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发帖数: 6973 | 1 Strategy Page, Dec. 23, 2010.
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htnavai/articles/20101223.aspx
Quote:
"Originally the Kuznetsovs were to be 90,000 ton, nuclear powered ships,
similar to American carriers (complete with steam catapults). Instead,
because of the high cost, and the complexity of modern (American style)
carriers, the Russians were forced to scale back their plans, and ended up
with the 65,000 ton (full load ) ships that lacked steam catapults, and used
a ski jump type flight deck instead.
"The Russians have warned China that it may take them a decade or more to
develop the knowledge and skills needed to efficiently run an aircraft
carrier.
My comment:
(a) game (adj):
(b) Admiral Kuznetsov is the last carrier Soviet Union (and Russia) has
laucnhed.
(i) List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_Russia_and_the_Soviet_Union#By_commissioning_date
(ii) Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
(Table: launched 1985; commissioned 1991; fully operational 1995)
Observe the "ski jump type flight deck" which China's navy is copying--both
in land and the carrier under construction.
(c) Whereas both Russia and China fail to evolve to steam-powered carrier
catapult, US has JUST entered a new phase--EMALS. See next.
Latest News first
(i) Navy launches new catapult for aircraft carriers. Los Angeles Times, Dec
. 22, 2010 (blog)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/12/navy-catapalt-general-atomics-.html
Check out the video clip.
The tests were conducted on Dec. 18 and 19, 2010.
This is the first time EMALS sends a fighter jet into the sky. The Aviation
Week report in (iii) described unspecific tests but did not launch an
airplane.
(ii) What are the advantages of EMALS over steam catapult?
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). General Stomics, undated.
http://atg.ga.com/EM/defense/emals/index.php
("EMALS is a complete launch system designed to replace the existing steam
catapult currently being used on aircraft carriers. The USS Gerald R. Ford,
the first ship of the CVN-21 Future Aircraft Carrier Class, will use
electromagnetic launch systems")
(iii) Bill Sweetman, Carrier Launch System Passes Initial Tests. Aviation
Week, June 7, 2010.
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=dti&id=news/dti/2010/06/01/DT_06_01_2010_p42-228803.xml
I brought this report to your attention at the time. Now the new era has
dawned.
(e) General Atomics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics
(General Atomics (GA) was founded July 18, 1955 in San Diego, California as
the General Atomic division of General Dynamics "for the purpose of
harnessing the power of nuclear technologies for the benefit of mankind") |
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