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(VANITY) Why are the Queen Elizibeth class carriers not nuclear powered?
June 4 2012
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Posted on 06/04/2012 8:09:00 PM PDT by moonshot925
The 2 Rolls Royce MT30 gas turbines on the Queen Elizabeth class don't seem very powerful compared to the 2 A4W nuclear reactors on the Gerald R. Ford class
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: aircraft; carrier; elizibeth; nuclear
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To: moonshot925
Because nuclear reactors can’t be made to leak oil. :P
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06/05/2012 5:47:56 AM PDT
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GenXteacher
(You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
To: moonshot925
Add Rolls Royce Nene jet engine which was copied by the Soviets to power the Mig-15.
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06/05/2012 8:57:55 AM PDT
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C19fan
To: GenXteacher
How funny and it brings back many visualizations and comments: If it’s not leaking it’s not working.
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06/05/2012 9:27:16 AM PDT
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mcshot
(God bless the USA! OMG PLEASE vote ABO or OWW and our Country dies.)
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