Original subtitles

Narrator: HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, \h\hBRITAIN’S BIGGEST WARSHIP,

\h\hIS IN THE WEST ATLANTIC ON A GRUELING FOUR-MONTH DEPLOYMENT.

Man: SET BOTH LEVERS ASTERN 4-0.

Woman: SET BOTH LEVERS \h\h\h\h\hASTERN 4-0.

[RADIO CHATTER]

Narrator: AFTER FIVE WEEKS,

THEY LANDED THE STATE-OF-THE-ART F-35B LIGHTNING STEALTH FIGHTER

FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Man: IT’S A FANTASTIC AIRCRAFT.

\h\h\hTHIS IS A REALLY CRUCIAL MILESTONE NOW

OF GETTING US TO UNDERSTANDING

THE MARRIAGE OF THE SHIP, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE CARRIER,

WITH ITS AIRCRAFT

BECAUSE THEY’VE BOTH BEEN BUILT FOR EACH OTHER.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE NEXT CRITICAL PHASE

IS TO SEE HOW THE JET OPERATES

OFF A ROLLING, PITCHING, WIND-BLOWN FLIGHT DECK.

TEST PILOTS WILL HAVE TO FLY IT BY DAY AND NIGHT

AND IN ALL WEATHERS,

\h\h\h\hEVEN CONFRONTING A FULL-BLOWN HURRICANE.

\h\h\h\hMan: AS A TEST PILOT, EVERYTHING’S OUT TO KILL YOU--

\h\hTHE SHIP IS OUT TO KILL YOU, THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT TO KILL YOU,

THE OCEAN IS OUT TO KILL YOU.

Woman: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT’S BEEN TESTED IN ANGER

\h\h\h\h\hON A FLIGHT DECK, AND IT IS A FANTASTIC SIGHT.

Man: IF YOU’RE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THAT, GOD HELP YOU.

Narrator: THE NEXT MONTH AT SEA

WILL PUSH THE SHIP’S COMPANY \h\h\h\h\h\hTO THEIR LIMITS.

Man: STEER COURSE 1-9-0, \h\hSPEED AT 12 KNOTS...

[ALARM BEEPING]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDerek Walsh: IT’S BEAUTIFUL, ISN’T SHE?

TO ACTUALLY SEE HER \h\h\hIN THE FLESH,

IT’S SOMETHING ELSE, LIKE.

\h\hIT’S LIKE SOMETHING FROM THE FUTURE, INNIT?

WE’RE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN

\h\hFLYING F-35s OFF THE DECK OF BRITAIN’S NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

\h\h\h\hLIKE, MY MATES BACK HOME WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE PUB NOW

WATCHING THE FOOTY OR WHATEVER,

\h\h\h\h\hBUT LOOK WHERE I AM-- LOVELY DAY, GLORIOUS SUNSHINE--

SO IT DOESN’T GET BETTER THAN THIS.

Narrator: HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH,

ALONG WITH HER ESCORT, \h\h\h\hHMS MONMOUTH,

SERVING AS HER BODYGUARD,

ARE ON THE EASTERN SEABOARD \h\h\hOF THE UNITED STATES,

AND THEIR MAIN MISSION \h\h\h\h\h\hIS TO TEST

TWO TOP-SECRET F-35B \h\hLIGHTNING JETS,

THE NEW FRONTLINE FIGHTER

THAT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH \h\h\h\h\hWAS BUILT FOR.

\hBUT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN TESTED TOGETHER UNTIL NOW.

AND THAT’S THE JOB \h\hOF TEST PILOTS

LIKE ANDY EDGELL OF THE RAF.

Andy Edgell: THERE’S NO WAY THAT WE CAN JUST GIVE THIS AIRCRAFT

TO THE REGULAR FRONTLINE FORCES

TO USE WITHOUT OUR ASSURANCE

\hTHAT IT IS SAFE FOR THEM TO DO SO,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND RIGHT NOW WE DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT’S SAFE.

THAT’S WHY WE’RE HERE.

\h\hWE’RE HERE TO FIGURE OUT JUST HOW FAR YOU CAN PUSH IT

WITH RESPECT TO HOW MUCH \h\hTHE DECK IS MOVING,

HOW STRONG THE WINDS ARE,

\h\h\h\h\hBEFORE YOU REACH THE LIMIT OF THE AIRCRAFT

OR THE LIMIT OF THE PILOT \hOR THE LIMIT OF THE SHIP

\h\h\h\hOR, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE LIMIT OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM,

AND WE NEVER KNOW WHICH ONE WE’RE GOING TO REACH FIRST.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMan on radio: MAKING APPROACH THREE SPOT.

\hNarrator: ABOVE ALL, THEY HAVE TO FIND OUT

\h\h\h\hJUST HOW WELL THE AIRCRAFT OPERATES

IN THE OFTEN DIFFICULT WEATHER \h\h\h\h\hAND WIND CONDITIONS

FOUND AT SEA,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSPECIFICALLY WHEN LAUNCHING AND LANDING.

[BEEPING]

Edgell: IT FEELS LIKE IT WANTS \h\h\hTO DRAG ME A LITTLE OUT.

Man: RIGHT DOWN THE LINE?

Edgell: YEAH, I AGREE, AND A LITTLE BIT LOW.

Nathan Gray: WITH THE AIRCRAFTS

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMARRIED UP TO HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH,

WE HAVE A TRUE STRATEGIC ASSET.

THEY HAVE TO BE MELDED TOGETHER

FOR IT TO BE A STRATEGIC ASSET, BUT WITH THAT,

THERE’S NOWHERE IN THE WORLD \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE CAN’T GO

AND THERE’S NOTHING WE CAN’T DO.

\h\h\hMan on radio: AND THE GREEN FLAG.

HERE’S THE DETENT.

\h\h\h\h\h\hJerry Kyd: WELL, IT’S VERY DIFFERENT ON HERE,

JUST FROM A FRIGATE.

\h\hNarrator: JERRY KYD, THE COMMANDING OFFICER,

\h\h\h\h\h\hIS CONVINCED THAT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH REPRESENTS

A NEW DAWN FOR THE ROYAL NAVY.

Kyd: IF YOU WANT TO ASSURE \h\h\hSECURITY AND SAFETY

OF THE NATION-STATE

AND ALSO OUR INTERESTS \h\hAROUND THE WORLD,

\h\h\h\hTHERE’S, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE KIT.

\hYOU HAVE TO HAVE THE TRAINING, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PEOPLE,

AND THIS IS A VERY PHYSICAL \hEMBODIMENT OF THAT INTENT

TO BE A GLOBALLY FACING COUNTRY IN THE POST-BREXIT WORLD,

AND WE’VE GOT TO BE STRONG.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU’RE NOT STRONG, YOU GET KICKED AROUND IN LIFE,

SIMPLE AS THAT.

IF YOU WANT TO BE A COUNTRY \h\h\hTHAT’S KICKED AROUND,

WELL, I, I DON’T WANT \h\hANY PART OF THAT.

WE’RE AN ISLAND NATION,

\h\h\h\hAND THE THREATS ARE INCREASING AS EVER,

AND THAT’S EVIDENCED, YOU KNOW, BY THE ACTIVITY OF RUSSIA,

A GROWING CHINA,

AND ALL THE OTHER PRESSURES COMING ON AROUND THE WORLD,

SO WE HAVE TO REMAIN STRONG, \h\h\h\hBECAUSE IF WE DON’T,

THEN, UM, WE’VE SORT OF FAILED, HAVEN’T WE?

Derek Walsh: STAND BY \hTO TAKE IT FROM ME,

\h\h\h\hTHE DIRECTOR, THE RECOVERY DIRECTOR.

STAND BY TO TAKE IT OFF ME.

Narrator: THESE MEN ARE ALSO \h\hLEARNING ABOUT THE F-35

FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THEY ARE THE AIRCRAFT HANDLERS \h\hWHO HAVE THE DANGEROUS JOB

OF GUIDING THE AIRCRAFT \h\h\h\hAROUND THE DECK.

IT’S NOISY WORK, TOO,

AND THEY DO IT WITH A LANGUAGE \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hALL THEIR OWN.

\hDerek Walsh: WELL, BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS

WITH THE PILOTS OF THE AIRCRAFT, WE HAVE TO RELY ON HAND SIGNALS,

AND SOMETHING CAN CHANGE \h\h\h\h\hIN AN INSTANT,

SO YOU’VE GOT TO THINK \h\h\h\hON YOUR FEET.

\h\h\h\hIT GIVES THE LADS A LOT MORE TO THINK ABOUT

AND A LOT MORE TO DO.

