The new Royal Navy carriers, what's on the flight deck?

[McColm]

Hi Guys,
This is pure speculation of what aircraft you'd like to see on the flight deck. Not necessarily aircraft in service with the United Kingdom's armed forces. Could be retired, fix wing, rotor ,drone, or foreign. Including Whiffs that haven't made it into service or that you've built.

I would have liked to see the Harrier GR9, Tornado F-3 MRA, Merlin ,Lynx ,E-3 Hawkeye and S-3B Viking.
I have seen early artist impressions showing the F-18 Hornets with Harriers and Hawkeye.
It would have been interesting if we had taken up the offer of the Su-27 and developed our own version of the Sea Flanker. Or even the Rafael.

Suggestions please.

[Captain Canada]

Merlins, ASAC Sea Kings, and GR.9s. Maybe the odd Lynx or Wilcat bumbling about too.

[PR19_Kit]

Rotodynes...............

[zenrat]

I second the Rotodynes.  Plus some Wyverns.

[McColm]

Rotodynes, A-10 Sea Hog and the two seater variant. EuroFighter Sea Typhoon or F-15N Sea Eagle.
If the British had bought the F-117 then the EF-117, RF-1117.
Even the S-3B Viking.
Can't go wrong with the F-4 Phantom, A-7 or even the F-8. Canberra, Tucano. Hawk.
Tankers-BAe 146, HS-125 or Dassualt Falcon.
EV-22 AEW.
C-130 or C-160.
Mirage VI- navy version with larger wing span.
F-111B
Mig-21, Mig-23.

[Rheged]

Buccaneer!!!

[scooter]

Veritechs, the various flavors of Star Wars -Wing fighters, COD and AEW Runabouts.
Swordfish, Avengers, F3N (P/F-47) Thunderbolts, UA-1s and AD-5W AEWs

[andrewj]

Scimitars , for no other reason than I love them.

[lenny100]

a few sea-Apache, EE sea-lightning F-9  and BAE P.1214

[Captain Canada]

It would be cool to see the Prince fitted out for training to keep both the ship and the crews current.....some flashy Merlins and some Goshawks !

[Weaver]

Hawker P.1216s as fighter/strike
3rd gen Rotordyne developments as AEW/ASW/tanker/COD

[Mossie]

Swordfish

I'd love to see this really happen, all the preserved Swordfishes touchdown and take off from Bess or Charlie for some kind of anniversary.  Apologies for getting all serious!

[kitnut617]

Swordfish

I'd love to see this really happen, all the preserved Swordfishes touchdown and take off from Bess or Charlie for some kind of anniversary.  Apologies for getting all serious!

I thought the second one is the Phillip ?

[lenny100]

Swordfish

I'd love to see this really happen, all the preserved Swordfishes touchdown and take off from Bess or Charlie for some kind of anniversary.  Apologies for getting all serious!

I thought the second one is the Phillip ?

so that all 4 of them in flying condition, but thats 4 more fix wing aircraft than the navy got operational

[PR19_Kit]

Swordfish

I'd love to see this really happen, all the preserved Swordfishes touchdown and take off from Bess or Charlie for some kind of anniversary.  Apologies for getting all serious!

I thought the second one is the Phillip ?

No, it's going to be the Prince of Wales.