The bridge levels are indeed different. This is is because each section weights 750tonnes. So when you add this to one side but not the other it goes rather lopsided.
Queensferry Crossing, HMS Queen Elizabeth and all things Royal Navy
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If anyone's got the high-res it might be fun to do it properly. Good idea btw gethinceri!
If anyone's got the high-res it might be fun to do it properly. Good idea btw gethinceri!
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They should build the Dalek one. Can you image that sailing into a war zone. Operation mind fuck.
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From experience, BAE would propose the Dalek one and build the Salt and Pepper one saying that was what was ordered in the first place and if you refuse to accept that they will be forced to lay off a thousand very angry Scots.
Is there any other kind of Scot?
Sounds about right
The two bridges mean that flight deck and flying ops can be ran separately from navigating the ship.
As for the ledges, the ships has side lifts and not centre line as in the old days. This means aircraft can be brought up from the hangers while flying is in progress.
Hope that helps.
As for the ledges, the ships has side lifts and not centre line as in the old days. This means aircraft can be brought up from the hangers while flying is in progress.
Hope that helps.
That helps a lot. The side lifts are a brilliant innovation. I remember being told ( after the event) about the lift being stuck, not quite up when they had aircraft flying. (Yes hubby was one). Unfortunately they were also non diversion. So it was very tense when it came time to recover the planes. They got it fixed, just in time, but it involved flying round and round the ship in case they had to ditch.
Scary stuff.
I was very relieved when he left the navy.
Scary stuff.
I was very relieved when he left the navy.
my wife said the same thing
Photos from very late last night. HMS Queen Elizabeth passed under the bridges about 11.45pm going 7 knots, which is a struggle to photograph in pitch darkness when she had next to no lights on. Hence the slight blur on the boat. Half second exposure with SLR on the tripod.
She went clear of all 3 bridges in around 7-8 minutes. So she was shifting.
I would guess well over a 1000 people even at that time of night turned out to watch her go. The traffic was chaos, total grid lock for 20 minutes after. Didn't get to my bed until 0040 then couldn't sleep as my head was buzzing
Amazing sight, such a big boat. Hugely impressive.
She cleared the bottom of the river with 500mm to spare and cleared the Forth (rail) Bridge with 1500mm to spare.
I will probably never she her again, she is off to live in Portsmouth.
Once in a life time. So glad I went.
She went clear of all 3 bridges in around 7-8 minutes. So she was shifting.
I would guess well over a 1000 people even at that time of night turned out to watch her go. The traffic was chaos, total grid lock for 20 minutes after. Didn't get to my bed until 0040 then couldn't sleep as my head was buzzing
Amazing sight, such a big boat. Hugely impressive.
She cleared the bottom of the river with 500mm to spare and cleared the Forth (rail) Bridge with 1500mm to spare.
I will probably never she her again, she is off to live in Portsmouth.
Once in a life time. So glad I went.
A few more from day time, taken by my mate on the other shore.
I think you'll see her again Greenlantern101 as I think that Rosyth has the only dry dock big enough to allow her to dock down for refits.