♪

WHEN HE’S TAXIING FORWARD, \h\h\h\hWE’LL OFF BRAKES,

\h\h\hAND THEN WE’LL BRING THEM FORWARD.

IF WE NEED TO PUT ANY TURNS ON,

SO IF WE NEED HIM TO GO \h\h\h\h\hLEFT OR RIGHT,

WE HAVE TO GO TO BRING HIM LEFT

AND THEN THE OPPOSITE WAY \h\h\hTO BRING HIM RIGHT.

♪

Narrator: AIRCRAFT HANDLING \h\h\hIS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS

BUT SURPRISINGLY ELEGANT \h\h\h\h\hAND PRECISE...

\h...DISCIPLINED, ALMOST DANCE-LIKE.

♪

THE AIRCRAFT HANDLERS IN YELLOW ARE ROYAL NAVY.

Woman: SO, THE JET TOOK OFF \h\h\h\hFROM THE 350 POINT.

\h\hNarrator: THE ONES IN WHITE ARE BRITISH CIVILIAN SCIENTISTS

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FLIGHT DECK.

\hMan: IS THERE A PARTICULAR REASON WHY THE RERAD IS ON?

Narrator: THE ONES IN GREEN \h\h\h\h\hARE ALSO CIVILIAN,

\h\h\h\h\h\hAMERICAN MAINTAINERS FROM THE INTEGRATED TEST FORCE.

\h\h\h\h\hMan on radio: YEAH, GET HIM AIRBORNE,

\h\h\hAND THEN THERE’LL BE TWO RECOVERIES TO FORCE 1.

\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE ITF IS A SPECIALIST ORGANIZATION

SET UP TO DELIVER THE F-35 \h\h\h\h\hFOR OPERATIONS.

\hRobert Salerno: THE SLICK SKIN REALLY MAKES IT VERY FUTURISTIC.

I’VE BEEN DOING THIS MAINTENANCE FOR 31 YEARS NOW,

AND THIS IS THE FIRST JET

I REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY GOT IT RIGHT.

Interviewer: REALLY?

Salerno: YEAH. THE MAINTENANCE \h\h\h\h\hIS VERY PARTICULAR,

BUT IF YOU DO IT RIGHT,

THE JET LASTS A REALLY LONG TIME AND IT FLIES AMAZINGLY WELL.

Narrator: THERE ARE NEARLY 200

\h\h\h\hITF TECHNICIANS AND SCIENTISTS ON BOARD,

\h\h\h\h\hAND THEY MONITOR EVERY LAUNCH AND LANDING.

[RADIO CHATTER]

THEY TRACK AND MEASURE \h\h\h\h\hEVERYTHING,

RIGHT DOWN TO THE PILOT’S \h\h\h\h\hBREATHING RATE.

[RADIO CHATTER]

\hTHE F-35 LIGHTNING IS THE MOST MODERN JET FIGHTER IN THE WORLD,

BOASTING ALL MANNER \h\h\hOF INNOVATION,

BUT THEN AT $100 MILLION A POP,

YOU’D EXPECT SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT SPECIAL.

\h\hEdgell: I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT HER,

\hYOU STRAIGHTAWAY REALIZE THAT SHE’S PRETTY, RIGHT?

SHE’S A, A BEAUTIFUL AIRCRAFT,

AND THERE’S ONE THING \h\h\h\hTHAT I LEARNED

GOING THROUGH TEST PILOT SCHOOL,

AND THAT’S IF SHE LOOKS UGLY, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hSHE FLIES UGLY.

IT DOESN’T TAKE A GENIUS.

\h\h\hYOU DON’T NEED TO BE A TEST PILOT.

YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS,

\h\h\h\h\hAND YOU REALIZE IT’S A STEALTHY AIRCRAFT.

THE ANGLES ON EVERY SINGLE PART OF THIS AIRCRAFT

\h\hJUST DEMONSTRATES THAT THE ENEMY’S RADAR

CANNOT SEE THIS AIRCRAFT.

THERE ARE SO MANY ANGLES ON IT,

IT’S SO THAT THE ENEMY’S RADAR, IF IT FIRES OUT A PULSE,

\h\h\h\h\hBOUNCES OFF IN A RANDOM DIRECTION,

AND YOU ULTIMATELY ARE NOW INVISIBLE,

AND YOU SEE IT IN EVERY SINGLE \h\h\hASPECT OF THIS AIRCRAFT,

WHICH IS PHENOMENAL.

\h\h\hNarrator: OF COURSE, THE OTHER THING THAT MAKES

THIS AIRCRAFT SO SPECIAL

IS THE WAY IT CAN HOVER \h\hLIKE A BIRD OF PREY,

EXCEPT AT OVER 14 TONS \h\h\h\h\h\hIN WEIGHT,

IT NEEDS A LOT MORE POWER \h\h\h\h\h\hTO STAY ALOFT.

\h\h\h\hEdgell: IF YOU LOOK JUST ABOVE THE INLET THERE,

AND THAT’S WHAT WE CALL THE UPPER LIFT FAN DOOR,

THAT OPENS, WHICH SOME PEOPLE, \h\h\h\h\h\hINCLUDING MYSELF,

REFER TO AS THE TOILET SEAT.

THAT ALLOWS A LOAD OF AIR \h\hTO NOW GET SUCKED IN,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND IT COMES STRAIGHT THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT.

IT COMES STRAIGHT THROUGH \hAND THEN EXITS DOWN HERE

IN A COLUMN OF AIR,

\hAND YOU BALANCE IT WITH THIS BACK HERE.

SO, AT THE MOMENT, YOU CAN SEE \h\h\hTHAT ALL OF THE THRUST,

ANOTHER 20,000 POUNDS OF THRUST, IS COMING OUT BACKWARDS,

BUT WHEN WE GET INTO THE HOVER,

THIS WHOLE SYSTEM ROTATES DOWN,

SO NOW YOU’VE GOT A COLUMN OF THRUST GOING DOWN AT THE BACK,

AND IT’S NICELY BALANCED,

\h\h\hAND THAT’S WHAT KEEPS IT IN THE HOVER, NICE AND STABLE.

♪

\h\h\hNarrator: AFTER A WEEK OF FLIGHT TESTING THE F-35,

IT COMES DOWN TO JERRY KYD

\hTO FIND STRONGER WINDS TO PUSH THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NEXT STAGE.

\h\h\h\h\h\hInterviewer: SO, SOMETIMES, CAPTAIN,

YOU JUST LIKE TO FEEL THE WIND \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN YOUR FACE?

\h\h\h\h\h\hKyd: YOU DO, YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE

AND JUST REMIND YOURSELF \h\h\h\h\hWHAT IT’S LIKE

\h\h\h\h\h\hBECAUSE I CAN FEEL, FEEL THE SPRAY AND THE SALT NOW.

WHEN YOU’RE ON THE BRIDGE \h\h\h\hBEHIND THAT GLASS,

YOU SORT OF FORGET SOMETIMES

\h\h\hWHAT IT’S LIKE FOR THE DECK CREWS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHERE WE ARE AT ABOUT 40 KNOTS OF WIND,

I SUPPOSE, ACROSS THE DECK,

\h\h\h\h\h\hPRETTY MUCH WHAT WE WANT TO GENERATE

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE JETS AND THE HELICOPTERS UP HERE

TO CREATE THAT WIND SO THEY CAN TAKE OFF

\h\hWITH MORE FUEL AND MORE WEAPONRY.

SO, IT’S GOOD JUST TO COME UP \h\h\h\hEVERY ONCE IN A WHILE

AND JUST REMIND ONESELF \h\h\h\hWHAT IT’S LIKE,

BUT I’M GOING BACK NOW.

Narrator: THE CAPTAIN CAN SAIL THE SHIP INTO PREVAILING WINDS

AND GENERATE MORE WIND SPEED BY ACCELERATING THROUGH THE WATER.

\h\h\h\h\h\hGENERALLY, THE STRONGER THE WIND,

\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE BETTER TO GIVE AIRCRAFT LIFT,

BUT IT’S NOT AS SIMPLE AS THAT \h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR THE PILOTS.

\h\h\hEdgell: YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE AMAZING COMPUTING

THAT GOES INTO THE F-35,

BUT YOU CAN’T GET AWAY \h\h\h\hFROM PHYSICS.

\h\h\hWIND IS STILL WIND. GRAVITY IS STILL GRAVITY.

\h\h\h\h\hTHIS MUCH WIND--THAT’S THE HEADWIND, SO HEADWIND HERE--

THIS MUCH WIND, IT’S ALL OKAY, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S ALL OKAY.

NOW IT STARTS GETTING \hA LITTLE BIT TOUGH.

