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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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Originally Posted by Pierre
Had an Osprey come over today, never seen one in the flesh before.
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Originally Posted by Chris
Do the RAF operate those? I've heard speculation they might acquire a couple to improve airborne early warning capability for the new QE class carriers. Mind you there's also talk of them designing drones that could do it and fly off the deck without requiring a full-power catapult system.
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The Osprey is the one with the large propellers that can rotate between horizontal and vertical.
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