Very nice new carriers you've got there.
Quote from: Jason Davies on 02/22/2014 12:44 pmVery nice new carriers you've got there.Agreed! Can't wait to see them set sail with a deck full of F-35B's and a Union Jack flying proudly in the wind.However, I've read that there is a notion to re-name HMS Prince of Wales to HMS Ark Royal.Some cool photos of their construction are here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/qeclasscarriers
Don't you meant the White Ensign. The Union Jack is not usually hoisted on Royal Navy ships. Sadly it would only be about a dozen aircraft of all types embarked under current budget plans. So the carriers will not be much more potent than the soon to be retired Invincible class.
Quote from: Zed_Noir on 02/23/2014 07:51 amDon't you meant the White Ensign. The Union Jack is not usually hoisted on Royal Navy ships. Sadly it would only be about a dozen aircraft of all types embarked under current budget plans. So the carriers will not be much more potent than the soon to be retired Invincible class.Ah yes, good point! With regard the carriers only carrying 12 aircraft - that will be true during routine peacetime operations. But the carriers can support a "surge capacity" of up to 60 F-35B's during times of operational need.
Talking about naming of spacecraft, brings me back to the big push of naming OV-101 Enterprise instead of Constitution. Unfortunatley this kind of backfired on the public who pushed for OV-101 being named Enterprise as she never saw the vacuum of space unfortunatley.Has anyone heard of any possible names for the booster part of SLS. MPCV is now "Orion", but what about the bottom end?
what about the bottom end?