WE’RE GETTING BLOWN \hACROSS LIKE THAT.

\hTHERE’S ALL THE WIND COMING FROM THE SIDE.

\h\h\h\h\h\hWHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE’S A TAILWIND?

WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR A TAKEOFF AND FOR A LANDING?

SAY I WANT TO LAND \h\hAT THREE SPOT,

BETWEEN THOSE TWO ISLANDS.

\h\h\h\hNOW, IF THE WIND IS FROM THIS DIRECTION,

WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN IS THAT \hTHAT WIND IS NOW GOING TO

SQUEEZE IN BETWEEN \h\hTHESE ISLANDS.

\h\h\h\hTHIS WIND NOW STARTS TO ACCELERATE,

\h\h\h\h\h\hAND YOU’RE GONNA GET A LOAD OF VORTICES, TURBULENCE,

AND NOW YOU FIND THAT JUST SITTING IN THE HOVER HERE,

\h\hTHE JET AND YOU, YOU’RE WORKING HARD.

\h\hYOU CAN FEEL IT BOUNCING YOU AROUND,

\h\hAND THEN BY THE TIME YOU COME DOWN AND LAND,

YOU ARE LESS PRECISE.

\h\hYOU’RE NOT QUITE ON THE CENTER LINE.

IS IT TOO DANGEROUS? \h\hIS IT TOO MUCH?

SHOULD WE DO IT AT NIGHT?

SHOULD WE LET A BRAND-NEW \h20-YEAR-OLD PILOT DO IT?

THERE’S SO MANY THINGS TO TEST \h\h\h\h\hAT EVERY SINGLE SPOT

WITH EVERY SINGLE WIND ANGLE,

IT’S JUST EVERYTHING’S \h\h\h\h\hA VARIABLE.

Narrator: IT STILL HAS TO BE \hBABY STEPS FOR THE PILOTS,

INCREMENTALLY PUSHING THE JETS A LITTLE BIT HARDER EVERY DAY

\h\hAND ALWAYS READY FOR THE UNEXPECTED.

\hGray: EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE DO, WE HAVE TO BE METHODICAL.

WE HAVE TO, BY OUR VERY NATURE, WE’RE VERY CRITICAL.

WE’VE GOT VERY CRITICAL BONES \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN OUR BODY.

\h\hWE LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE PEDANTIC DETAIL TO MAKE SURE

THAT, UH, WE’VE GOT EVERYTHING IN ORDER

BEFORE WE GO AND DO SOMETHING \h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT’S BRAND-NEW,

SOMETHING THAT’S NEVER \h\hBEEN DONE BEFORE.

IF THERE’S SOMETHING \hTO BE DISCOVERED,

WE WANT TO DISCOVER IT. WE DON’T WANT THE FLEET,

THE FRONTLINE GUYS, \h\hTO DISCOVER IT.

\h\h\h\h\hIF THERE’S AN EDGE, IF THERE’S A DRAGON OUT THERE,

OUR INTENT IS TO GO AND FIND IT.

Narrator: AND DRAGONS COME \hIN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.

[CHIRPING]

[CHIRPING]

BIRDS, OF WHATEVER TYPE,

ARE A NATURAL ENEMY \hFOR ANY AIRCRAFT,

AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY FLOCKING TO THE QUEEN ELIZABETH,

AN IDEAL OCEAN PERCH.

\h\h\h\hMan: COME AROUND AND VL, WINDS RED 5 TO 25 TO FOUR SPOT.

Narrator: COMING IN TO LAND,

\h\h\hNATHAN GRAY IS ABOUT TO REALIZE HE HAS COMPANY.

Gray: AND BRINGING IT DOWN \h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO 100 FEET,

SLOWING THE RATE OF DECEL.

\h\h\hLOOKING GOOD, SMALL LATERAL INPUT.

CONTROL, THERE’S A LOT OF BIRDS AROUND TODAY.

WE’VE GOT, UH, WE’VE GOT BIRDS \h\h\h\hON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE.

Man on radio: COPY. GO VL.

Gray: PADDLE IS LANDING AT 65.

JUST BE AWARE THAT THERE’S A LOT OF BIRD ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON.

OKAY, BRINGING IT IN \h\h\hTO THE HOVER.

Narrator: AND SURE ENOUGH, ONE OF THESE LITTLE BIRDS

COMES FAR TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGray: OH, BIRD DOWN THE LEFT SIDE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: AND FASTER THAN THE EYE CAN SEE,

\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S INGESTED RIGHT INTO THE INTAKE FAN.

THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN INSTANTLY COMPROMISED.

\h\h\h\hSOMETHING SOFT, FLUFFY, AND WEIGHING LESS THAN AN OUNCE

BRINGS THE MIGHTY F-35 \h\h\h\hTO ITS KNEES.

\hJames Blackmore: A TINY LITTLE BIRD COULD ABSOLUTELY DO DAMAGE.

IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH SOMETIMES \h\h\h\hTO DAMAGE AN AIRCRAFT.

\h\h\h\h\h\hTO CHECK THE ENGINE, THEY PUT SOMEBODY IN THE INTAKE

\h\h\h\hTO CRAWL UP AND SEE THE FRONT END OF THE ENGINE,

\h\h\h\h\h\hJUST TO MAKE SURE THERE’S BEEN NO DAMAGE TO IT.

Man: HOLD EVERYTHING. \h\h\hSPIN THE BLADES.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMAKE SURE THEY’RE GOOD FOR YOU, SIR.

Man: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THIS F-35 WILL NOT FLY AGAIN

UNTIL IT’S FULLY CHECKED.

THE BIRD WOULD HAVE BEEN \h\hINSTANTLY VAPORIZED,

\h\h\hAND THE INTAKE FAN SHOWS NO SIGNS OF IMMEDIATE DAMAGE,

\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT NOBODY IS TAKING ANY CHANCES

WITH A $100-MILLION AIRCRAFT.

\h\hBlackmore: THE BIRD WENT DOWN THE LIFT FAN,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSO IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE CHECK THIS AIRCRAFT OUT,

RUN THE ENGINE AND THE LIFT FAN UP TO FULL POWER

TO MAKE SURE THERE’S NO DAMAGE.

[ENGINE WHOOSHING]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE F-35 IS OKAY, THIS TIME,

\hBUT THE BIRDS KEEP COMING, AND THEY’RE GETTING BIGGER.

\h\hMan: GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

IT’S THE COMMANDER SPEAKING.

SOME OF YOU HAVE NOTICED \h\h\hON THE UPPER DECK

THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE \hQUITE A LOT OF BIRDS

\hAROUND AT THE MOMENT, BUT IT’S JUST A REMINDER

THAT THESE ARE QUITE DANGEROUS \h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE AIRCRAFT,

AS YOU CAN EXPECT.

\hIN ACTUAL FACT, ONE OF THEM TODAY

\h\h\hWAS SUCKED INTO THE, THE INTAKES OF THE ENGINE.

IF YOU SEE ANY OF THEM ROUND, \h\h\h\hDO FRIGHTEN THEM OFF,

\hBUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, PLEASE DO NOT FEED THEM.

[SQUAWKING]

♪

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: A BUGLER INFORMS THE OFFICERS

THAT DINNER IS READY.

AND ACCORDING TO TRADITION,

HE GETS A GLASS OF PORT \h\h\h\h\hFOR HIS PAINS

THAT MUST BE DOWNED IN ONE.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

♪

\hTHIS SORT OF COMMUNAL AND SEMIFORMAL GATHERING

\h\h\h\h\hONLY HAPPENS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,

A REWARD FOR HARD WORK,

\h\hBUT ALSO A CHANCE FOR THE OFFICERS TO BOND AS SHIPMATES.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[POP] Man: FOR THOSE OF YOU

THAT HAVEN’T EXPERIENCED \h\h\hTHIS EVENT BEFORE,

\h\h\h\hSATURDAY NIGHT AT SEA IS A TRADITIONAL CARRIER EVENT

FOR THE WARDROOM.

THE FORMAT FOR THE EVENING, \h\h\hWE’LL BE DOING GRACE,

WE WILL EAT, AND AT THE END,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE WILL PASS PORT TO TOAST HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

♪

\h\h\hNarrator: ONE OFFICER NOT PRESENT AT TONIGHT’S FESTIVITIES

IS JERRY KYD.

Man: DINNER IS SERVED, SIR.

\h\h\hNarrator: AS CAPTAIN, HE’S ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY,

SO CAN NEVER MOVE TOO FAR \h\h\h\h\hFROM THE BRIDGE.

Man: APOLOGIES, CAPTAIN.

