QUEEN ELIZABETH AIRCRAFT CARRIER
The Queen Elizabeth class has two aircraft
carriers. The lead
ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was commissioned in December
2017. The second, HMS Prince of Wales, was commissioned
in December 2019.
HMS Queen Elizabeth provides UK
armed forces with a four acre military operating base,
which can be deployed anywhere in the world. The
aircraft carrier is capable of
carrying over forty aircraft, with a normal maximum load
of thirty-six F-35s and four Merlin helicopters
for airborne early warning and anti-submarine
warfare. Surge capacity is up to 72 aircraft.
Alternatively a Littoral Manoeuver package
could include a mix of Royal Navy Commando Helicopter
Force Merlin HC4, Wildcat AH1, RAF Chinooks, and Army
Air Corps Apaches.
The Queen Elizabeth class's design emphasizes flexibility, with accommodation
for 250 Royal Marines and the ability to support them
with attack helicopters and large troop transports such
as Chinooks.
The Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier is three times the size of
the Invincible-class. Despite that, she has
fewer crew. The carriers’ cutting-edge weapons handling
system can move armaments to the flight
deck six times faster, bringing the number of people
required to do the job down to just 48 from 160.
The highly
integrated mission system of the HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier brings together tactical, navigation, command
information and mission control data it can support
multiple aircraft operations and task force group
command functions. The twin islands design separates the
running of the ship from this activity giving greater
visibility of the complex flying operations. One for
navigation and ship's operations and the other for
flight control and aerial operations. The islands can
take on each other's function if one is incapacitated.
The hangars are designed for CH-47 Chinook operations
without blade folding and for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor,
whilst the aircraft lifts can accommodate two Chinooks
with unfolded blades.
This primarily wood
Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier model is 31.5" long
(80 cm) (1/350 scale)
$3,775
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate. This model is in
stock and can be shipped within five business days.
We have three aircraft options
as shown in the photos on this page and also
described below. One is included with the model so let us
know the one you want during the checkout process or
by emailing.
If you want more than
one aircraft options, each additional package is
$300.
- Aircraft option 1: 14
F-35s, two
Merlin HM2, and two
Merlin HC4.
- Aircraft option 2: Maritime Force
Protection package, with nine Merlin HM2 in
anti-submarine configuration and five with Crowsnest
for airborne early warning.
- Aircraft option 3: Littoral Manoeuvre package,
with a mix of
Royal Navy Commando Helicopter Force Merlin
HC4, Wildcat AH1, RAF Chinooks, and Army Air
Corps Apaches (four of each.)
The following sizes
are built per commission only. We
require only a small deposit (not the whole amount,
not even half) to start the process $500 The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed,
in several months.
- 20" long
$2,990
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $250 flat rate.
- 55" long (1/200
scale)
$6,725
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $600 flat rate.
For other sizes, email us for a quote. ModelShipMaster.com
is the only one who can build massive models, as much as
the door of a full size truck can accommodate. Click here to
learn more:
very large ships.
If you want the HMS
Prince of Wales, let us know.
We also have United
Kingdom's Type
045 here: 045
destroyer
Learn more about the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Queen_Elizabeth_(R08)
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