Just a thought, in a world where Britain had CVA01 & 02 would the Tornado exist? It was 42% industrial contribution to the UKVG concept; if Britain had the political ‘minerals’ to build the CVA 01 & 02 then she would most probably have the ‘minerals’ to build the TSR2 or a much greater share of UKVG.
Or if the TSR2 was still axed, would the RAF have actually gotten F-111K?
Short version, single crack found in a low-pressure blade so they grounded the fleet as a precaution (it is in SDD after all). Blisk was pulled and sent back to P&W for review. News expected next week.
Just a cracked blade then? Not too hard to fix. Kinda makes killing the alternate engine seem…………premature.
Ike came in for two months and now is gone for another four or five, Truman was all set to go out for seven months but the deployment was cancelled two days befor departure, sequestration budget. Roosevelt was set to begin mid life refueling but that on hold, and Enterprise is out of commision. On the up side the Ford is under construction about 10 miles from those guys.
Iv read that the air group on CVA-01 would have consisted of 18 Phantoms, 18 Bucs, and 4 Gannets…………seems they could either go to two 18 plane squadrons or perhaps threee 12 plane ones for, say, 12 Phantoms and 24 Bucs………..just a thought.
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