I like my cat better. He has more experience around aircraft carriers and at both end to boot.
Posted on 09/28/2006 6:36:52 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
Russian air carrier to rejoin Navy by end of 2006
16:16 | 27/ 09/ 2006
MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia's only aircraft carrier, will join the Northern Fleet by the end of the year after modernization, the Navy's chief said Wednesday.
The ship, also known as Project 1143.5 heavy aircraft carrier, was commissioned in the Russian Navy in 1991 and became fully operational in 1995. But it was plagued by technical problems, including faulty arrester gear, and was put into dock earlier this year for a technical overhaul.
"All preparatory work has been completed on the Admiral Kuznetsov and it will leave port for a combat training mission at the beginning of next week," Admiral Vladimir Masorin said after a visit on board the ship.
The Navy commander also said that several Su-33 Flanker-D fighters assigned to the aircraft carrier would return to the ship after a brief technical overhaul. The vessel is capable of carrying up to 26 fixed-wing fighters and 24 helicopters.
Russia's military leadership is considering building several modern aircraft carriers after 2015.
"The Russian Navy will operate several aircraft carriers in future," Masorin said in February, adding that Admiral Kuznetsov would probably remain in service until 2030.
I believe the U.S developed the first aircraft carrier, the U.S.S LANGLEY right after WW I. But I could be mistaken.
or was it the HMS Argus??
I think the Langley had the credit of seeing the first person to take off from its deck.
I like my cat better. He has more experience around aircraft carriers and at both end to boot.
Most countries with a coastline would love one,but how many can afford it??A carrier by itself is useless-ask the Thais about it.
Yeah, it is a cute little ship. LOL.
Yeah........this one uses vstol aircraft
HMS Ark Royal was arguably the first modern aircraft carrier. She was originally laid down as a merchant ship, but was converted on the building stocks to be a hybrid airplane/ seaplane carrier. Launched in 1914, she served in the Dardanelles campaign and throughout World War I.
The first strike from a carrier against a land target took place on July 19, 1918. Seven Sopwith Camels launched from HMS Furious attacked the German Zeppelin base at Tondern, with two 50 lb bombs each. Several airships and balloons were destroyed, but as the carrier had no method of recovering the aircraft safely, two of the pilots ditched their aircraft in the sea alongside the carrier while the others headed for neutral Denmark.
The first ship to have a full length flat deck was HMS Argus the conversion of which was completed in September 1918, with the U.S. Navy not following suit until 1920, when the conversion of USS Langley (an experimental ship which did not count against America's carrier tonnage) had completed. The first American fleet carriers would not join the service until 1928 (USS Lexington and Saratoga).
Are you talking about this Russian carrier???
Nope-it doesn't use V/STOL jets.It uses the SU-33 strike & SU-25 CAS aircraft(rarely).The Russians folded up their V/STOL jets a while ago.
I stand corrected.
Thanks for the clarification.
We might have sold it to them, but they certainly didn't figure it out for themselves.
France is an ally, don't-cha-know..........
The US is working on electro-magnetic cats, EMALS, and the Chinese are stealing information on that as well as info regarding AEGIS and our Virginia class submarines.
Stealing the design is one thing. Being able to make the stolen design is another.
Well done!
On January 18, 1911 he became the first pilot to land on a stationary ship. He took off from the Tanforan racetrack and landed on a similar temporary structure on the aft of USS Pennsylvania anchored at the San Francisco waterfront — the improvised braking system of sandbags and ropes led directly to the arrestor hook and wires. His aircraft was then turned around and he was able to take off again.
I think it was a British Navy idea...
It might have been their idea, but we figured out how to make it work.
betcha skateboarding from the bow to the stern is a blast...
Good for us.
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