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Q'ns about retired airframe

Max the Mad Russian

Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
Well, really, the boilers KVG-3 type which installed on this ship, Indian Navy Vikramaditya carrier and what remains of Sovremenny-class destroyers (3 in Russia and 4 in PLAN) are awfully sensitive to a quality of the water and prone to pollute the sprayer nozzles if the fuel is worse than pure diesel. Devil in details - the materials science in USSR was the definite stepchild. Why Soviet Navy did not develop the carrier catapults? Industry was unable to create the proper plastic or rubber "sealer" preventing the steam leakages from the upper slot - that is the answer. Here too - the thick smoke from the funnels of steam-driving Russian ships is so evident now when just few of them remains while four decades ago it seemed that all Soviet Navy is still eating coal...
 

Max the Mad Russian

Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
Gents,

Were Stoof-related airframes interchangeable? I.e. had it been possible that some bird that was once born as S-2, been converted to C-1 or E-1 later, and vice versa? I'd also ask the same about E-2/C-2, but they are still in service:D
 

ea6bflyr

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Gents,

Were Stoof-related airframes interchangeable? I.e. had it been possible that some bird that was once born as S-2, been converted to C-1 or E-1 later, and vice versa? I'd also ask the same about E-2/C-2, but they are still in service:D
My co-worker, a retired E-1B/E-2B/C driver says no; once the airframe was made, it stayed that airframe. He did say the wings could come off one platform and be put on another as well as the engines (Not the C-2A & E-2C engines).
 

Max the Mad Russian

Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
Gents,

Were Stoof-related airframes interchangeable? I.e. had it been possible that some bird that was once born as S-2, been converted to C-1 or E-1 later, and vice versa
My co-worker, a retired E-1B/E-2B/C driver says no; once the airframe was made, it stayed that airframe. He did say the wings could come off one platform and be put on another as well as the engines (Not the C-2A & E-2C engines).
Thanks. As for C-2/E-2 it would be even harder eventually.
 

ea6bflyr

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May Respected NFO and VAQ skipper be wrong? Or he is always right...
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...d-carrier-onboard-delivery-pilot?iid=sr-link5

Buno 148148 C-2 began its life as E-2
It was the C-2 prototype...it may have started as an E-2, but was cut up to make the first C-2.

Next time you pose a question like this, please provide background. Then ask the question, then point out how we (or someone) is wrong.

That is referred to as a String Bet in Poker, and it's annoying as hell.
 

Max the Mad Russian

Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
Gents,

This time about retired boat. Is that true that CVN-65 Enterprise could make over 40 knots? If so - was it worth that tactically? And one more: why that legendary boat was retired still boasting the bridle catchers?
 

Brett327

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Gents,

This time about retired boat. Is that true that CVN-65 Enterprise could make over 40 knots? If so - was it worth that tactically? And one more: why that legendary boat was retired still boasting the bridle catchers?
Everyone knows that all of our nuke boats can do 85 Kts when the reactors are placed in Beast Mode. Only in the northern hemisphere though. That part is classified.
 
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