If I may the only way a “Typhoon” could be navalised would be to go back to a blank drawing board.

The intake position and associated front landing gear mounting are more than a little not good for a naval aircraft in my opinion.

Already been looked in to. 🙂

In February 2011, BAE debuted a navalised Typhoon in response to the Indian tender. The model offered is STOBAR capable, corresponding to the Indian Navy’s future Vikrant class aircraft carrier. The changes needed to enable the Typhoon to launch by ski-jump and recover by arrestor hook added about 500 kg to the airframe. If however the Indian Navy pursues a catapult launch carrier, the Typhoon is uncompetitive against tender rivals (e.g. Rafale and Super Hornet) since meeting “… catapult requirements would add too much weight to the aircraft, blunt performance and add substantially to modification costs”.[26]

Duxford seems to miss opportunities for example while air space was being built they had the BBMF air day where they could have had their Lancaster outside with the BBMF one but no one seemed interested in towing theirs out of hangar 4 to the flight line.

Curlyboy

Just think of it, all the main allied Bombers lined up, B29, B17, B24, Lancaster, B25, But the thing to remember is most people at Duxford are volunteers who have a heavy work load as it is.

May air show participation update

http://www.iwm.org.uk

Hi. Are any of the AAM aircraft B29 B24 B17 being left out for this show Brian?

I thought the RAF should be ashamed of themselves Bruggen?

Did you know that was in the paint shop Wings? no thought not, well neither did I Wings.

[QUOTE=Evalu8ter;2217073]Bruggen,
Because it’s pretty, and different. I like it.

The RAF has a number of aircraft in ‘Sqn 100yrs’ schemes with more to come, a peerless national heritage flight of airworthy aircraft and has painted Hawks/Tucanos in faux 1940s schemes (shame that the latter was well after I flew them, the black ones were a novelty then!).

Your complaint sounds a bit like “oh great, another Pitts/F16/Tornado display

Simple question will the RAF have a Front line jet with a full painted scheme to commemorate the Battle of Britain this year, yes or no? and Mike J I hope your going to reveal some RAF kick Ass paint job that will make Us proud. 🙂

Evalu8ter is right Bruggen and quite honestly your comment just sounds like a good old knee jerking rant. The RAF BBMF fly up and down the length of the UK for over 30 years keeping the memory of the Battle alive and in recent years the RAF have painted at least a hawk and Tucano in retro schemes and yet you think the RAF should be ashamed of themselves. Should the RCAF by that token be ashamed they don’t have their own BBMF? Of course not.

Seriously.

Do you not think it’s embarrassing that we can’t afford to paint one fast jet up, Seriously?

The R.A.F. should be bl**dy ashamed of themselves.

Nice pics Anna, I was hoping someone would post Pics. 🙂