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Forum: Military Aviation

31st Oct 2023, 17:27

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

Yeah, so (as happens all the time in many walks...

Yeah, so (as happens all the time in many walks of life) you look at the pros and cons of the different options and make a decision based on all the available information. In this case, that decision...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Oct 2023, 15:48

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

If there was a chance you might have to deploy...

If there was a chance you might have to deploy somewhere important at some stage, maybe getting the second one working could become more important than the training exercise you'd planned previously.

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Oct 2023, 12:23

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Posted By pasta

If we're going to be like that, she's also larger...

If we're going to be like that, she's also larger than Eagle, Hermes, various Ark Royals, Invincible, Illustrious etc, which makes her the largest carrier we've ever built :-)

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Sep 2023, 17:45

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Posted By pasta

Only if the landing trials are successful :E

Only if the landing trials are successful :E

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Sep 2022, 08:45

Replies: 7,467

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

If the top-notch engineer who might otherwise...

If the top-notch engineer who might otherwise have spotted the root cause didn't apply, because they thought they wouldn't be made welcome, just possibly...

:-)

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Mar 2022, 17:50

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Posted By pasta

If only there was some way to get the aircraft...

If only there was some way to get the aircraft from their bases onto the carrier when it was already at sea...

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Jun 2021, 08:28

Replies: 7,467

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

I believe the weapon of choice is the dockyard...

I believe the weapon of choice is the dockyard crane.

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Mar 2021, 20:39

Replies: 7,467

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

Can't they just drive backwards and fire them off...

Can't they just drive backwards and fire them off the stern? :-)

Forum: Military Aviation

14th Dec 2019, 14:38

Replies: 7,467

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

As far as I can work out, the bow's pointed...

As far as I can work out, the bow's pointed across the middle of Portsmouth Harbour. In any case, Northolt is a similar distance away but in the right direction; Boscombe Down is quite a bit closer....

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Jun 2017, 18:06

Replies: 7,467

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

Assuming it's being accurately targetted, you...

Assuming it's being accurately targetted, you just wait for it to be launched, and then move out of the way.

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jun 2017, 11:46

Replies: 7,467

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

Good point. Now we've all re-watched John...

Good point. Now we've all re-watched John Noakes's ascent, most of us even have a vague idea how tall it is.
There's also the thickness of a human hair, though that's even less useful for measuring...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jun 2017, 08:30

Replies: 7,467

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

Problem is, there are only four units of...

Problem is, there are only four units of measurement suitable for use in newspaper articles such as this one:

Football pitches
Olympic swimming pools
Double decker buses
Wales

So you could...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Jun 2016, 15:04

Replies: 7,467

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By pasta

If there's no diversion airfield available I...

If there's no diversion airfield available I should imagine it's a combination of a parachute stored in the pilot's seat, and a helicopter on board the carrier. Much like the Harrier...

Edit: I...

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