Non slip paint - clue to Harrier return?

Steyr

http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/39Nonslip-paint39-is-a-clue.6756019.jp?articlepage=2


While not totally beyond the wildest dreams of possibility I personally can not see it happening, perhaps it is to stop Heli Crew/Flight Crew/Troops from slipping on the deck or the possibility of having foreign Harriers deploy on board to keep the RN up to date with STOVL Operations until the JSF Arrives?


On a UK forum they are saying it would not take too long to possibly re-train former Harrier Pilots and to get about 15 Airborne and utilising the otehr 45 for Spares.

Steyr

And: http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/government_ready_for_a_u_turn_over_scrapped_harriers_1_2634058



Government ready for a U-turn over scrapped Harriers...

johngalway

Always seemed an odd decision to me to mothball such a versatile aircraft.

OS119

sadly the non-slip paint used on the carrier decks is the same whether its for Helicopters or Fixed Wing aircraft.

there are dirty rumours floating about suggesting HMG is franticly looking for a solution to the Harrier/CVS problem - suggestions go from a full u-turn to taking an angle grinder to Illustrious's ramp and tuning her into a dedicated AH-64 carrier.