UK takes delivery of first Lightning II fighter jet

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The first of the UK's next generation stealth combat aircraft has today been handed over to the MOD.

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[yorkie71]

Hang about am I pissed? they are taking on 4? wtf use will 4 be? please bat me round the head, fking RAF

 

[putteesinmyhands]

The RAF and Royal Navy will conduct flight trials of the jets which will operate from land bases and from the sea.

See, we don't need aircraft carriers.

 

[putteesinmyhands]

Hang about am I pissed? they are taking on 4? wtf use will 4 be? please bat me round the head, fking RAF

Gate guardians at each of the RAF stations.

 

[RoyalGreenJacket]

F-35B is pants - limited to 7G with minimal ordnance and minimal range because it has to lug an engine only used for take off and landing around with it on every mission.

they should have bit the bullet, bought the cats for the carriers and be able to operate the much better F-35C aswell as others on our carriers, and ours on theirs.

 

[yorkie71]

Gate guardians at each of the RAF stations.

honestly PIMHs, I could understand taking 100 on or something but ffs.....but mybe you have a point with Gate Guards

 

[soutie]

See, we don't need aircraft carriers.

Brilliant. Best laugh today

 

[eodmatt]

So, four aircraft on a carrier. Atlantic Conveyor....

 

[JoeCivvie]

*sigh*

 

[jimmys_best_mate]

honestly PIMHs, I could understand taking 100 on or something but ffs.....but mybe you have a point with Gate Guards

You don't understand the concept of trials aircraft then? Four aircraft isn't the UK's whole planned purchase.

 

[Joe_Private]

Lightning II will be operational from land-based airfields from 2018, when it will also commence flight trials off the HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier.

The HMS Queen Elizabeth, in an official MoD publication! Really?!

 

[eodmatt]

Oh goody

 

[BONNACON]

*sigh*

F2. Double sigh.

 

[jimmys_best_mate]

Shouldn't the F-35 be the Lightning III in British service?

 

[Tinman74]

Shouldn't the F-35 be the Lightning III in British service?

We will probably call it something snappy like, double glazing!

 

[Drlligaf]

Nice one JC, real aircraft porn.

jbm do you really expect people to read the whole MoD article before making "intelligent" comments?

 

[BONNACON]

We will probably call it something snappy like, double glazing!

Think you have hit on something their. Sponsorship names for regiments/ships anyone?

RR of McDonalds

HMS Tesco value

Bae Typhoo tea

 

[Tinman74]

Nice one JC, real aircraft porn.

jbm do you really expect people to read the whole MoD article before making "intelligent" comments?

If you want intelligent comments look at the carrier thread on here, beware of tekidrag though!

 

[putteesinmyhands]

*sigh*

Limited by the length of the extension lead, though.

 

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Think you have hit on something their. Sponsorship names for regiments/ships anyone?

RR of McDonalds

HMS Tesco value

Bae Typhoo tea

Would it not be more like:

The Lidl Infantry
The Aldi Volunteers
The Pound Shop Pongos
The T K Maxx regiment of Gurkhas
The Matalan and Electrical Engineers
....and to replace the Household Cavalry (coz they are posh)... The Tesco Finest Horse.