Posted on 11/15/2013 9:11:51 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
That flight deck is in nasty condition.
Yep, needs a buff an shine.
For the moment, but there is some change away from that.
HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide are both under construction at the moment. At 30,000 tonnes each, they are considerably larger than the carrier HMAS Melbourne was. While they are officially designated as LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock), they are based off the Spanish Juan Carlos I, and retain its capabilities to operate as small aircraft carriers - pending suitable aircraft and crew training etc. Officially there are no plans in that direction - but they didn't get rid of the skijump despite the savings in weight and costs that would have provided.
That’s not a wooden deck, is it?
What makes you think otherwise?
ping...
non-skid...
These Indian aircraft carriers seem like expensive white elephants to me. When would India find it necessary to strike a target in the Gulf of Aden?
And even if it were necessary, unless a carrier just happened to be right on scene shore-based aircraft actually would be faster.
Perhaps someone should remind India how expensively ruinous a naval building program can be.
Wooden deck will absorb landing shock better than a steel deck. Much easier on structure of landing jets.
India justifiably has a proprietary view of the Indian Ocean. Not unlike, for example, our own view of the Gulf of Mexico.
Further, there are doubtless scenarios in the Indian War College concerning war with a Middle East caliphate and blocking Chinese incursions past the Malacca Strait.
From a strategic point of view, these scenarios are plausible.
The fact is, India's land borders are reasonably secure (exc. vis-à-vis Pakistan) but, due to her peninsular geography, she is highly exposed from the oceans.
Look at it this way...There are millions of graduate engineers in need of jobs in India. Defense industry is a good source of jobs.
The real intent of those carriers is not Aden, it is Karachi.
It sure is nasty looking.
Are those jets F-18’s?
MiG 29. Should be K model and KUB (2 seat) model aircraft. I can’t remember if these have the bigger fuel tanks or not. That would be critical at sea.
Wheres the non skid?
Thanks.
All the Russian and Chinese aircraft look similar to ours. But they’ve stolen or been given our technology so that figures.
I did a 4 day notice deployment once where they brought the boat out early from its POM period and they had stripped a large part of the deck. They slapped down a bunch of non-skid and slapped paint on it before anything had dried. That stuff was all coming up by the time we chopped into the Gulf. The ship battled that for the entire deployment. Wasn't their fault, but that deck was slippery. We were lucky to be in calm waters with fair weather most of the time. I hate the feeling of kicking the nose wheel into a turn and having the jet continue straight.
“What makes you think otherwise?”
I can’t tell for certain, but it sure looks to be in plank-width and -length sections. I just thought an armored deck was more state-of-the-art these days.
LOL any of the above ain't good news.
I did a 4 day notice deployment once where they brought the boat out early from its POM period and they had stripped a large part of the deck. They slapped down a bunch of non-skid and slapped paint on it before anything had dried. That stuff was all coming up by the time we chopped into the Gulf. The ship battled that for the entire deployment. Wasn't their fault, but that deck was slippery. We were lucky to be in calm waters with fair weather most of the time. I hate the feeling of kicking the nose wheel into a turn and having the jet continue straight.
I don't think I'll ever forget the sound of the machines taing up non skid.
Huh
I said I don't think I'll ever forget the sound of the machines taking up non skid.
Huh?
I SAID I WILL NEVER FORGET THE SIUND OF... OH wait never mind you were there too LOL. My ears LOL...
I would not have wanted to have been on the deployment you had to do.
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