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Russian air carrier to rejoin Navy by end of 2006
Ria Novosti,Russia ^ | 27/ 09/ 2006

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.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: admiralkuznetsov; aircraftcarrier; carrier; navy; russia; russianmilitary; russiannavy; su33
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To: tlb

I believe the U.S developed the first aircraft carrier, the U.S.S LANGLEY right after WW I. But I could be mistaken.


21 posted on 09/28/2006 6:57:25 AM PDT by PzLdr ("The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader)
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To: Trueblackman
Yea they don't have steam cats and we are moving to railgun cats!
22 posted on 09/28/2006 6:59:08 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ)
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To: PzLdr

or was it the HMS Argus??


I think the Langley had the credit of seeing the first person to take off from its deck.


23 posted on 09/28/2006 6:59:15 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: SlowBoat407

I like my cat better. He has more experience around aircraft carriers and at both end to boot.

24 posted on 09/28/2006 7:01:19 AM PDT by oyez ( The older I get, the better I was.)
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To: AppyPappy

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.


25 posted on 09/28/2006 7:02:13 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: Trueblackman
I have always liked this little ship for some reason.

Yeah, it is a cute little ship. LOL.

26 posted on 09/28/2006 7:02:16 AM PDT by Lurking in Kansas (Nothing witty hereā€¦ move on.)
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To: SlowBoat407

Yeah........this one uses vstol aircraft


27 posted on 09/28/2006 7:04:23 AM PDT by joe fonebone (Israel, taking out the world's trash since 1948.)
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To: PzLdr

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).


28 posted on 09/28/2006 7:05:05 AM PDT by tlb
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To: joe fonebone

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.


29 posted on 09/28/2006 7:08:27 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I stand corrected.


30 posted on 09/28/2006 7:16:02 AM PDT by joe fonebone (Israel, taking out the world's trash since 1948.)
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To: tlb

Thanks for the clarification.


31 posted on 09/28/2006 7:20:43 AM PDT by SlowBoat407 (I've had it with these &%#@* jihadis on these &%#@* planes!)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

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..........


32 posted on 09/28/2006 7:25:11 AM PDT by roaddog727 (Bullsh## doesn't get bridges built.)
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To: Little Ray
Ah, steam cats are sooooo 20th century. They should be working on electro-magnetic cats...

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.

Defense contractor held in spy case

33 posted on 09/28/2006 7:33:07 AM PDT by csvset (Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil & inhumane)
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To: grobdriver

Stealing the design is one thing. Being able to make the stolen design is another.


34 posted on 09/28/2006 7:33:36 AM PDT by Bombard
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To: tlb

Well done!


35 posted on 09/28/2006 7:37:46 AM PDT by hc87
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To: tlb
In the words of Lee Corso, "Not so fast, my friend"! Eugene Ely was the first pilot to launch from a stationary ship in November 1910. He took off from a structure fixed over the forecastle of the US armored cruiser USS Birmingham at Hampton Roads, Virginia and landed nearby on Willoughby Spit after some five minutes in the air.

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.

Ely lands on USS Pennsylvania,
18 January 1911.

36 posted on 09/28/2006 7:43:14 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: roaddog727

I think it was a British Navy idea...


37 posted on 09/28/2006 7:58:33 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

It might have been their idea, but we figured out how to make it work.


38 posted on 09/28/2006 7:59:47 AM PDT by roaddog727 (Bullsh## doesn't get bridges built.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

betcha skateboarding from the bow to the stern is a blast...


39 posted on 09/28/2006 8:03:21 AM PDT by chilepepper (The map is not the territory -- Alfred Korzybski)
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To: roaddog727

Good for us.


40 posted on 09/28/2006 8:04:02 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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