Russian Carrier puts to Sea

Russian Aircraft Carrier On Its Way to North Atlantic
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov left the port of Murmansk
on March 23 to carry out military exercises in the north Atlantic,
Russian news reports said.

For two weeks, the Admiral Kuznetsov will implement a series of
military exercises involving the airplanes on board, ITAR-TASS quoted
the Russian Navy chief-of-command as saying.

More than 40 takeoffs are scheduled to take place during the exercises.


The Admiral Kuznetsov went into active service in 1993. It is 302 meters
long, weighs 55,000 tons, can reach a speed of 30 knots and can carry up
to 36 planes, 16 helicopters and 1,960 men.

The aircraft carrier last went into the open sea in November 2004.

Tiger wrote:
More than 40 takeoffs are scheduled to take place during the exercises.

Hopefully more than 40 landings are similarly scheduled.

"Tiger" wrote in message
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Russian Aircraft Carrier On Its Way to North Atlantic
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov left the port of Murmansk
on March 23 to carry out military exercises in the north Atlantic, Russian
news reports said.

For two weeks, the Admiral Kuznetsov will implement a series of military
exercises involving the airplanes on board, ITAR-TASS quoted the Russian
Navy chief-of-command as saying.

More than 40 takeoffs are scheduled to take place during the exercises.


Counting bolters, bingos and senior officer RONs, arrested landing will
likely be less than half that (if things go as planned).

Ahhh, give me the good old days when you could see 40 cat shots long before
being relieved for lunch. Come to think of it, by Summer's early light,
I've seen that many before being relieved (early) for the Forenoon.

Not many Centurions in Russian NAVAIR.....

TMO

"Jim Carriere" skrev i meddelandet ...
Tiger wrote:
More than 40 takeoffs are scheduled to take place during the exercises.

Hopefully more than 40 landings are similarly scheduled.


Not necessarily. Maybe some are scheduled to land on the ice like in the movie Firefox?

Per Nordenberg

TOliver wrote:

"Tiger" wrote in message
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Russian Aircraft Carrier On Its Way to North Atlantic
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov left the port of Murmansk
on March 23 to carry out military exercises in the north Atlantic, Russian
news reports said.

For two weeks, the Admiral Kuznetsov will implement a series of military
exercises involving the airplanes on board, ITAR-TASS quoted the Russian
Navy chief-of-command as saying.

More than 40 takeoffs are scheduled to take place during the exercises.



Counting bolters, bingos and senior officer RONs, arrested landing will
likely be less than half that (if things go as planned).

Ahhh, give me the good old days when you could see 40 cat shots long before
being relieved for lunch. Come to think of it, by Summer's early light,
I've seen that many before being relieved (early) for the Forenoon.

Not many Centurions in Russian NAVAIR.....

TMO



Nor will there ever be - as the Admiral Kuznetsov does not 'do' cat shots.

It has a ski ramp - the resident Su-33's wind up to full power and are
held back by retractable 'fingers' in front of the mainwheels.

When these retract, the a/c accelerates up over the ramp.

The Kuznetsov has four arresting wires - and is therfore a 'STOBAR' design.

They did look into - and even built - a working catapult, but rejected
it in favour of the ski jump.

Ken

See my pages at
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/...ges/su-27k.htm

Is that named for Kuznetsov the WWII fighter ace?

DB
Russian Aircraft Carrier On Its Way to North Atlantic
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov left the port of Murmansk
on March 23 to carry out military exercises in the north Atlantic,
Russian news reports said.

No - the fighter ace was I Kuznetsov -
http://www.elknet.pl/acestory/kuznetsov/kuznetsov.htm

The carrier was more properly named 'Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet
Union Kuznetsov' - usually shortened to 'Admiral Kuznetsov'.

It is named after Nikolai G. Kuznetsov :-
http://admiral.centro.ru/start_e.htm

Ken


Drifter Bob wrote:
Is that named for Kuznetsov the WWII fighter ace?

DB

Russian Aircraft Carrier On Its Way to North Atlantic
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov left the port of Murmansk
on March 23 to carry out military exercises in the north Atlantic,
Russian news reports said.

"Drifter Bob" wrote in message
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Russian Aircraft Carrier On Its Way to North Atlantic
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW

The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov left the port of Murmansk
on March 23 to carry out military exercises in the north Atlantic,
Russian news reports said.

Is that named for Kuznetsov the WWII fighter ace?

No.

Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov:
http://admiral.centro.ru/start_e.htm
--
David Biddulph

Only 40 landings and take offs? In 20 years in the USN and five
carriers most days 40 launches and traps would be a piece of cake.

Gerry Hamm USN/retired

Ken Duffey wrote:

:The Kuznetsov has four arresting wires - and is therfore a 'STOBAR' design.

You're going to have to explain where the back half of that acronym
comes from.