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To: Rooivalk
How could they have that aspect covered? Even the Russians had a long and painful evolution trying to go from helos aboard ships, (the Moskova), to VSTOL (the Kiev), to finally fixed wing, (the Kuznetsov). The Chinese don't even have a fraction of that experience.

And then you have the interaction of the deck crew with aircraft taking off, landing, and taxiing. How are the Chinese going to handle that? Even the American navy with years of practical experience still has people getting blown over the side and crewmen walking into props and getting sucked into jet intakes due to the close proximity of men and machines on the flight deck. How will the Chinese handle that?

The more I read about how rushed the Chinese schedule is, the more I'm inclined to agree with you. Why the rush? I think they're trying to kick off the new leadership transition in 2012 with a bang, when Hu Jintao is scheduled to retire.

17 posted on 08/13/2011 10:41:08 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Zhang Fei

An intel buddy of mine told me years ago that “it’s going to get ugly in China for 20 years or so when they finally decide they’ve had enough and kick the government out. After that watch out because they will be an economic powerhouse...”


25 posted on 08/13/2011 11:04:33 AM PDT by Taylor42
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