RN Aircraft Carriers: Queen Elizabeth Class

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HM Naval Base Portsmouth

Our second carrier is coming....and we've got the infrastructure sorted to support it. Coming up is the first in a series of videos in which we explain how the Royal Navy has prepared for having two of these enormous, high-tech ships.
Oh - and watch this space for the announcement of the date very soon.
See:
https://www.facebook.com/HMNBPortsmouth ... Dc0MzIwNQ/

[The buzz is that PoW will arrive in Pompey in the last week of this month.]

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Lockheed Martin
We’re looking inside the F-35 helmet to find out if it really gives pilots X-ray vision. Spoiler alert: It technically doesn’t but it sure comes close! F-35 test pilot Billie Flynn explains what makes the helmet so super when you’re flying the most advanced fighter jet in the world.
See - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiPd46a ... Vn&index=1
Dunn's old slogan comes to mind "If you want to get ahead get a hat."

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MODELLERS

Anyone interested in models of the QEC please see - http://lewin-of-greenwich-naval-history ... 915#p11915

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MODELS OF THE QEC

Just to advise that if any member is interested in models of the QEC there is a dedicated thread at - http://lewin-of-greenwich-naval-history ... =45&t=1180
And some additional info on page 6 of - http://lewin-of-greenwich-naval-history ... 2&start=50 - scroll down a little to Little h's post.

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RNB PORTSMOUTH

Princess Royal Jetty - All support facilities for the QEC are behind it.
Victory Jetty - Is the long term berth for either carrier.

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RFA Tideforce,dual RAS with HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Northumberland.

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Portsmouth Naval Base – ready to support two aircraft carriers

This week HMS Queen Elizabeth returns home from the Westlant 19 deployment to the US. She will join her sister HMS Prince of Wales alongside in Portsmouth together for the first time. Here we look at the new facilities that will support both aircraft carriers.
The arrival QEC carriers has driven investment of around £100 Million at Portsmouth Naval Base to create the Queen Elizabeth Class Centre of Specialisation. This is the single most complex infrastructure project to support the new vessels and was managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) in partnership with the main contractor, BAE Systems. More than 3 times the size of the Invincible class CVS they replace, the QEC make considerable demands on the naval base when alongside. Modern facilities were needed to supply electricity, water, waste disposal and sewage services as well as meet modern security, personnel accommodation and health & safety standards.

Continues with photos etc. :
https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/portsm ... F-kwEac5_o

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The back ends. Probably not close enough up for your research Harry.

[Little h]

The back ends. Probably not close enough up for your research Harry.

Your quite right there David.

A great opportunity for some really hi-res images to view for comparison purposes, but not to be.

.... I only want to look at (scrutinise) them etc., not nick 'em and sell 'em

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Please see latest post at - http://lewin-of-greenwich-naval-history ... 2&start=60