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Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier

Discussion in 'Off-Topic' started by imperialman, Aug 25, 2010.

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  1. Perfection

    Perfection The Great Head.

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    I wonder if a woman would find it unflattering to her figure if someone decided to name a type of aircraft carrier after her.
     
    Perfection, Jul 8, 2013
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  2. Glassfan

    Glassfan Mostly harmless

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    Glassfan, Jul 8, 2013
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  3. Glassfan

    Glassfan Mostly harmless

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    Glassfan, Jul 24, 2013
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  4. Kaitzilla

    Kaitzilla Lord Croissant

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    50 pages in The Chamber for a boat?

    Everyone sure loves the Royal Navy.
     
    Kaitzilla, Jul 25, 2013
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  5. Glassfan

    Glassfan Mostly harmless

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    Noone's forcing you, friend.
     
    Glassfan, Jul 25, 2013
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  6. Patroklos

    Patroklos Deity

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    Patroklos, Jul 25, 2013
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  7. Patroklos

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    Patroklos, Aug 8, 2013
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  8. Kaitzilla

    Kaitzilla Lord Croissant

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    Sweet lord, that last picture is alarming!

    Who let the Japanese build that!!!
     
    Kaitzilla, Aug 9, 2013
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  9. say1988

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    But it is just a destroyer. And only slightly larger than the Invincible class.
     
    say1988, Aug 9, 2013
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  10. Patroklos

    Patroklos Deity

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    Short of the US, nobody has the ability to stop them from building that.

    Well, maybe the Kaiju... :)
     
    Patroklos, Aug 9, 2013
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  11. Cutlass

    Cutlass The Man Who Wasn't There.

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    It's a helicopter carrier. Very useful in anti submarine warfare, but not that useful as an offensive weapon.
     
    Cutlass, Aug 9, 2013
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  12. Dann

    Dann Green bug

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    It can be used for offence once the Japanese get their F-35s.
     
    Dann, Aug 14, 2013
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  13. Antilogic

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    Gotta say, the Queen Elizabeth looks pretty rectangular. Is there a reason why they didn't use an angled flight deck?
     
    Antilogic, Aug 14, 2013
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  14. Cutlass

    Cutlass The Man Who Wasn't There.

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    Angled flight deck only really gives advantage for high capacity and fixed wing takeoffs and landings. This thing is for jumpjets only, and so doesn't need it.
     
    Cutlass, Aug 14, 2013
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  15. say1988

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    Because they are STOVL carriers. Without the arrested recovery, the angled flight deck is pointless as its purpose is to extend the length of the usable deck for landing aircraft on.

    Look at the USN, the VTOL Wasp class has a straight flight deck, the CATOBAR Nimitz is angled. The Soviet Kutsetsov is STOBAR and consequently has a angled flight deck.

    In addition, an angled flight deck was incorporated into the plan to convert the Queen Elizabeth Class to CATOBAR.
     
    say1988, Aug 14, 2013
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  16. Cutlass

    Cutlass The Man Who Wasn't There.

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    And that means it can transit Panama. American supercarriers can't.
     
    Cutlass, Aug 14, 2013
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  17. imperialman

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    Hello again folks, just returned from a long absence that also happened to feature a tour of HMS Queen Elizabeth. Here's one of the latest official images.
     
    imperialman, Feb 1, 2014
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  18. bugwar

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    At first glance, I was thinking the crane was trying to lift the entire carrier.:lol:

     
    bugwar, Feb 1, 2014
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  19. imperialman

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    Here's perhaps a better image.

     
    imperialman, Feb 2, 2014
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  20. Cutlass

    Cutlass The Man Who Wasn't There.

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    Seems they're completing it fairly rapidly. What's the expected completion date?
     
    Cutlass, Feb 2, 2014
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