\h\h\h\hSIR, WE WERE FRESH OUT OF CAVIAR,

\hSO I’VE GOT YOU A DUCK LIVER PÂTÉ.

Kyd: WHAT IS IT? DUCK EGG PÂTÉ?

Man: YES, SIR.

Kyd: I WAS LOOKING FORWARD \h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE CAVIAR.

Man: APOLOGIES, SIR.

Kyd: YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY,

\h\hIT’S TRADITION IN THE ROYAL NAVY.

THE CAPTAIN EATS, UM, EATS ON HIS OR HER OWN

\h\h\hAND, UM, THE LAST THING I THINK THAT MY OFFICERS WANT

IS ME, A KNACKERED OLD CAPTAIN, ARRIVING GRUMPY IN THEIR MESS,

AND THEN THEY CAN’T RELAX.

Man: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE QUEEN.

All: THE QUEEN.

Kyd: AND ALSO IF I WENT DOWN \h\h\h\hTO THE WARDROOM NOW,

YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN EFFORT WITH THE JUNIOR OFFICERS,

\h\h\h\hAND QUITE FRANKLY, IT’S A TIRING ENOUGH JOB.

THE HOUR I HAVE ON DINNER \h\h\h\hON MY OWN UP HERE

IS ACTUALLY QUITE NICE.

♪ RULE BRITANNIA! ♪

♪ BRITANNIA RULE THE WAVES ♪

♪ BRITONS NEVER, NEVER, NEVER \h\h\h\h\h\hSHALL BE SLAVES ♪

♪ RULE BRITANNIA! ♪

♪ BRITANNIA RULE THE WAVES ♪

♪ BRITONS NEVER, NEVER, NEVER \h\h\h\h\h\hSHALL BE SLAVES ♪

[CHEERING AND BANGING ON TABLE]

Man: PREPARE FOR FLYING, \h\hPREPARE FOR FLYING.

\h\h\h\h\h\hALL PERSONNEL NOT INVOLVED IN AVIATION,

CLEAR OFF THE FLIGHT DECK NOW.

\h\hNarrator: TWO WEEKS INTO F-35 FLIGHT TRIALS,

AND AFTER AROUND 60 FLIGHTS,

\h\hMANY TEST POINTS ARE BEING COMPLETED

WITH WIND SPEEDS UP TO 40 KNOTS.

Man: PADDLES ARE GOOD.

\hMan: BASS. Man: READY.

Man: WINGS, SIR, F2.

JUST REPEAT PERMISSION \h\hTO LAUNCH THE JET?

Man: LAUNCH THE JET.

\h\h\hNarrator: IT’S TIME TO UP THE ANTE YET AGAIN.

FLYING WILL NOW BE DONE \h\h\hAROUND THE CLOCK.

TWO WEEKS INTO FLIGHT TRIALS,

AND PILOTS WILL NOW BE FLYING \h\h\h\h\h\h\hROUND THE CLOCK.

THIS IS TO TEST THE F-35’S \hABILITY TO SEE AT NIGHT

THROUGH ITS ARRAY OF SECRET SENSORS.

Blackmore: ULTIMATELY, \h\h\hWE WANT THIS JET

TO BE GOING ACROSS THE BEACH \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAT NIGHT

\hDROPPING WEAPONS IN AN ACTIVE WAR,

COMING BACK TO THE DECK AT, SAY,

TWO, THREE, FOUR O’CLOCK \h\h\h\hIN THE MORNING.

IT’S DARK. IT’S A ROUGH SEA. \h\h\h\hIT’S NASTY WEATHER.

WE NEED A JET THAT’S DESIGNED \h\h\h\hTO MAKE THAT JOB EASY

FOR A PILOT THAT MIGHT \h\hHAVE BEEN AIRBORNE

\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR EIGHT HOURS IN A HIGH-STRESS ENVIRONMENT

COMING BACK TO A SHIP

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAT NIGHT,

SO THIS IS WHY WE’RE TESTING IT,

TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE’VE GOT THAT LEVEL OF CAPABILITY.

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♪

♪

♪

♪

Narrator: AFTER THREE WEEKS,

NEARLY 80 LAUNCHES AND LANDINGS HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

THE BRITISH SCIENTISTS ASSIGNED TO THE NAVY FOR THIS DEPLOYMENT

ARE STILL KEEPING A CLOSE EYE \h\h\h\h\hON THE FLIGHT DECK,

WHICH HAS BEEN TAKING \h\h\hQUITE A BASHING.

Nimali Amaratunga-Brearley: YOU’VE GOT THE ENTIRE WEIGHT

OF THAT JET THAT’S JUST LANDED \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hONTO THE DECK,

AND ON TOP OF THAT,

\h\hTHE NOZZLE IS GIVING OUT HUNDREDS OF DEGREES OF HEAT,

\h\hWHICH IS MUCH HOTTER THAN PREVIOUS JETS WE’VE OPERATED.

Narrator: A UNIQUE COATING TO PROTECT THE FLIGHT DECK

HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY DEVELOPED \h\h\hFOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH.

\hAmaratunga-Brearley: THIS IS A THERMAL METAL SPRAY COATING,

ALUMINIUM TITANIUM SPECIFICALLY,

AND THAT MOLTEN METAL IS THEN SPRAYED ONTO THE FLIGHT DECK.

WHAT WE’RE ACTUALLY SEEING

IS THAT THAT HUNDREDS OF DEGREES OF HEAT IS DISSIPATING

\hTO LESS THAN 100 DEGREES, WHICH, WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN,

UM, WHICH SHOWS THAT THE, \hTHE COATING AND THE DECK

\h\h\h\h\h\hIS DOING A GOOD JOB OF DISSIPATING ALL OF THAT HEAT.

Man: YOU JUST SAVED YOURSELF \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hA £5 NOTE.

\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: MEANWHILE, THE YOUNGEST AIRCRAFT HANDLER

ON BOARD HAS BEEN GIVEN \h\h\hAN IMPORTANT TASK.

Man: THEY’RE LIKE TUBES ABOUT THAT LONG--FLAT, LITTLE TUBES.

\h\hNarrator: HE’S BEEN ORDERED TO LOCATE SOME VITAL COMPONENTS

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,

EVEN THOUGH HE’S NEVER HEARD OF THEM BEFORE.

\h\hWalsh: UH, IT’S NAVAL AIRMAN WALSH FROM THE FLIGHT DECK HERE.

I’M JUST INQUIRING,

HAVE YOU GOT ANY FALLOPIAN TUBES LYING AROUND AT ALL?

FALLOPIAN TUBES.

NO, FOR WINDSCREEN WIPERS.

RIGHT, WARFARE, YEAH?

ALRIGHT, BYE.

RIGHT, THEY SAID TO RING THE WARFARE DEPARTMENT.

Man: WARFARE?

\h\hMan: GO DOWN TO STORES AND FIND THAT AND GO HAVE A LOOK.

Man: SEE YOU IN A BIT, MATE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWalsh: FOR THE WINDSCREEN WIPERS,

\h\hUH, AROUND THE SHIP, WE NEED FALLOPIAN TUBES,

UM, SO I’VE JUST BEEN TASKED \h\hTO GO AND GET SOME MORE.

Derek Walsh: THEY’VE SENT HIM \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hROUND THE SHIP

\h\hASKING EVERYONE FOR FALLOPIAN TUBES,

\hSO I’VE GIVEN HIM A NATO STOCK NUMBER.

NSN ID:IOT, IDIOT.

I’M GONNA LOOK STUPID, AREN’T I,

\h\h\hIF HE COMES BACK WITH FALLOPIAN TUBES.

[LAUGHTER]

Walsh: FALLOPIAN TUBES.

IT ACTUALLY HAS GOT \h\h\hAN NSN NUMBER.

YEAH, I NEED TEN OF THEM BECAUSE IT’S ONE FOR EACH FLYCO WINDOW.

[TYPING]

NOPE.

ALRIGHT, ROGER. ROGER, ALRIGHT.

CHEERS, MATE.

IT DOESN’T HELP RUNNING AROUND \hTHE SHIP WHEN I’M SWEATING.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

FALLOPIAN TUBES?

\h\h\h\h\h\hAmaratunga-Brearley: SO, YOU’RE SENDING HIM TO WOMEN

TO ASK FOR FALLOPIAN TUBES?

\h\h\h\hDerek Walsh: YEAH, I’VE SENT HIM,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI’VE SENT HIM TO WARRANT OFFICER SCRIVENER.

\hMan: SCOUSE, PHONE CALL. REFERENCE FALLOPIAN TUBES.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: WARRANT OFFICER SCRIVENER

\hIS THE MOST SENIOR FEMALE NCO ON BOARD.

