To: sukhoi-30mki
The Chinese seem to be using a “ski jump” flight deck rather than the angled flight deck catapult arrangement on US carriers. Would this mean that their carrier aircraft must have STOL capabilities that might compromise their speed and weapons carrying capacity?
To: The Great RJ
That is precisely what it means.
7 posted on
12/01/2014 8:45:13 AM PST by
Blood of Tyrants
(Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
To: The Great RJ
Would this mean that their carrier aircraft must have STOL capabilities that might compromise their speed and weapons carrying capacity? They use the Russian STOBAR system. Short TakeOff But Arrested Landing.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHi2-0_zYWo
10 posted on
12/01/2014 2:05:00 PM PST by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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