New Carriers for the RN!
 

Just what the world needs http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...s/rolleyes.gif

now all the need to do is replace the F-35 with something less crappy and they are set to go.

Just out of interest, could a 747 or Airbus land on one of these safely, say in an emergency - meaning shortage of fuel.?

Originally posted by Kidicious


No Is that because of the length of runway or capacity of the arresting chains to stop such a beast. Or other?

Originally posted by Hercules


Is that because of the length of runway or capacity of the arresting chains to stop such a beast. Or other? The arresting chains probably have the capacity. The problem is the capability of the pilots. You have to be trained to land on a ship. Even if you are trained you probably couldn't land a 747 or airbus.

Ok I understand.

I feel a Steven Segal movie coming on.

So if the pilot crew found themselves in such a situation, near an aircraft carrier, their best option is to ditch and hope/await rescue.?

Originally posted by Hercules
Ok I understand.

I feel a Steven Segal movie coming on.

So if the pilot crew found themselves in such a situation, near an aircraft carrier, their best option is to ditch and hope/await rescue.? Well, also 747s don't have arresting gear. So yes.

Not really, since a new Nimitz with maybe three times the capability costs only 4.5 billion dollars.

We have the experiance and economy of scale though, so I am sure that has a bit to do with that cost. Good on them though, I do wish they had gone with catapults though.

Originally posted by Patroklos
Not really, since a new Nimitz with maybe three times the capability costs only 4.5 billion dollars. How much will the USS Ford cost?

Are there any Presidents not to have been given a ship in their name? (excluding the most recent who will no doubt get their chance)

As I say, give it time for those. What about the others.

Are there any Presidents not to have been given a ship in their name? (excluding the most recent who will no doubt get their chance) Actauly, some pretty recent ones like Carter, Ford, Reagon, and Bush #1 already have one.

But yes, there are presidents that haven't had ships named after them. I believe presidents only entered our naming conventions recently for the most part, starting with our first SSBNs.

I think Carter is being skipped. Carter got the second Seawolf-class submarine, since he was a submariner http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...es/biggrin.gif

The Beatles got one too.

Originally posted by Sandman
£3 billion is quite a steal, really. Not that it will stay at that figure when BAE is involved. And the planes are added in. So that's where they got the money to buy out Tenix! http://www.discussworldissues.com/fo...milies/lol.gif

So the unimportant people got left out? Figures.

Originally posted by Will


Q. Adams (There is USS Quincy, but named after the town Adams and Q. Adams were born in), Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Johnson, Hayes (there is a USS Hayes, but I don't who it named after), Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, McKinley, Taft, Harding, Coolidge, & Hoover. I didn't check any after that. We do not have any ships name after Ford
or Nixon.

One dayt thjey re will be a carrier nam,ed aftyer me :Lb:

But no ta USN one :naughtyL:

Originally posted by Joseph
We do not have any ships name after Ford Not yet, but the next carrier, which is the first of the class, is being named after him.

Originally posted by Joseph
We do not have any ships name after Ford
or Nixon. You have one current ship named after Ford, and another one entering service in 2015 named after him. Potentially you'll have two ships named after one wanker.

Originally posted by Will


You can't have a carrier, or the planes on it, strike unnoticed. Sure you can. Especially as the carrier wing in question will be consisting of stealth(F-35s) aircraft.

You have one current ship named after Ford, and another one entering service in 2015 named after him. Potentially you'll have two ships named after one wanker. The current ship ain't named after President Ford.