Britain may ask the US to use its new aircraft carriers while it waits for F35s

[Unclejimmema]

[QUOTE=GunFox;46583390]Is it? I mean the thing is a giant accident waiting to happen. It can't glide like a plane and it can't auto rotate like a helicopter, which means any damage it sustains is likely to be fatal for everyone on board.

It seems fundamentally flawed.[/QUOTE]

Except it can glide like a plane, It just can't auto rotate. That's not an issue if you have altitude, it just needs a higher ceiling than a helicopter. They operate at higher altitudes and go a lot faster than the current fastest helicopter in service.

[Joey Skylynx]

[QUOTE=SexualShark;46585089]"hey steve"
"yeah dave"
"we've got a few billion in tax payer dollars to blow and we need ideas"
"lets make a more expensive jump jet version of the F-22"
"great idea dave"[/QUOTE]
At any rate they'll fucking invent an A-10 made from the body of an F35.

[Swilly]

[QUOTE=UncleJimmema;46586709]Except it can glide like a plane, It just can't auto rotate. That's not an issue if you have altitude, it just needs a higher ceiling than a helicopter. They operate at higher altitudes and go a lot faster than the current fastest helicopter in service.[/QUOTE]

And most American designs went waaaay over budget anyway.

[cecilbdemodded]

No matter who flies off it, the crew will pick up valuable experience hosting operations. I imagine they invited US forces as much because we can actually afford to send high tech planes and pilots to do this as they did because we are close allies.

[Jsm]

[QUOTE=Kigen;46582947]Seems likely since the US Marine Corps still uses the Harrier. Still have to wonder why the UK scrapped the Harrier before it had a replacement.[/QUOTE]

Because its what the Conservatives do [B]every[/B] time they are elected, they do a stupid load of cuts and then it comes back to bite them in the ass.

[dannass]

I've always wondered how they make these big ass boats.

[Jsm]

[QUOTE=dannass;46590387]I've always wondered how they make these big ass boats.[/QUOTE]

Bolting and welding big ass bits of metal together, to form even bigger ass bits of metal.

[dannass]

[QUOTE=Jsm;46590458]Bolting and welding big ass bits of metal together, to form even bigger ass bits of metal.[/QUOTE]

Thank you frog. That sure cleared it all up

[darunner]

[QUOTE=Jsm;46590347]Because its what the Conservatives do [B]every[/B] time they are elected, they do a stupid load of cuts and then it comes back to bite them in the ass.[/QUOTE]

Thankfully, our conservative party ups defense spending to help cover your ass when you mothball your air force.

[Docc]

[QUOTE=dannass;46590387]I've always wondered how they make these big ass boats.[/QUOTE]

Well this carrier was built in big modules around the UK and then they were all assembled in Rosyth.

There's a pretty cool timelapse of its assembly on Youtube.

[video=youtube;GilzDJRfhDo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GilzDJRfhDo[/video]