\h\hDerek Walsh: HELLO, MA’AM. WE NEED SOME TUBES FOR FLYCO.

WE ASKED HIM TO GET THE TUBES,

\h\h\h\h\h\hAND HE WAS LIKE, "WHAT ARE THE TUBES CALLED?"

AND SOMEONE JUST SAID FALLOPIAN,

AND BEFORE WE COULD STOP HIM, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHE WAS OFF.

HE WENT DOWN TO COMBAT OPS

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND ASKED WARRANT OFFICER SCRIVENER...

Man: OH, NO!

\h\h\h\h\h\hDerek Walsh: ...FOR FALLOPIAN TUBES.

SHE SAID, "I’VE ONLY GOT TWO, \h\h\h\h\h\hAND I NEED THEM,"

AND HE SAID, "I THINK FLYCO \h\hNEED THEM FIRST, MA’AM."

[LAUGHTER]

CHEERS, BYE.

Man: IS SHE ALRIGHT?

\h\h\h\hDerek Walsh: YEAH, SHE WAS LAUGHING ABOUT IT.

\hWalsh: ALRIGHT, THAT’S IT. NO, NO.

\h\h\h\hYOU’VE SENT ME ON A WILD-GOOSE CHASE.

\h\h\h\hTHIS HAS GONE STRAIGHT OVER MY HEAD.

\hDerek Walsh: DO YOU KNOW WHAT A FALLOPIAN TUBE IS?

Walsh: WHAT IS A FALLOPIAN TUBE?

\hDerek Walsh: WELL, SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO TELL ME FIRST.

DROPS THE EGG FROM THE OVARIES, DON’T IT?

IT GOES THROUGH THE TUBE...

Walsh: OH, THAT BIT.

Derek Walsh: ...INTO THE WOMB. \h\h\hTHAT’S A FALLOPIAN TUBE.

EVERY DAY IS A SCHOOL DAY.

Walsh: YEAH, EVERY DAY \h\h\hIS A SCHOOL DAY.

\h\h\h\h\h\hDerek Walsh: WELL, IT KEEPS IT GOING, DOESN’T IT?

THAT’S ALL WE’VE GOT, MORALE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: MORALE IS IMPORTANT TO ALL,

THE BRITS AND AMERICANS ALIKE,

AND TURBO, THE ITF MAINTAINER

\h\hWHO HELPS KEEP THE F-35s PURRING,

IS NO EXCEPTION.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hInterviewer: SO, TURBO, WHAT’S IT LIKE

BEING ON A BRITISH WARSHIP?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSalerno: YOU KNOW, I’VE ACTUALLY BEEN PRETTY AMAZED

BECAUSE EVEN THE GUY

WHO’S POLISHING THE SILVERWARE \h\h\h\h\hIN THE DINING HALL,

HE SEEMS HAPPY.

EVERYBODY’S BEEN SO FRIENDLY. \h\hEVERYBODY’S BEEN SO HAPPY.

IT’S, IT’S MADE WORKING HERE A LOT OF FUN, IT REALLY HAS.

I DON’T THINK I COULD HAVE ASKED

FOR A NICER PLACE \hTO DO THE WORK.

\h\hInterviewer: HAVE YOU GOTTEN USED TO THE ACCENT?

\h\h\h\hSalerno: THE ACCENT IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT SOMETIMES.

I’M ALWAYS ASKING PEOPLE \hTO REPEAT THEMSELVES.

I GET ABOUT HALF THE FIRST TIME,

AND I GET THE OTHER HALF \h\h\h\hTHE SECOND TIME,

SO IT WORKS OUT.

Narrator: AMERICANS AND BRITS \h\h\h\h\h\hWORKING TOGETHER.

AND EVEN THE BIRDS ARE NOW

\h\h\h\h\h\hCOOPERATING AND POLICING THEMSELVES.

[SQUAWKING]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBlackmore: THE FALCON THAT’S BEEN WITH US

FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF WEEKS \h\h\h\h\hNOW, HE’S FANTASTIC.

I MEAN, HE’S THE PERFECTION \h\h\h\h\hOF FLIGHT, I MEAN,

THAT REALLY IS THE DEVELOPMENT \h\h\h\hOF NATURE JUST THERE,

BUT WHAT HE’S BEEN BRILLIANT AT, HE’S GOING OUT AND CATCHING

ALL THE LITTLE SONGBIRDS \h\h\h\h\h\h\hWE’VE GOT

\hAND KEEPING THEM AWAY FROM, FROM THE AIRCRAFT,

BOTH THE HELICOPTERS \h\h\hAND THE JETS.

UM, HE’S MARVELOUS,

BUT HE’S A BEAUTIFUL-LOOKING \h\h\h\h\h\h\hBIRD, AS WELL.

\h\h\h\h\hInterviewer: HAS HE GOT A RANK YET?

\hBlackmore: NOT YET, NO, BUT HE’S CERTAINLY GAINED

HIS CARRIER QUALIFICATION, \h\h\h\h\hTHAT’S FOR SURE.

\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT HIS, HIS HOVER ALONGSIDE THREE SPOT YESTERDAY

\h\h\hWAS EXCEPTIONAL, WHILST EATING A BIRD.

[LAUGHTER]

Narrator: THE PILOTS \h\hARE NOW SPENDING

AROUND FIVE HOURS AT A TIME \h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE COCKPIT,

WHICH BEGS A QUESTION.

Interviewer: WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A PEE?

Gray: UM, I DON’T KNOW. \h\hI DON’T KNOW WHAT--

WELL, WE, WE HAVE BAGS.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL BAG \hWITH A SPONGE IN IT

THAT YOU COULD USE.

IT MAKES IT PARTICULARLY \h\h\hDIFFICULT, THOUGH,

\h\hIF YOU’RE STRAPPED INTO AN EJECTION SEAT.

I’VE NEVER USED ONE, NOT EVEN \h\h\hON REALLY LONG MISSIONS.

I’VE NEVER NEEDED IT.

THERE ARE A FEW FAST JET PILOTS WHO I KNOW WHO WERE--

CAN’T, CAN’T HOLD IT IN,

EVEN FOR THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF TAXIING OUT TO THE RUNWAY,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHEY HAVE, THEY HAVE TO USE A BAG,

BUT, UM, I’VE NEVER USED ONE.

IT’S...FIVE HOURS IS FINE, \h\h\h\h\hABSOLUTELY FINE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE PRESSURES AND PRACTICALITIES

OF BEING A TOP TEST PILOT.

BUT MEANWHILE, THE ROYAL MARINES ARE PREPARING TO HIT THE BEACH

\h\h\hAND SEE ACTION FOR THE FIRST TIME.

♪

FOR NAVAL F-35 PILOTS \h\h\h\hGOING TO WAR,

IT WON’T JUST BE A CASE

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF DEALING WITH THE ELEMENTS OF NATURE,

BUT DEADLY ENEMY MISSILES, TOO.

AND IF THEY ARE SHOT DOWN \h\hIN HOSTILE TERRITORY,

IT WILL BE UP TO THESE MEN \h\h\h\h\hTO RESCUE THEM.

\h\h\h\h\hTHEY ARE ELITE ROYAL MARINE COMMANDOS,

THE NAVY’S OWN SEA SOLDIERS,

AND AMONG THE MOST FEARED SHOCK TROOPS IN THE WORLD.

\h\h\h\hAND HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH WILL NEVER DEPLOY WITHOUT THEM.

[RADIO CHATTER]

TODAY, IN THE FOURTH WEEK \h\h\h\hOF FLIGHT TESTING,

\h\h\h\hTHEY’RE GOING ASHORE ON A DRAMATIC TRAINING RUN,

\h\hWHICH WILL TEST THEM AS WELL AS THEIR SPECIALIST HELICOPTER,

THE MERLIN Mk4,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDESIGNED WITH THE QUEEN ELIZABETH IN MIND.

\h\h\hBob Bond: THE BEAUTY ABOUT THE COMMANDO MERLIN

\h\h\h\hIS THAT IT’S, IT’S VERY, VERY QUICK,

BUT NOT ONLY IS IT QUICK, \h\h\h\h\hBUT IT’S SMOOTH,

SO WHEN WE ARE DELIVERING \h\h\h\hTHE ROYAL MARINES

TO THE OBJECTIVE,

\h\h\h\h\hTHEY’RE GETTING A NICE SMOOTH RIDE THERE.

THEY’RE NOT BEING SHAKEN AROUND,

SO THEY CAN ARRIVE IN GOOD ORDER READY, READY TO FIGHT.

