KJ-600 carrierborne AEWC thread & possible KY-600 (?) COD aircraft

[wuguanhui]

How long can a unmanned helicopter stay in the sky if it is being continually recharged from the ship?

 

[Stealthflanker]

How long can a unmanned helicopter stay in the sky if it is being continually recharged from the ship?

So you want a tethered solution, one gotta think about the weight of the cable tho, as the thing it powers is not just the radar but also the uav's. The cable must not only be able to reach required altitude of operation but also maintain some safe distance as too close to the ship, when high wind and the cable are whipping around.. it can hit the ship or onboard carrier.. it become hazard to deck operations.

 

[PiSigma]

So you want a tethered solution, one gotta think about the weight of the cable tho, as the thing it powers is not just the radar but also the uav's. The cable must not only be able to reach required altitude of operation but also maintain some safe distance as too close to the ship, when high wind and the cable are whipping around.. it can hit the ship or onboard carrier.. it become hazard to deck operations.

Tethered power would never work as that would limit area of operation to be directly over the ship.. I suddenly had an image of Evangelion with the power cord.

The whole point of having aewc is being able to see further than the ship, not just be being higher to see over the curvature but also to be forward deployed.

 

[sheogorath]

Tethered power would never work as that would limit area of operation to be directly over the ship.. I suddenly had an image of Evangelion with the power cord.

The whole point of having aewc is being able to see further than the ship, not just be being higher to see over the curvature but also to be forward deployed.

Yeah, at that point, might as well just use a blimp if you want to go the tethered route. Which also means a huge "here I am" beacon.

 

[Nilou]

I wish blimps and zeppelins were viable. They are just too cool.

 

[2=GT]

 

[Tomboy]

del, fake image

 

[Deino]

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KJ-600 during trials in Tibet(?)

Is this real? looks almost like a CG.

 

[Confusionism]

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KJ-600 during trials in Tibet(?)

It’s obviously CGI—the lighting angle and the sun’s position don’t match. The underside of the aircraft is brighter, but the sun is clearly above it.
Furthermore, the mountainous area below is clearly not Tibet, but rather a typical winter scene in the Alps; the author simply picked a random photo of snow-capped mountains.

 

[Gloire_bb]

I wish blimps and zeppelins were viable. They are just too cool.

They are viable. Just not at sea.