Aircraft Carriers III

Jeff Head

Jeff Head

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Air Force Brat said:
I can't wait to see the video of that ejection, those Russian Naval Aviator's are NOT Going to like this, two dead birds our of 10??? that's a 20% failure rate, per number of aircraft.

Two cable failures in a month??? that is bad news, thankfully God has been watching over those Russian Naval Aviator's, bet they are doing a lot of serious praying on each approach, Bless their hearts.
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I believe that their maintenance standards for how they have used the Kuznetsov for so long are simply not enough for the tempo they are running to run patrols and mission in actual combat in syria.

Very well could be what is causing arrestor equipment to fail and aircraft to crash.

The PLAN should be taking notes.
 
bd popeye

bd popeye

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Jeff sez;

Look, high tempo operation of a carrier are tough and dangerous. The US trains and practices this stuff ALL THE TIME with their carriers and pilots and those pilots have to maintain certain very high levels of expertise.
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Excellent post Jeff....and the proof is that USS George Washington is awaiting her turn for four year RCOH in a couple of months and what is she doing right now?....not sitting around in port.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerome Gordon directs an EA-18G Growler from the Vikings of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Clemente A. Lynch/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2016) Deputy Commander, Carrier Air Wing 8, Capt. Vorrice Burks prepares to launch from the flight deck in an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Gaines/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 2, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Jerome Gordon directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 122), onto a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Wyatt L. Anthony/Released)
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SamuraiBlue

SamuraiBlue

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I think there is a USN carrier in Yokosuka port since I see a lot of F-18 buzzing around doing low flight (under 1,000 m) practice. I believe it is common practice for the fighters to leave the carrier and park their fighters at Yokota during the time the carrier is in port since they can't fly off a parked carrier.
 
Jura The idiot

Jura The idiot

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Air Force Brat said:
I can't wait to see the video of that ejection, ...
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I'm bluffing it would be similar to 2005 "event":
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September 5, 2005 lost Su-33 (b / n 82) under Colonel Yuri Korneev. The pilot ejected successfully. The accident occurred when landing on the deck of the AK "Admiral Kuznetsov". Due to the termination cable arrester system (brake) the aircraft continued to move along the deck and fell into the sea and sank.
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