New here, but have some pictures for you guys....

[Lexandro]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

Welcome to the forum

Nice photos. About pic 15 and 16, I'm really glad (and jeolous) that at least people in Greensboro can still get to see the Sea Harrier FA2 fly. Awesome bird, its been one of my favourite jets since I was little, The big McDonnell Douglas attack harriers just arn't the same. I'm still angry that the RN got rid of their FA2's. Also GR.9's pretty much suck at fleet defence which was the sea harriers forte. The RN would be pretty stuffed if something really bad happened before they got the new carriers and the F35 fighter.

We might not even be getting the F35. According to reports, the planes are only contracted to fly in UK territorial waters iirc. There was a gag on the Rory Bremner show about it a while back. They also had to redesign the carriers deck because the F35 would have burned through the original design deck while in VTOL.

[The_Goalie_94]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

We might not even be getting the F35. According to reports, the planes are only contracted to fly in UK territorial waters iirc. There was a gag on the Rory Bremner show about it a while back. They also had to redesign the carriers deck because the F35 would have burned through the original design deck while in VTOL.

Thats why canada ordered just the B version, which is Arrester hook/ fold up wings all the necessities for landing on a carrier. Even though we don't have those...

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

We might not even be getting the F35. According to reports, the planes are only contracted to fly in UK territorial waters iirc. There was a gag on the Rory Bremner show about it a while back. They also had to redesign the carriers deck because the F35 would have burned through the original design deck while in VTOL.

Its a pretty sorry state huh? Maybe they could just about afford some of brazil's A4 Skyhawks??

[Lexandro]

Na its typical British MoD procurement stupidity at its finest. The amount of times Ive heard of some of the BS they have pulled would make you want to puke at how thick they are.