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Video of Chinese J-15 carrier ops...
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LFCFan
*Insert nerd wings here*
@BusyBee:
Sir, it is an honor to have my first positive rep point come from you, and that you appreciate my terrible sense of humor!
Yep.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
Sir, it is an honor to have my first positive rep point come from you, and that you appreciate my terrible sense of humor!
Yep.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
The Kuznetsov, the sister ship of the Liaonang, still sails occasionally with some Flankers (the J-15 looks like an almost exact copy of the Russian Su-33), a few Frogfoot trainers and some helos.
Thanks, I guess that I should have known that. Did they unrep or take on avgas and other goodies while in port?
A loaded up Flanker would weigh quite a bit more than a C-2, but it's more an issue of thrust (and the acceleration it gives you) than weight.
One old... er, mature gent here, OinC USS MIDWAY "COD Squad" (C-1A) in '71-'72. Yes. I estimate 1/3 of our departures were angled-deck launches (usually required on a post-recovery launch). In low/calm wind, high temp conditions, deck launches were often delayed/CX., as MIDWAY was stripped of her (1) waist catapult during her '66-'70 'big deck' conversion.
Another problem the ChiComs would face with C-1A CODs, is they would have to dedicate certain ships "Grape" tanks to supply recip. fuel (115/145) if prop models. This was a major problem for our C-1A, as all MIDWAY's gas tanks had been converted to JP only during the conversion. As a result, our COD was based at Danang, and could not be refueled aboard (required very precise preflight/flight planning/fuel management), but also provided many fun RONs at FASU Danang's legendary "Red Dog Saloon"! Catmando, remember?
Most airworthy C-1/S-2s flying today, have been converted to Garrett TPE-331 Turboprops, which I believe would be more than sufficient to make safe ski-jump launches for our Chinese 'Compadres'.
*"SchoolBoy 700, MIDWAY's C-1A Trader
BzB
Fixed.
Anyone see anything looking like barricade stanchions? I looked, but didn't see.
Meh........steal is a harse word, I prefer given after we saved thier asses in WWII. We still have Ironclads and nuclear power.
Would you need one if you always have a divert?
As a point of reference, the newest of the new USN flat tops were drawn up (or were going to be drawn up) with no barricade provisions. This decision was made, largely in part, because it has been a VERY long time since we barricaded an aircraft... This is obviously foolish logic and was corrected early in the process.
It's like your neighbor telling you he is getting the same SUV as you, but he also buys the same outfit and haircut you had yesterday, too.
You want to think you are reading too far into it, but you're not.
Harrier Dude
Living the dream
Having done it, the only advantage seems to be to keep from getting blown over. Probably just "the way it's always been done" though.