Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

[CR4ZYHOR5E]

Welcome Duncan and Imundo (I'm new too)

Cheers,

[SKB]

I've drawn a new QE Plan to make block assembly and identification easier. Blocks in red have been lifted into the drydock. White, yet to be lifted.
I've left a gap between LB04 and LB03 because they've not been moved together yet.
I'll continue to post updates of this plan over the coming months. And years. (Gulp!)

UPDATE: This version added 10th December 2012.



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[~UNiOnJaCk~]

I've drawn a new QE Plan to make block assembly and identification easier. Blocks in red have been lifted into the drydock. White, yet to be lifted.
I've left a gap between LB04 and LB03 because they've not been moved together yet.
I'll continue to post updates of this plan over the coming months. And years. (Gulp!)


Attachment 191749

Utterly genius, pure work of insipration, thank you very much

Would you mind if i saved a copy? (personal use only of course)

[SKB]

Of course! I made it for all in this thread.

[~UNiOnJaCk~]

Of course! I made it for all in this thread.

Thanks very much , i can now hide my own personal ignorance behind the wealth of knowledge you have just bestowed upon me

Forever took me ages to work out what on earth i was looking for on the pictures, by the time i had put what belongs where i was always 3 discussion points behind hah. Its just so busy over there now its hard to keep track of what is going on! This should do wonders though.

Its taken pride of place in my Military Pictures folder hah, 2912 images and growing

[gagetman100]

Of course! I made it for all in this thread.

good pic!!

[Conifer]

I have been fed false rumours and lies!!!! My dream of the island being raised is dashed for another few weeks, merry christmas to you too SKB

False rumours and lies, The history of the British aircraft carrier 1975 to 2011. Should be a good title for a book. Hello everyone, another new member to the forum. I have been watching this thread for months now and like everyone else I suppose, became so entranced as the plot unfolded that I just had to join in. Lots of thoughts on the subject but for another time. Served on HMS Ark Royal in the early 70,s with Ray Lygo,s Flying Circus so you can imagine that comparing a WW2 designed, heavily armoured, steam driven aircraft carrier with the modern marvel now being built at Rosyth is proving to be time consuming to say the least. Maybe when I can take my eyes off the monitor, or somehow just accept what is really taking place in that dry dock
after all these years of neglect for naval aviation I will provide a few thoughts.

[~UNiOnJaCk~]

False rumours and lies, The history of the British aircraft carrier 1975 to 2011. Should be a good title for a book. Hello everyone, another new member to the forum. I have been watching this thread for months now and like everyone else I suppose, became so entranced as the plot unfolded that I just had to join in. Lots of thoughts on the subject but for another time. Served on HMS Ark Royal in the early 70,s with Ray Lygo,s Flying Circus so you can imagine that comparing a WW2 designed, heavily armoured, steam driven aircraft carrier with the modern marvel now being built at Rosyth is proving to be time consuming to say the least. Maybe when I can take my eyes off the monitor, or somehow just accept what is really taking place in that dry dock
after all these years of neglect for naval aviation I will provide a few thoughts.

Welcome to the thread

[CarrierFan2006]

False rumours and lies, The history of the British aircraft carrier 1975 to 2011. Should be a good title for a book. Hello everyone, another new member to the forum. I have been watching this thread for months now and like everyone else I suppose, became so entranced as the plot unfolded that I just had to join in. Lots of thoughts on the subject but for another time. Served on HMS Ark Royal in the early 70,s with Ray Lygo,s Flying Circus so you can imagine that comparing a WW2 designed, heavily armoured, steam driven aircraft carrier with the modern marvel now being built at Rosyth is proving to be time consuming to say the least. Maybe when I can take my eyes off the monitor, or somehow just accept what is really taking place in that dry dock
after all these years of neglect for naval aviation I will provide a few thoughts.

Welcome Conifer!

[CarrierFan2006]

I've drawn a new QE Plan to make block assembly and identification easier. Blocks in red have been lifted into the drydock. White, yet to be lifted.
I've left a gap between LB04 and LB03 because they've not been moved together yet.
I'll continue to post updates of this plan over the coming months. And years. (Gulp!)


Attachment 191749

Very, very nice. Excellent work. You have entered the elite world of top quality posters!

[SDL]

Brilliant work SKB... Thoug you have proved me wrong with it LOL. The reason for the two CB04 modules is the Sponsons not the hanger door space...

Welcome to all the newbies in here

[serge 750]

Hi guys

Thanks SKB,thats such a good diagram for everybody to know instantly whats going on,also it shows how far shes come along in a year of assembling her in the drydock,

Welcome to all the new members.

[Biggles]

The piece of kit on the dockside at the top left of the overhead picture is almost certainly an upside down forward lift. The bit sticking up will be the "sliders" that house the chain mechanism for raising lowering the lift. Indeed if you look at the deck you can see where these bits locate in the hull.

[SKB]

I wonder why CB06 isn't called CB05C ? There is no LB06!

[~UNiOnJaCk~]

I wonder why CB06 isn't called CB05C ? There is no LB06!

Just hazarding a guess right now, but i think its because CB06 looks to be a more significant piece in terms of size than either CB05A and B, so for purposes of identification in the construction i guess they felt the need to differentiate it with the designation CB06. Its just an educated guess but make of it what you will.