircraft lost to land attacks (let...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2018, 22:13
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Good case, well put (unlike the expected standard...

Good case, well put (unlike the expected standard of retort).

Any rational person would realise you know what you're talking about. BZ!
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2018, 07:38
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

I wondered how long it would take. :hmm: I...

I wondered how long it would take. :hmm:

I intended posting this yesterday but my better nature made me reconsider:
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2018, 10:23
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

I suggest you are much more careful about...

I suggest you are much more careful about describing his critics.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2018, 00:49
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Taking the cited requirement into account, it...

Taking the cited requirement into account, it appears that the Royal Navy will have more assets to 'defend the carriers adequately' than some realise although more would certainly prove valuable,...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2018, 15:49
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

To allow people to judge for themselves: ...

To allow people to judge for themselves:

Beyond 2 per cent: A preliminary report on the Modernising Defence Programme...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2018, 17:23
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,414,187
Posted By FODPlod

Cancellation of what? As even you must have...

Cancellation of what?

As even you must have hoisted in by now, this fantasy event was only ever a figment of the Daily Fail’s fertile imagination and was never on the cards in the first place.

...
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