QE and PoW

[geofflambert]

Just saw this:

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/ ... -1-7089231

I had no idea about these. What cave have I been living in?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Eli ... _Elizabeth

Hot doggy!

[IslandInland]

The carriers should be great. I was excited when I first read they had been ordered some years ago. F-35s have been ordered as air complement but it's a shame the MoD got rid of the Harriers in 2010.

[m10bob]

They sure proved useful during the Falklands campaign.

[IslandInland]

ORIGINAL: m10bob

They sure proved useful during the Falklands campaign.

Indeed they did. We would have been screwed without them. Truly innovative and fantastic aircraft.

[jimh009]

I believe the US Marines bought the excess UK Harriers.

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: jimh009

I believe the US Marines bought the excess UK Harriers.

I thought the USMC Harriers were built under license by McDonnell Douglas? I know the Sea Harrier was a bit different from the USMC Harrier.

Bill

[Dili]

The Harriers for the RAF were close to the US model. Laser range finder instead of radar, the body was also like the American version.

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: Dili

The Harriers for the RAF were close to the US model. Laser range finder instead of radar, the body was also like the American version.

The AV-8A and RAF Harrier GR.1 were pretty much the same plane. I remember the original Airfix 1/24 Harrier kit had only a few parts difference between the RAF and USMC version.

Bill

[geofflambert]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: jimh009

I believe the US Marines bought the excess UK Harriers.

I thought the USMC Harriers were built under license by McDonnell Douglas? I know the Sea Harrier was a bit different from the USMC Harrier.

Bill

I believe it was the other way 'round. The Hawker Sidley Harrier was a purely British aircraft. The AV8-B was a McD-Doug aircraft and the British manufactured some of these under license and may have purchased some more from the US. It is true however that the Hawker-Sidely aircraft inspired the AV-8B and the lessons learned were applied. I believe the Harriers referenced earlier were either produced in Britain/BAE under license or purchased and would have been largely compatible with the Marine version.

I took a high school accelerated class that involved time spent at M-D, I don't recall there being any actual benefits from it. Just PR I think.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: jimh009

I believe the US Marines bought the excess UK Harriers.

I thought the USMC Harriers were built under license by McDonnell Douglas? I know the Sea Harrier was a bit different from the USMC Harrier.

Bill

Must be the skis installed on the British Harriers for their ski-jump takeoff .... [8|]