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Offline MachFly

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« on: March 20, 2011, 11:00:34 PM »
I'm trying to find out which aircraft does the Royal Navy use these days? I did some research and it seems that all versions of the Harrier (besides that ones that US uses) are retired, so what do they use?
Most sources I find online do not seem to be reliable.

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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2011, 11:09:18 PM »
from what I found it seems that they have sort of moved on from fighter jets and are now more of a helicopter force, retaining the fixed wing A/c for drills and training+ recon
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 12:12:54 AM »
Yes, although the Helicopter always was a huge part of the FAA in recent years it has become the only part. I grew up on RNAS Heron in Yeovilton and remember the Harrier well if not fondly as the constant VTOLs were louder than hell. It was retired at the end of last year during the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
http://www.bfbs.com/news/afghanistan/sdsr-2010-british-forces-news-special-40353.html

Now it's all Augusta Westland stuff, built locally to Heron in Yeovil. The fighter stuff is now left to the RAF
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 12:31:20 AM »
I believe they're going to be operating the F-23 from their carriers.
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2011, 12:48:02 AM »
did the YF-23 not get canceled? and was it even capable of taking of from a ship?
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2011, 01:07:19 AM »
The F-35 maybe?
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2011, 01:43:47 AM »
choppers, F-35's VTOL version are in order to replace the harriers. I don't believe the royal navy has an active carrier now does it? The Ark Royal was decommissioned last year so it seems the RN only has small helicopter tenders active atm.

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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2011, 02:03:30 AM »
So the Royal Navy does not have any fighters??  :headscratch:
This just does not make sense, any fighter is better than none...............

















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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2011, 02:04:54 AM »
Quote from: Rob52240 on March 21, 2011, 12:31:20 AM
I believe they're going to be operating the F-23 from their carriers.

What's an F-23?
Perhaps you mean YF-23? That plane did not pass the prototype stage, and even if it would have US does not sell stealth aircraft.
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2011, 02:15:08 AM »
Sorry the F-35 Lightning 2
There is a vstol design for the marine corps.

Here's one taking off vertically on full afterburner, whoops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLUBLzVgbXQ
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2011, 02:15:48 AM »
Quote from: MachFly on March 21, 2011, 02:03:30 AM
So the Royal Navy does not have any fighters??  :headscratch:
This just does not make sense, any fighter is better than none...............




that is the way it seems unfortunatly, for what it is used for though the lynx is a very capable helicopter












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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2011, 02:19:18 AM »
Quote from: Rob52240 on March 21, 2011, 02:15:08 AM
Sorry the F-35 Lightning 2
There is a vstol design for the marine corps.

Here's one taking off vertically on full afterburner, whoops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLUBLzVgbXQ


That did not pass the prototype stage either, I know brits are planing to buy it but it wont be ready any time soon.
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2011, 02:26:20 AM »
no navy fighters since the sea harrier was retired in 2006, we were supposed to get F35s in 2012. looks closer to 2018 now :rolleyes:
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2011, 02:29:04 AM »
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Re: Royal Navy
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2011, 02:30:01 AM »
So what's the point of retiring the Harrier of there is nothing to replace it? It's not like they don't need a fighter.
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