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Why did the Russians choose a "ski ramp" for launching planes from their aircraft carrier?
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:20 pm
Is there any advantage of this system over catapults for launching?
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Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:21 pm to blueridgeTiger
All about that launch angle
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:22 pm to MikeBRLA
Would think it makes it hard to come in at all if needed from that side.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:23 pm to blueridgeTiger
Brits do it too
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:23 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:
Is there any advantage of this system over catapults for launching?
I'd assume not or the largest navy in the world would be doing it also
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:23 pm to blueridgeTiger
That'd be pretty fun to do a motor x jump off that thing.
Or, get a sick old-school bike with pegs and torture that ramp.
Or, get a sick old-school bike with pegs and torture that ramp.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:25 pm to blueridgeTiger
Partly about tech but mostly about the costs. These Russian designed carriers were built to show a presence and a number. They were never a threat to the US fleet and a big black smoke show. Exact same tech the Chinese are using to posterize.
This post was edited on 6/22/23 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:25 pm to blueridgeTiger
give enough time for the pilot to punch out since that ship can't generate the speed to aid in takeoff.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:25 pm to blueridgeTiger
They don’t have the advanced catapult technology we have. At least as reliable
BTW, our lovely government sold the next gen launcher system, EMALS, a couple years ago.
BTW, our lovely government sold the next gen launcher system, EMALS, a couple years ago.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:25 pm to blueridgeTiger
Do you even lift baw
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:26 pm to blueridgeTiger
Travis pastrami special
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:26 pm to 777Tiger
True but the Brits actually have a strategy.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:28 pm to blueridgeTiger
quote:
Is there any advantage of this system over catapults for launching?
Its easier to build not better. They need more deck to launch. US can launch from forward cats while landing at same time if needed. US needs less “in the wind” than the others. Many more reasons like how complicated cats are and others didn’t want to invest in that technology.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:30 pm to blueridgeTiger
I'll admit, I don't know shite about carriers, but how do they counterbalance the weight of the tower? I mean, that tower has to be heavy as frick.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:31 pm to blueridgeTiger
Smaller surface area.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:32 pm to blueridgeTiger
Russian fighter pilots were getting too drunk to see where the end of the runway was and wouldn’t pull up fast enough. So they inverted it to give the pilots more room for error.
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:34 pm to blueridgeTiger
It's cheaper than using a catapult system. It's called a cope slope
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:35 pm to blueridgeTiger
Most navies have this type of Carrier: (from Wiki on "Ski-jumps")
Ships/classes with ski-jumps
Anadolu (Turkey)
Canberra-class landing helicopter docks (Australia)
Cavour (Italy)
Chakri Naruebet (Thailand)
Giuseppe Garibaldi (Italy)
Hermes/Viraat (UK/India)
Invincible-class aircraft carriers (UK)
Juan Carlos I (Spain)
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carriers (Soviet union/Russia/China)
Príncipe de Asturias (Spain)
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier (UK)
Liaoning (China)
Shandong (China)
Trieste (Italy)
Vikramaditya (India)
Vikrant (R11) (India)
Ships/classes with ski-jumps
Anadolu (Turkey)
Canberra-class landing helicopter docks (Australia)
Cavour (Italy)
Chakri Naruebet (Thailand)
Giuseppe Garibaldi (Italy)
Hermes/Viraat (UK/India)
Invincible-class aircraft carriers (UK)
Juan Carlos I (Spain)
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carriers (Soviet union/Russia/China)
Príncipe de Asturias (Spain)
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier (UK)
Liaoning (China)
Shandong (China)
Trieste (Italy)
Vikramaditya (India)
Vikrant (R11) (India)
Posted on 6/22/23 at 12:35 pm to RummelTiger
Russians all jerk off with their port hands.
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