Aircraft Carriers III

Jura said:

she doesn't have

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if that's what you asked

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I was enquiring about side thrusters for close in maneuvering?

Air Force Brat said:

I was enquiring about side thrusters for close in maneuvering?

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The QECs have two shaft propulsion but no thrusters. Its something we outsource to these magical things called 'tugs'...

The newest Ford class aircraft carrier, John F Kennedy, is christened;

Why Is An F-35 Sitting On The Deck Of HMS Queen Elizabeth?

One of the UK's F-35 aircraft has travelled back home on HMS Queen Elizabeth after developing a fault in the US.

A Royal Navy spokesperson said that after , one of the Lightning jets will need to undergo repair and maintenance work.

"Following completion of successful flying trials in the US, one F-35 Lightning remained embarked on HMS Queen Elizabeth in order for repair and maintenance work to be completed," the spokesperson said.

The F-35 was unable to fly home from the US because of the technical problem.

The aircraft is expected to take off from the aircraft carrier in Portsmouth and fly back to RAF Marham once the fault has been addressed.

In a tweet, HM Naval Base Portsmouth dismissed rumours suggesting the F-35 could take off on Monday.

a honeyed story of For the US Navy, it’s ‘all hands on deck’ to fix the Ford

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when I read the above story, I had been unaware of the new USN PR campaign to make the Ford great again, LOL!

"USNI News was part of the first group of reporters underway aboard Ford and given status updates on the major pieces of technology that the service says will make the ship the most deadly carrier in history."
Underway on USS Gerald R. Ford: Navy Marks Progress on Carrier as Scrutiny of Program Grows

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I was naysaying COD by the Osprey so now I should Behold The First Image Of A Navy CMV-22 Osprey That Will Replace The C-2 Greyhound

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Jan 9, 2018

Jura said:

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if in the future an engines for example takes in a flock of birds or is roughed up by shrapnels and if they then replace it on board after an Osprey delivers stuff, instead of just leaving the aircraft in a hangar, I'll be proven wrong

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LOL

Jura.the US Navy is really pushing this aircraft to the point of exaggerating... In my opinion....like this from your link;

The service’s contention has been that the C-2A cannot carry the Joint Strike Fighter’s F135 turbofan engine, a critical issue for sustained operations.

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Things must have changed. I never ever once in the seven deployments I made ever saw an extra aircraft engine transported in a COD. Never. Not once.

bd popeye said:

Jura.the US Navy is really pushing this aircraft to the point of exaggerating... In my opinion....like this from your link;



Things must have changed. I never ever once in the seven deployments I made ever saw an extra aircraft engine transported in a COD. Never. Not once.

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well it was TE saying stuff
Jan 8, 2018

TerraN_EmpirE said:

... Jura Carriers have hanger decks not to sideline fighters and store them but to repair and maintain them If you sideline a Fighter you sideline that pilot and reduce the mission capacity of the Air wing. The ALIS is to tell the maintainers what is happening in the fighter, it's a Check engine soon light that is supposed to tell you exactly what is wrong. The Air wing maintainers then come in and do the repairs.

now one of the nice things about the F35 Engine so far is it's modular nature. If the engine does have a issue then you can replace the trouble spot but keep what works rather then having to replace the whole thing. Problem with the fans, call in a replacement Fan module.
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to which I reacted Jan 9, 2018


personally I don't believe a single word coming out of the USN

HMS Prince of Wales commissioning ceremony held in Portsmouth



The carrier Prince of Wales was commissioned a couple of days ago. Seems to be a rather non event considering the lack of publicity.

Anyway congratulations on a fine ship and to all those who made it happen.