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French warships for Russia may be armed with Ka-52 helicopters
RIA Novosti ^
| 5/12/2010
| RIA Novosti
Posted on 05/12/2010 8:39:30 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove
Oh goody. Why does Russia need one of these? And why is France selling them one?
It is the same with Israel selling the Russians and Chinese UAV technology. The Iranians are going to end up with it.
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posted on
05/12/2010 8:47:49 PM PDT
by
Thunder90
(Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
05/12/2010 8:47:50 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: sonofstrangelove
The 50/52 is one wild-looking helo. Just thinking about the physics involved in the "contra-rotating" rotors makes my noggin hurt.
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posted on
05/12/2010 8:52:04 PM PDT
by
DemforBush
(There's another old saying, Senator: Don't p*** down my back and tell me it's raining.)
To: Thunder90
Russia wants this carrier so they can finish their conquest of the Caucasus nations. The French just want to make money.They should be booted out of NATO for the sale. Ul;timately when the Russians are finished they will sell it either to India or Iran.
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posted on
05/12/2010 8:54:14 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: DemforBush
I would imagine that without the tail rotor, it’s safer for ground crews and easier to takeoff and land in tight quarters with a lot of obstacles.
Actually, the counter rotating rotors was very popular as helicopters were being developed. I seem to recall at least one early Sikorsky that was set up like this. And of course, the more modern Sikorskys like those used by the Marine Corps use counter rotating rotors, though they’re note set up as coaxial rotors.
Mark
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posted on
05/12/2010 8:58:20 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: DemforBush
To: MarkL
Oh, I’m not saying it’s a bad design. I’m just saying that I’d hate to have to do the calculations to make it work.
Physics was never my favorite of the sciences...
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:01:41 PM PDT
by
DemforBush
(There's another old saying, Senator: Don't p*** down my back and tell me it's raining.)
To: DemforBush
If you want a crazier helicopter, check out the The Focke-Wulf Triflügel.It was part ramjet,part helicopter:
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:04:17 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: sonofstrangelove
"
The French just want to make money.They should be booted out of NATO for the sale."
The French aren't "in" NATO. They do coordinate. Maybe they could be denied the NATO communication.
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:09:43 PM PDT
by
YHAOS
(you betcha!)
To: YHAOS
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:11:16 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: sonofstrangelove
In 1966, all French armed forces were removed from NATO’s integrated military command, and NATO troops were asked to leave France. Last time I checked, there is talk of France re-joining NATO. They’ve always had a close association, but did not subject their armed forces to NATO integration.
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:21:15 PM PDT
by
YHAOS
(you betcha!)
To: YHAOS
The Last Time I checked, according to the link its a member nation. So the link I provided was wrong, or one of us is werong.
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:23:33 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: YHAOS
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:24:26 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: sonofstrangelove
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:24:49 PM PDT
by
klpt
To: klpt
That is a very good picture
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:25:45 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: DemforBush; sonofstrangelove
It is one bad machine. BTW Sikorsky has done some work in this area also. Last I recall was back in the 80’s.
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:30:59 PM PDT
by
valkyry1
To: valkyry1; DemforBush
One prototype was built and test flown but only once.
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:35:34 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
To: sonofstrangelove
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The Last Time I checked, according to the link its a member nation."
It is and it isn't. France seems to to like being neither fish nor fowl. They've always been a little quirky. I think you're looking at the fish and I'm looking at the fowl (or the other way around). During WWII de Gaulle nearly drove Eisenhower nuts with his French quirkiness.
To the best of my recollection, de Gaulle never did want to subject the French Military to any level of foreign control.
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:46:51 PM PDT
by
YHAOS
(you betcha!)
To: YHAOS
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posted on
05/12/2010 9:47:38 PM PDT
by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("You hit somebody with your fist and not with your fingers spread:-General Heinz Guderian)
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