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GarryB wrote:They are just upset because it will be one less thing they can bitch about...
Never any mention about how much Phantoms and B-52s smoke... it is only bad when Russian things do it...
FYI, F-4 Phantoms r gone, some still being used as UAV targets, & B-52s r being re-engined.Never any mention about how much Phantoms and B-52s smoke...
Re: Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov: News #2 Singular_Transform on Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:44 pm
Tsavo Lion wrote:FYI, F-4 Phantoms r gone, some still being used as UAV targets, & B-52s r being re-engined.Never any mention about how much Phantoms and B-52s smoke...
Then you need to read better, as I said it's nice they fixed that problem, sure I attached a bit of a joke to it.
None of what I said was complaining.
FYI, F-4 Phantoms r gone, some still being used as UAV targets, & B-52s r being re-engined.
GarryB wrote:Then you need to read better, as I said it's nice they fixed that problem, sure I attached a bit of a joke to it.
None of what I said was complaining.
The fact that you identify yourself as part of the group of people I was talking about says enough in itself... Have I listed the names of those in that group?
But then to make such shallow criticisms you would need to be the sort that jumps to conclusions...
You can keep making your stupid jokes all you like... and jokes about how long ships take to build and put into service... and how many Russian sailors die when their submarines have accidents... I wont ban you for that... but I suspect it wont reflect well on you... I am not going to stop you or anyone else being a dick...
Re: Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov: News #2 Rodion_Romanovic on Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:18 am
GarryB wrote:
For Russian aircraft and ships however it is evidence they don't know what they are doing... even more ironic is that the RD-33 is a very solid engine that can cope with regular airflow changes including reverse airflows in tail slides and other high angle manouvers... but all that is mentioned is that they put out a little smoke in max dry thrust...
Actually the latest version of that engine the RD-33MK, the one that is on the Mig29K, mig35 and possibly in the newly built Mig29M/M2, in addition to having longer service life, higher thrust and being digitally controlled, should also have solved the black smoke problem of the earlier mig29
Tsavo Lion wrote:350M Rubles, or 4.723,353.2 USD on repairs:
https://www.gazeta.ru/army/news/2020/08/23/14835559.shtml
https://www.vbr.ru/banki/kurs-valut/converter/rub-usd/350000000/
Re: Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov: News #2 SeigSoloyvov on Sat Sep 12, 2020 12:30 am
a type of STOBAR catapult
Tsavo Lion wrote:a type of STOBAR catapult
what is it exactly, can u define it? A STOBAR CV doesn't have it, but a CATOBAR does.
Tsavo Lion wrote:AFAIK none of the Indian CVs have it. Pl. post a source showing it.
Tsavo Lion wrote:INS Vikramaditya design and features
The refurbished aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is equipped with 234 new hull sections constructed using 2,500t of steel. It has an overall length of 284m, a maximum beam of 60m, height of about 60m and a displacement of 44,500t.The warship features 22 decks and 2,500 compartments, of which 1,750 were completely re-built. It can carry more than 1,600 personnel including crew. Sponsons are installed to increase the breadth at the flight deck.The modernised ship is also equipped with flight deck lighting systems, new AC plants, refrigeration plants, 14° sky jump, 30m wide arrester gears, three restraining gears, and two reverse osmosis plants for producing 400t of fresh water per day.The modifications also included replacement of 2,300km of old electrical cables with new cables, upgrades to bulbous bow, and replacement of distilling plants. The aft aircraft lift and ammunition lifts were also upgraded. [size=18]https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ins-vikramaditya-aircraft-carrier/[/size]
The new giant warship of the Indian Navy also features a state of the art launch and recovery systems, for the smooth operation of the aircraft. It includes the LUNA Landing system for MiGs, Flight deck lighting systems and DAPS Landing system for Sea Harriers.Also, there are three arrester wires on board to help pilots for landing on the carrier. In addition, the warship is the first Indian aircraft carrier of the Short Takeoff but Assisted Recovery (STOBAR) category since it has the capacity to position the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) on its board. https://www.marineinsight.com/types-of-ships/ins-vikramaditya-%E2%80%93-the-new-air-craft-carrier-of-indian-navy/
There's no mention of any catapult. If there was, those F-18s wouldn't need to be tested for ski jump compatibility: While both France and the US have offered their fighters, the key issue is that the western jets are designed to operate from a flat deck with the assistance of a catapult. The Indian ships do not have the catapult and rely on a ski jump for take-off.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/f/a-18-super-hornet-is-compatible-with-indian-aircraft-carrier-ski-jump-tests-soon-boeing/articleshow/73983270.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Also, I edited this post with more links, as a coup de grace for u.
SeigSoloyvov wrote:Oh that system, its a type of STOBAR catapult.
It wouldn't make sense to put emails on this ship and the Russians do not have functional EMALS catapults.
mnztr wrote:SeigSoloyvov wrote:Oh that system, its a type of STOBAR catapult.
It wouldn't make sense to put emails on this ship and the Russians do not have functional EMALS catapults.
How can you say that with such certainty? The concept of EMALS is quite simple, its only the US DOD that can botch it so badly to get a few billion more in development money.
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