THE OTHER ADVANTAGE \hIN THIS AIRCRAFT,

\h\h\hAND GOD FORBID, YOU KNOW, WE WERE TO,

IF WE HAD TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT ON THE SEA,

YOU’VE GOT A MUCH, MUCH BETTER CHANCE

\h\hOF GETTING OUT OF THIS HELICOPTER

\h\h\hTHAN YOU HAVE ANY OTHER HELICOPTER

THAT WE HAVE IN DEFENSE.

\h\h\h\h\h\hTHIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE ROYAL MARINES NEED

\h\h\h\h\hAS THEIR CHARIOT TO TAKE THEM INTO BATTLE.

[RADIO CHATTER]

\hNarrator: AND THE CAPTAIN IS FLYING OFF TODAY AS WELL,

THOUGH IT’S JUST A SHORT HOP \h\h\hOVER TO HMS MONMOUTH,

THE QUEEN ELIZABETH’S ESCORT,

BUT IT’S A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE FOR JERRY KYD.

\hKyd: SO, WE’RE OFF TO HMS MONMOUTH NOW,

\h\h\h\h\hTHE FRIGATE THAT’S ACCOMPANIED US

ON THIS DEPLOYMENT AS OUR BODYGUARD.

IT’S VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME.

\h\hI DROVE THAT SHIP AS COMMANDING OFFICER

ABOUT 12 OR 14 YEARS AGO NOW,

AND IT’S THE FIRST TIME \h\h\h\hI’VE BEEN BACK,

\hSO WE’RE JUST GONNA HAVE A LUNCH ON BOARD

AND HAVE A LOOK AROUND \hFOR OLD TIMES’ SAKE.

THIS IS STRANGE.

\hGOD, IT PAYS TO BE BACK. JUST LIKE LOOKING AROUND--

\h\h\h\hYOU KNOW WHEN YOU’VE MOVED OUT OF A HOUSE, CHRIS?

AND YOU GO BACK 20 YEARS LATER \h\h\h\h\hGOING, "GOD, YEAH."

IT’S JUST THAT FEELING.

OH, MY WORD!

NOTHING’S CHANGED!

Man: YES, IT’S EXACTLY THE SAME.

Kyd: NOTHING HAS CHANGED.

OH, MY WORD, THIS TAKES ME BACK.

\h\h\h\hMan: WHEN I COME OUT OF THE SHOWER EVERY MORNING,

THERE YOU ARE, SIR.

[LAUGHTER]

Kyd: EVEN THE CARPET’S THE SAME.

Man: EVEN THE CARPET’S \h\h\hTHE SAME, YEAH.

\hKyd: BUT IT’S GOT THAT LOVELY FEELING.

\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THESE SHIPS HAVE THE BEST C.O.’S CABIN,

BECAUSE IT’S BIG ENOUGH, YOU CAN ENTERTAIN IN IT.

Man: YEAH.

Kyd: GOD! IT TAKES ME BACK. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[LAUGHS]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: WHILE JERRY KYD IS REMINISCING,

300 MILES AWAY, THE MARINES \hARE NEARING THEIR TARGET,

A U.S. MILITARY BASE \h\h\h\hIN VIRGINIA.

BUT TODAY IT’S HOSTILE TERRITORY TO THE BRITISH COMMANDOS.

THEY COME IN LOW AND FAST

FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT BEHIND ENEMY LINES.

\h\h\h\h\hTHESE ARE SKILLS HONED OVER MANY YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE SCENARIO IS THAT A DOWNED F-35 PILOT

\h\h\h\h\hTRIED TO ESCAPE IN A CAR THAT HE HIJACKED,

\h\h\h\h\hBUT HE’S CRASHED AND IS NOW SERIOUSLY HURT.

Man: NO ONE’S TO GO \h\hIN THE VEHICLE!

RIPSAW, RIPSAW!

[WHIRRING]

GET ME IN!

STRETCHER BEARERS IN!

GET IN THERE! GET THAT CUT!

\h\h\h\h\hGET ANOTHER BITE AROUND THAT JAWS OF LIFE!

I WANT IT IN 30 SECONDS!

\hNarrator: THE MARINES HAVE MINUTES TO RESCUE THE PILOT,

BUT THEN HOSTILE FORCES,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hREPRESENTED BY A SECOND TEAM OF MARINES,

ATTACK FROM THE TREE LINE.

[GUNFIRE]

Man: ALRIGHT, LET’S GET GOING!

GET HIM DRESSED UP.

[GUNFIRE]

GO. LET’S GO.

LET’S GO, THEN!

[SHOUTING]

Kyd: HI, GUYS. SO I’M HAVING \h\h\h\h\hA BIT OF A MOMENT.

I’M REMINISCING.

SO, THIS IS THE OPS ROOM, CHRIS,

THE NERVE CENTER OF THE SHIP \h\h\hAND, OF COURSE, AGAIN,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hLOOK AT HOW, HOW TIGHT IT FEELS IN HERE

COMPARED TO OUR SHIP.

UM, I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT. MORE PERSONAL.

HEY, GUYS.

Penny: HELLO, SIR.

Kyd: HOW ARE YOU, PENNY? \hGOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

\hYEAH, YOU’RE WELL. THIS IS YOUR DOMAIN.

Penny: IT IS.

\h\h\h\hKyd: HI, GUYS. BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I STOOD IN HERE

WAS 12 YEARS AGO, \h\h12 YEARS AGO.

AND I ALWAYS LOVED THIS SHIP, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGENUINELY.

FANTASTIC.

Man: DID YOU ALWAYS USED TO SIT AND FIGHT ON THE RIGHT?

Kyd: I SAT HERE, YEAH. WHERE DO YOU SIT NOW?

SO, YOU SIT THERE?

Man: YEAH.

\h\h\h\hKyd: SO, CHRIS, THE C.O. OF THE FRIGATE,

\h\h\hYOU KNOW, WHO’S, WHO’S GOT HIS WARFARE OFFICER TO THE LEFT,

THIS IS THE NERVE CENTER, WHERE YOU FOLLOW THE SHIP,

SO WE CAN PROJECT \h\hA LOT OF POWER

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWITH 24 JETS FROM THAT SHIP NEXT DOOR,

BUT UNLESS THE FRIGATE \h\h\hIS DOING ITS JOB

\h\h\h\h\h\hIN KNOWING WHAT’S AROUND THE SHIP

\h\h\h\h\h\hAND KEEPING AN EYE ON EVERYTHING THAT’S GOING ON,

\h\h\h\h\hTHEN, OF COURSE, WE, WE HAVE NO PROTECTION.

\h\h\h\h\hBUT, OF COURSE, WITH THE RESURGENT RUSSIA

AND, UH, PROBABLY OPERATIONS \h\h\h\h\hIN SOUTHEAST ASIA,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE RELEVANCE OF, OF A FIGHTING FRIGATE LIKE THIS

BECOMES EVER MORE ACUTE.

WHILST THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS QUEEN BEE

AND DELIVERS AIRPOWER,

WITHOUT THE SUBMARINES, \h\h\h\h\h\hDESTROYERS,

AND FRIGATES LIKE HMS MONMOUTH, UH, SHE IS DENUDED

\hOF HER ABILITY TO GO WHERE SHE NEEDS TO GO

\hBECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR BODYGUARDS WITH YOU,

NORMALLY TO BASH THE DOOR DOWN

\h\h\h\h\h\hAND FORCE YOUR WAY INTO A THEATRE OF OPERATIONS,

PERHAPS AGAINST AN ENEMY FORCE \h\hTHAT’S FAR IN BACK OF YOU.

\hIT’S NOT JUST ONE SHIP. IT’S A SUBMARINE, AS WELL.

IT’S AIRCREW, AIRCRAFT, CYBER, THE WHOLE WORKS.

AND VERY FEW COUNTRIES \hCAN DO IT PROPERLY,

\h\h\hAND WE’RE GONNA BE BACK IN THAT GAME VERY, VERY SOON,

SO WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD.

Man: GET MOVING FORWARD, \h\h\h\h\h\h\hLET’S GO!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE MARINES HAVE FOUGHT OFF

THE INITIAL ENEMY ATTACK

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND NOW HAVE THE INJURED PILOT WITH THEM.

IN THE REAL EVENT,

\h\h\h\hTHEY WOULD DESTROY ANYTHING LEFT OF THE F-35

TO DENY ITS SECRETS \h\h\hTO THE ENEMY.

Kyd: LOOK AT THAT.

IT’S THE FIRST TIME I’VE SEEN \h\h\h\h\hHER FROM THIS ANGLE.

SHE’S A BIG OLD LUMP, ISN’T SHE?

YOU START SEEING THE FUTURE.

