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Forum: Military Aviation

28th Dec 2023, 12:20

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By tdracer

Carriers exist to project force over 100's of...

Carriers exist to project force over 100's of miles - quite simply the range of carrier-based aircraft carrying bombs, etc. is many times further than naval guns can reach. While modern cruise...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Aug 2023, 17:32

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By tdracer

I think you might have that backwards - the F-35...

I think you might have that backwards - the F-35 engine package was designed to fit (and be transported by) an CMV-22.

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jun 2023, 22:07

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By tdracer

But the R&D that went into EMALS was paid for by...

But the R&D that went into EMALS was paid for by the US Taxpayer - I would think at least part of the license fees belong to them.

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jun 2023, 20:41

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By tdracer

USN spent a boatload of money getting EMALS to...

USN spent a boatload of money getting EMALS to work - will they just hand the technology over to the UK, or will they want sizable licensing fees?

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Oct 2019, 23:45

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By tdracer

I recently watched a 3 part series on the QE...

I recently watched a 3 part series on the QE ("Rise of the Supercarrier) on the Smithsonian channel - I suspect it's the same thing you got in the UK earlier as it was created by the BBC. ...

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