MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Hedge on May 30, 2011, 01:00:11 am
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Currently sat in Stokes Bay off Gosport. Fook me is it big.
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The photos really don't do it justice. I am told there are 42 F18s , 8 SH60s and 3 E2s on deck. :surprised:
Why take only a few planes if to the other side of the world when you can take them all. Bring back HMS Ark Royal. :ashamed:
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Wow, may go down and see this in the flesh
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Best be quick Dom as I believe it leaves tomorrow at 10:00am. :ashamed:
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back in 2001 i was doing a spot of sailing around the solent and the USS Nimitz was anchored up. You need to see it to believe it, really jaw dropping when you see it. i think they carry more fighter aircraft than our airforce have full stop iirc.
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I was working in Lee on Solent yesterday and popped down to stokes bay for a butchers, and can confirm it's dam big!! And an awesome sight.. :happy2:
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Best be quick Dom as I believe it leaves tomorrow at 10:00am. :ashamed:
As in 31th May. :smiley:
http://www.qhmportsmouth.com/port-movements?shipaction=show&date=2011-05-28&days=5
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Go down for a gander Dom, it's funny who you meet when you're there :evilgrin:
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Yup tis funny who you meet.
There was me looking for a bit of dogging action and who should turn up..... :grin:
The car park was very busy with lots of nuggets parked half on the beach and half on the access road effectively making the access road single track. :mad: :mad:
We did see a shining example of Mondeo ownership complete with GT1 rear wing and dragons down the side.
I would have taken a picture but the owners were still in it. :scared:
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Hedge.. you should have taken it anyway, that kind of behaviour needs shaming!
Epic ship, and fully loaded by the sounds of it. :scared:
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Hedge.. you should have taken it anyway, that kind of behaviour needs shaming!
+1 we need more shining examples for the forum of taste: http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1
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Ah, but is the USS Bush big enough to land a Vulcan on?
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Don't fink so Robin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_H.W._Bush_(CVN-77)
The Vulcan normally needs approx 6000ft to land even if she flashes her Knickers. :ashamed:
Also the Vulcan weighs 40 tons so might struggle to get back out again. :wink:
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Don't fink so Robin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_H.W._Bush_(CVN-77)
The Vulcan normally needs approx 6000ft to land even if she flashes her Knickers. :ashamed:
Also the Vulcan weighs 40 tons so might struggle to get back out again. :wink:
....I didn't think she would but if it was possible the thought of seeing it would be quite exciting! Let the V meet the bush!
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Damn, wish I'd seen this. I'd have headed down there yesterday to take some piccies. Those US supercarriers are something else entirely :chicken: and they've got a dozen of them! :scared: The air wing is 92 aircraft total IIRC... how many aircraft does the RAF operate?
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From a different perspective.
http://www.globalaviationresource.com/reports/2011/military-aviation-us-navy-cvn-77-uss-george-hw-bush/index.php
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Wow... thanks the the link. It puzzles me how it stays upright.