SO, IF YOU IMAGINE 24 F-35 \hWRAPPED ROUND THE STERN,

SHE’LL LOOK PRETTY GOOD.

[SHOUTING]

Narrator: THE MARINES ARE READY TO EXTRACT.

THE CIRCLING MERLINS SWOOP DOWN.

♪

THE STRETCHER PARTY IS FIRST \h\h\hTO ONE OF THE MERLINS.

\h\hTHE OTHER COMMANDOS FOLLOW, BUT NOT BEFORE TAKING PRISONERS.

\hTHIS MARKS THE END OF TODAY’S EXERCISE,

BUT IT SHOWS THAT THE DEPLOYMENT

HAS A LOT OF MOVING PARTS, \h\h\hON AND OFF THE SHIP.

[RADIO CHATTER]

BUT THE MAIN FOCUS IS STILL THE F-35

AND THE NEED TO PUSH IT \h\h\h\h\hTO ITS LIMITS.

Man on radio: DECK TO FLYCO, \h\h\h\hTHERE IS GOING TO BE

A SHORT DELAY, LOOKING FOR WIND.

\hNarrator: SO FAR, THE STRONGEST WINDS

THE PILOTS HAVE HAD TO FACE \hHAVE BEEN AROUND 40 KNOTS.

\h\hAFTER THREE WEEKS, THE SHIP AND THE F-35

\hARE LOOKING FOR WINDS THAT ARE EVEN STRONGER.

\h\hWELL, THEY’RE ABOUT TO GET MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR,

MUCH MORE.

\h\h\h\hA VIOLENT HURRICANE IS HURTLING TOWARDS AMERICA,

AND THE QUEEN ELIZABETH \hIS RIGHT IN ITS PATH.

THE HURRICANE’S NAME IS MICHAEL, AND IT’S A MONSTER.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hDan McMahon: MICHAEL IS A MAJOR HURRICANE.

WINDS GREATER THAN 113 KNOTS, \h\h\hALBEIT ITS CENTRAL CORE

WITH GUSTS SIGNIFICANTLY \h\h\hHIGHER THAN THAT.

\h\hInterviewer: WHAT’S THAT GOING TO MEAN TO SEA STATE?

McMahon: SEEING HEIGHTS OF WATER EIGHT FOOT

\h\h\hIS WHERE YOU’RE STARTING TO BREACH INTO A SEA STATE 6,

\h\h\hWHICH IS THAT SIGNIFICANT FOR ANY MARITIME ASSETS AROUND,

\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT LOCALLY AND IN THE CENTER OF IT,

\h\h\h\h20 FOOT TO 30 FOOT KIND OF HEIGHTS OF WAVES.

Narrator: MICHAEL, SEEN HERE IN ITS ENTIRETY FROM OUTER SPACE,

\h\h\h\hIS NOT FOR FLYING INTO AND NOT EVEN FOR SAILING INTO.

[RADIO CHATTER]

THE PILOTS NEED WINDS \hBUT NOT HURRICANES.

\h\h\hMICHAEL AT ITS WORST WOULD TEAR THE F-35 APART.

\h\h\h\h\hKyd: THANKS FOR COMING UP, CHAPS.

Narrator: U.S. WARSHIPS ARE ALREADY EVACUATING THE AREA.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJERRY KYD CALLS IN HIS COMMANDERS.

THEY NEED TO MAKE A DECISION-- \h\hRUN FOR IT OR HUNKER DOWN?

\h\h\h\h\hKyd: OKAY, DAN. CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE?

\hMcMahon: HURRICANE MICHAEL IS CONTINUING TO MAKE ITS WAY NORTH

THROUGH THE GULF OF MEXICO.

Kyd: WHAT IS GONNA BE \hTHE MEAN WIND SPEED,

BEST GUESS, WHERE WE ARE NOW?

McMahon: THURSDAY WE’LL SEE \h\h\hTHE SEA STATE BUILD UP

TO A SEA STATE 6 AT LEAST,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND 50 KNOTS, GUSTING UP TO 60 CERTAINLY.

Kyd: 50 TO 60 KNOTS.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: JOINING THE U.S. SHIPS IS NOT AN OPTION,

TOO FAR TO GO IN THE TIME,

\h\h\h\h\hSO IS THERE ANYWHERE ELSE TO HIDE?

\h\h\h\hMcMahon: IT’S EASY TO UNDERESTIMATE HOW BIG THIS IS.

LOOK AT FLORIDA AND LOOK AT THE SIZE OF MICHAEL, AND YOU SEE...

Kyd: GRACIOUS ME.

McMahon: ...IT’S HUGE, SIR.

\h\h\h\h\hMan: HE IS THE GULF OF MEXICO.

Kyd: HE IS THE GULF OF MEXICO.

HE IS SHIFTING FAST.

\h\hWHEN YOU’RE SAYING NORTH, CHARLES, YOU’RE TALKING OF...

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCharles: AS IN WHERE YOUR PENCIL IS NOW.

YEAH, WHERE YOUR PENCIL \h\h\h\h\h\hIS NOW, SIR.

Kyd: BECAUSE I CERTAINLY \hDON’T WANT TO GO HERE.

Charles: NO, NO, NO, NO.

SO, YOU’RE STAYING SOUTH OF, \h\hSOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS.

\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: HURRICANES ARE NOTORIOUSLY UNPREDICTABLE,

BUT IF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH CAN STAY ON MICHAEL’S OUTER EDGE,

IT’S POSSIBLE THE PILOTS \hCAN EXPLOIT ITS WINDS

FOR TEST FLYING.

Kyd: CAN WE FLY?

\h\hMan: IT’LL DEPEND ON THE SEA STATE, SIR.

\h\h\hTHAT’LL BE GETTING ON THE LIMIT BUT, UM...

Charles: BUT WILL IT BE \hIN THE RIGHT POSITION

TO GET BACK IN QUICKLY?

\h\h\h\h\hKyd: WE HAVE AGREED THAT THE BEST COMPROMISE HERE

IS TO STAY ROUGHLY WHERE WE ARE,

AND THEN WE’LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ON THURSDAY WINDS.

WE MAY GET LUCKY.

SECURE FOR SEA, DARREN, \h\hIS THE OTHER THING.

WE HAVEN’T HAD SEA STATE 6 \h\h\h\hON THIS SHIP EVER.

GOOD STUFF, JOB DONE.

RIGHT, THANKS, MEN. \h\h\h\h\hGOOD PLAN.

Man: GOOD EVENING, \hQUEEN ELIZABETH.

IT’S THE COMMANDER SPEAKING.

\hTHERE IS A HURRICANE BREWING AT THE MOMENT,

\h\h\h\hHURRICANE MICHAEL, SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO \h\h\hIS TO MAKE SURE

THAT YOUR MESS DECKS \h\h\hAND WORK AREAS

ARE PARTICULARLY WELL SECURED.

THAT MEANS TYING THINGS DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON’T MOVE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: THE STORM CLOUDS ARE GATHERING.

\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE F-35s ARE STOWED IN THE HANGAR AND CHAINED DOWN,

AND HURRICANE MICHAEL IS ALREADY BASHING AT THE DOOR.

[THUNDER]

THE QUEEN ELIZABETH \h\h\hIS NOW SAILING

\h\h\hPERILOUSLY CLOSE TO HURRICANE MICHAEL,

THE LARGEST HURRICANE TO HIT THE AMERICAN MAINLAND THIS CENTURY.

\h\h\h\hAnnouncer: GOOD MORNING, IT’S THURSDAY, 11th OF OCTOBER.

OUR TOP STORY THIS MORNING,

THE MOST POWERFUL STORM \h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN DECADES

TO HIT THE SOUTHEAST OF THE UNITED STATES

IS NOW HEADING TOWARDS GEORGIA

\h\hAFTER LEAVING A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION IN FLORIDA.

HURRICANE MICHAEL CAME CRASHING INTO THE FLORIDA COASTLINE

WITH EXTRAORDINARY STRENGTH.

\h\h\h\hAT THEIR HEIGHT, THE WINDS REACHED SPEEDS

OF AROUND 155 MILES PER HOUR.

Narrator: HURRICANE MICHAEL \h\h\h\hIS DOING ITS WORST,

EVEN OUT HERE ON ITS PERIPHERY.

THESE ARE THE ROUGHEST SEAS \h\h\h\hAND STRONGEST WINDS

THE QUEEN ELIZABETH \h\hHAS EVER FACED.

BUT HERE IS A CHANCE \hTO PUSH THE F-35s

FURTHER THAN EVER BEFORE.

PILOTS ARE GOING TO ATTEMPT \hTO HARNESS THE HURRICANE.

