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UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

Postby 61_OTU » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:08 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/gla ... 914788.stm

Something to put those Raptors on? Or a Typhoon with an arrestor hook  :-?
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Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

Postby Mictheslik » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:39 am

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 ;)

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

Postby 61_OTU » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:10 am

More links:

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.9865

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/server/show ... 100100a003
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Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

Postby C » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:57 pm

I'll believe them when they're launched... :-?
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Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

Postby 61_OTU » Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:59 pm

I'll believe them when they're launched... :-?

Winkle Brown's approach too  ;)
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Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:46 pm

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 I thought it had been replaced by a catapult due to the limitations of the F35.
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Re: UK confirms two new aircraft carriers....

Postby Craig. » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:58 pm

silly woody, don't you know? we will be sending the f35 into combat with no weapons. ::) ;D
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