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Royal Navy Boeing
Posted: 20 Jul 2013, 16:15
by Garry Russell
That got you
Boeing 929-115...build#14
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... y_P296.jpg
Right, so which is best Boeing or Harland & Wolff??
Re: Royal Navy Boeing
Posted: 20 Jul 2013, 20:33
by John
Hold on... we had jetfoils in the RN?
Well that's a new one on me
John
Re: Royal Navy Boeing
Posted: 20 Jul 2013, 21:33
by DaveB
It spent a lot of time in Pompey too John.
Remember seeing a weekly signal from Boeing, Seattle listing various updates and work in progress for it
ATB
DaveB
Re: Royal Navy Boeing
Posted: 21 Jul 2013, 10:20
by Motormouse
And Hovercraft too John.
Ttfn
Pete
Re: Royal Navy Boeing
Posted: 22 Jul 2013, 22:54
by John
The hovercraft I know about, but the jetfoil is a real revelation!
John
Re: Royal Navy Boeing
Posted: 23 Jul 2013, 01:16
by Chris Trott
I wonder why the RN trialled the smaller 929-series Hydrofoil when the Pegasus-class PHM hydrofoil was in production (the first one was delivered in 1977) and was somewhat larger and I would believe better suited for the Mine Countermeasure mission.
Re: Royal Navy Boeing
Posted: 23 Jul 2013, 08:03
by clavel9
Was this picture taking in Belfast Port? The ship in the back ground looks very like one that was docked here last week: I'm working in the docks area at the momet. Alas, I missed this vehicle.
Re: Royal Navy Boeing
Posted: 23 Jul 2013, 08:23
by Garry Russell
The vessel behind is a seems to me a strandard looking craft seen in many places... Navy tug livery??
The Jetfoil was sold many, many years ago and the pic posted was taken in August 1982.
Re: Royal Navy Boeing
Posted: 23 Jul 2013, 09:17
by clavel9
Garry Russell wrote:The vessel behind is a seems to me a strandard looking craft seen in many places... Navy tug livery??
The Jetfoil was sold many, many years ago and the pic posted was taken in August 1982.
Ah right. The vessel I have seen is just a bulk carrier that was in port for a few days last week, but it was the same colour!