Man on radio: DECK TO FLYCO, \h\h\h\hLAUNCH SYSTEMS 3506.

Man: 52.6, ARE YOU HAPPY \hWITH THE GROSS WEIGHT?

Man: PERFECT WEIGHT, COPY.

Man: READY.

ASKING PERMISSION TO LAUNCH THE JET.

Blackmore: LAUNCH THE JET.

\h\h\h\h\hMan on radio: SLAMMING, 3, 2, 1, SLAM.

FEET OFF THE BRAKES.

AIRBORNE.

\h\h\h\h\hQUITE BUMPY, FLIGHT PATH’S HOLDING.

JET’S CONTROLLING WELL.

VERY TURBULENT, CLIMBING AWAY.

Narrator: THE STORM WINDS,

IN ADDITION TO THE FORWARD SPEED OF THE SHIP,

\h\h\h\h\hARE GIVING THE PILOTS A 60-KNOT AIRSTREAM TO FLY INTO.

\h\h\h\h\hTHAT’S A HEADWIND OF NEARLY 70 MILES AN HOUR.

\hDerek Walsh: THE DECK WAS PIPED OUT OF BOUNDS

BECAUSE IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS,

\hBUT ANY WEATHER, AIRCRAFT HANDLERS ARE ALWAYS ON DECK.

Interviewer: HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE JET’S PERFORMING?

Blackmore: OH, FANTASTICALLY.

\h\hYEAH, IT’S, UM, THE JET WAS DESIGNED

\h\hTO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH THESE CONDITIONS.

HURRICANE MICHAEL HAS GENERATED

THE PERFECT TEST CONDITIONS \h\hFOR US SO THAT WE KNOW,

IN THE WORST OF SCENARIOS,

\h\h\h\hWE’VE GOT OURSELVES INTO A REALLY GOOD POSITION

\h\hWHERE WE KNOW WE CAN GET THE RIGHT WINDOW OF THE DECK

AND SAFELY OPERATE THE F-35.

♪

\h\h\h\hMan: DO YOU HEAR THEIR NAVIGATING OFFICER

SPEAKING WITH A SET REP?

WE ARE NOW CLOSING THE RAS GROUP

AT BEST SPEED TO CONDUCT \hREPLENISHMENT, SERIAL.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: IF FLYING OFF A CARRIER

IN HURRICANE WINDS IS RISKY,

THEN WHAT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH \h\h\h\h\hIS ABOUT TO ATTEMPT

IS OFF THE SCALE.

Man: AUXILIARY 06, AUXILIARY 06.

THIS IS WARSHIP 08, \hCHANNEL 13. OVER.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMan on radio: YES, GOOD AFTERNOON, CAPTAIN.

JUST CALLING TO CONFIRM A WORKING CHANNEL OF 74

AND A SAFETY CHANNEL OF 16. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCOPY.

Narrator: IT’S CALLED A RAS, \h\hOR REPLENISHMENT AT SEA,

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS A WARSHIP WILL EVER DO,

SHORT OF BATTLE ITSELF.

Man: TO ALL SHIPS FROM THE OCS,

\h\h\h\hQUEEN ELIZABETH IS TO BECOME THE GUIDE,

GUIDE TO STAY COURSE 190, \h\h\h\h\hSPEED, 12 KNOTS.

OTHER UNITS AS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN THE STATION.

PAT AND RECEIVE CALL, SIR.

Man: ROGER.

Man: NAVIGATOR, ROGER.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: TODAY THE QUEEN ELIZABETH

\hMUST TAKE ON 1,000 TONS OF HIGHLY FLAMMABLE DIESEL

FROM AN AMERICAN TANKER \h\h\hWHILE ON THE MOVE.

THEY MUST CLOSE TO WITHIN \h30 YARDS OF EACH OTHER.

THIS WOULD BE RISKY ENOUGH \h\h\hIN CALM CONDITIONS,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBUT TODAY, IN HURRICANE-DRIVEN SEAS,

\h\h\h\h\hA COLLISION COULD SINK BOTH SHIPS.

\h\h\h\hChris Trevethan: THIS IS THE LARGEST SEA STATE WE’VE HAD.

\h\h\hAS SHE STARTS TO GET CLOSER TO US,

\h\hTHE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO SHIPS WILL INCREASE,

SO IT MIGHT ACTUALLY \h\h\hGET TO A POINT

WHERE SHE’S FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN HER STATION ON US.

WE’LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT \h\h\h\h\h\hAND SEE NOW,

SO IT’S GONNA BE TRICKY, \h\h\h\h\h\hINTERESTING.

\h\h\h\hAS LONG AS WE DON’T GET TOO CLOSE, WE’LL ALL BE ALRIGHT.

PREPARE THE PLT FOR LAUNCHING.

[BUZZER]

Man: 3, 2, 1.

[BANG]

\hNarrator: FIRST THING IS TO ESTABLISH A LINE.

\hTHAT MEANS THEY CAN NOW PULL OVER A STRONGER LINE

\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND THEN A WIRE TO SUSPEND THE FUELING PIPES,

AND ALL THE TIME, BOTH SHIPS ARE FIGHTING NOT TO COLLIDE.

Trevethan: THE PROBE THAT’S COMING IN NOW

FROM THE SUPPLY SHIP IS RUNNING DOWN THE BIG STEEL WIRE ROPE

INTO THE BELL HOUSING,

AND THEN WE’LL START \h\hRECEIVING FUEL,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSO IT’S A BIT LIKE GOING TO A PETROL STATION

WHILST GOING UNDERWAY.

[SHOUTING]

IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY

THE HOSES ARE FLAPPING AROUND \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE BREEZE,

THAT’S NOT SMALL, LIGHT HOSES. \h\h\h\h\hTHEY’RE QUITE HEFTY.

THAT GIVES YOU AN INDICATION \h\h\h\h\hOF THE WIND SPEED.

\h\h\h\hNarrator: BEING ABLE TO REPLENISH AT SEA IN ALL WEATHERS

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS VITAL FOR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH.

\h\hIT MEANS SHE’LL BE ABLE TO STAY AT SEA INDEFINITELY,

A GREAT STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWHEN AT WAR.

Kyd: YEAH, WE CAN FEEL THE, FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE HURRICANE

JUST TO THE WEST OF US HERE NOW.

\h\hSO, WE’RE ABOUT, I SUPPOSE ABOUT 70 MILES OFF THE COAST,

\h\h\h\hBUT IT’S, WE’VE GOT ABOUT 55 KNOTS OF WIND HERE

JUST ACROSS THE DECK.

\h\hIT’S MAKING IT A BIT CHALLENGING,

BUT THIS IS GREAT FOR US.

THIS IS TRAINING AS YOU MEAN \h\hTO FIGHT, SO BRILLIANT,

JUST WHAT WE WANT.

WE NOW KNOW THE JET IS REALLY GOOD IN VERY HIGH WINDS, TOO,

WHICH IS FANTASTIC.

\h\h\h\h\hSO, ANOTHER REALLY BIG TICK TODAY,

THANKS TO HURRICANE MICHAEL \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOVER THERE.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: AND THANKS TO HURRICANE MICHAEL,

\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE FLIGHT TESTS ARE WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE,

\hWITH OVER 100 LAUNCHES AND LANDINGS COMPLETED,

BUT THERE ARE AT LEAST \h\h\h100 MORE TO COME

THAT WILL PLACE EVEN GREATER \hDEMANDS ON JET AND PILOT.

Gray: IT’S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY, AND IT’S BEEN HARD, REALLY HARD,

BUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS,

\h\h\h\h\hIF THINGS COME EASY, THEY’RE PROBABLY NOT WORTH IT.

\h\h\h\hI DON’T WANT TO FOCUS ON THE ENORMITY OF THE TRIALS

BECAUSE I STILL HAVE TO FLY \h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT JET SAFELY,

\h\h\hUM, THERE’S NO, THERE’S NO CELEBRATION

UNTIL THE EVENT IS COMPLETE.

Narrator: THINGS ARE GOING WELL,

\hBUT AS THEY SAY IN THE ROYAL NAVY,

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEVERY DAY THAT SOMETHING DOES NOT BREAK

\h\h\hIS JUST A DAY CLOSER TO THE DAY SOMETHING DOES.

[EXPLOSION AND ALARM]

NEXT TIME, ENGINEERS WRESTLE

WITH A DANGEROUSLY OVERHEATING \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMAIN ENGINE...

[ALARM]

THE F-35s ARM UP WITH MISSILES \h\h\h\h\hFOR THE FIRST TIME,

AND HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH \h\hARRIVES IN NEW YORK

IN SPECTACULAR FASHION.