Aircraft Carriers II (Closed to posting)
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Whew...I like it!
And there's the bow of the Princof Wales all ready to go as soon as the QE is out of the way.
Nice.
When they finish painting the islands and remove all of those scaffolding and coverings she is going to look GREAT!
Can't wait! It's like a candy store. LOL!
asif iqbal
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Certainly a good looking ship no question about it once it hits the water she is going to be huge media coverage and I mean huge!
There is people who don't even know that UK is building a carrier they will be in a huge shock when they see this thing launched
Another thing is that this generation have the privilege to be part of the "carrier age" it's that time when so many people are taking interest in carriers and has kicked up a lot of following and interest from all age groups
It's part of the American culture for the people who are linked to carriers but in UK this is a once in a generation event
Once tha Prince of Wales is done Rosyth will have done its job the people who worked on it probably most likely won't ever see a carrier like this built again really this is a special time it doesn't come round often that's why I try and enjoy it most we can while we can
There is people who don't even know that UK is building a carrier they will be in a huge shock when they see this thing launched
Another thing is that this generation have the privilege to be part of the "carrier age" it's that time when so many people are taking interest in carriers and has kicked up a lot of following and interest from all age groups
It's part of the American culture for the people who are linked to carriers but in UK this is a once in a generation event
Once tha Prince of Wales is done Rosyth will have done its job the people who worked on it probably most likely won't ever see a carrier like this built again really this is a special time it doesn't come round often that's why I try and enjoy it most we can while we can
Thanks Asif for the many great reports and observations, as well as photographs, to get the AFB excited about a ship is quite a feat as I am the AFB, but you will have to share credit with bd and Jeff, but wow, I am pumped to see the UK back in the Aircraft Carrier biz, and you can take a lot of the blame/credit.... thanks brat.
A bunch more pictures of the Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier being prepared for launch in a few weeks.
Thanks to popeye for pointing me to where a number of these were located:
It's going to be a big day for the UK...and a lot of work.
Thanks to popeye for pointing me to where a number of these were located:
It's going to be a big day for the UK...and a lot of work.
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That is nothing..very weak. The CVW on a Nimitz class can do that many sorties in two days if need be.
At the halfway point of her last deployment, approximately four months..These are the statistics rolled up by HST CVN-75;
Seven thousand sorties in 4 months...No brag..just fact.
Yes. The Russian carrier is probably only carrying 12 SU-33s and maybe four SU-25s. If they were able to perform high tempo operations with those...which they are not...they could not amass a very big number in any case. As it is, they do a few and call it good.
At least they are getting some practice...but if they go into refit as has been planned, this may be the last exercise they get for five years.
Yes.. some practice..but not much as Jeff has pointed out. They have 16 strike aircraft plus helos...with a higher tempo of operations and considering how long they've been operating CVs they should be able to knock out at least 800-1000 sorties in five months.
Apparently they are happy to move at the speed of slow.
Just my opinion.
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