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UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:08 am
by 61_OTU
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 914788.stm

Something to put those Raptors on? Or a Typhoon with an arrestor hook  :-?

Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:39 am
by Mictheslik
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6914788.stm

Something to put those Raptors on? Or a Typhoon with an arrestor hook  :-?


Lightning IIs more like ;)

.mic

Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:10 am
by 61_OTU

Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:57 pm
by C
I'll believe them when they're launched... :-?

Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:59 pm
by 61_OTU
I'll believe them when they're launched... :-?

Winkle Brown's approach too  ;)

Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:46 pm
by Woodlouse2002
Interesting that all the drawings on all those links still show a ski jump. I thought it had been replaced by a catapult due to the limitations of the F35.

Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:58 pm
by Craig.
silly woody, don't you know? we will be sending the f35 into combat with no weapons. ::) ;D