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Probably. I don't helicopter often.
Oh really when?
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Saber: And many of those craft are a lot bigger then their single engine counter parts and even the early dual engine Frog Foot. Which kind of surprised me. I always pictured it being a larger craft for some reason. But craft like the Su-35 Multi-Role Air Superiority fighter area whopping 20 feet longer then their earlier gen counter parts and notably heavier.
Tam: The Yak-130 is incredibly small. It uses two really small and rather low power engines for its nice light frame. Isn't it supposed to reasonably mimic the characteristics of the larger fighter craft as an advanced trainer? If so it would make sense to give it the same general engine set up. A single engine wouldn't really compare for balance or handling in the same since a craft with two engines would.
Who watches the watchmen?
Some helicopters have three. This one, for example:
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Funnily enough 3 of those flew over my house a few minutes ago.
If memory serves the new Su-35S has some fairly big upgrades over the Su-27 when it comes to it's engines. They're capable of thrust vectoring now for example. I hear they also took some cues from the PAK-FA too and squeezed more power out of it.
And the Yak-130, in addition to being ridiculously cute, is supposed to simulate both the cockpit and maneuvers of big things like the Su-35S and PAK-FA.
But all Russian planes run a bit big don't they?
edited 18th Nov '14 1:29:50 PM by LeGarcon
Oh really when?
V
The Russians have a lot of ground to cover.
Keep Rolling On
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Their newer craft run fairly large yes.
Helicopters work a bit differently then jets though. Remember they aren't flying they are beating the air into submission.
Who watches the watchmen?
Plus they have finally decided that Mother Russia should have a Proper Blue Water Navy, and Carriers, and Power Projection. And lots of other things that start with capital letters, probably. Big, twin-jet fighter aircraft with lots and lots of internal fuel capacity are part of that picture. Though it would be a prettier one if the carrier in question had CATOBAR capabilities...
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Well the Kuznetsov isn't really a carrier is she? I always heard she was just this huge nuclear missile platform and the jets were there as part of her defenses, not her armament.
edited 18th Nov '14 2:26:38 PM by LeGarcon
Oh really when?
HGW XX/7
No - Kuznetsov was equipped with 12 P-700 Granit SSMs, but it's designation is "heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser". The primary purpose is fleet defense.
Schild und Schwert der Partei
Yeah, compare to the Japanese Helicopter Destroyers. Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, sounds like a duck, but lacks the strategic power projection role of a duck.
Does it weigh as much as a duck? If it does, it needs burned.
Dreams of Revenge
Gentlemen, we cannot allow the Commies to gain a lead in strategic waterfowl systems! What we're looking at here is a duck gap, and I'll be damned if I let Ivan or some overmighty Chicom make a mockery of us in our area of expertise!
I don't care what it takes, I want that F-24 Turbo Mallard funded immediately!
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We gotta close that aquatic bird gap. One hilariously unsafe and useless device at a time.
Oh really when?
Ladies, Gentlemen, and Officers of the Royal Navy, I present the solution to our problem.
That thing looks like it flies with a giant wang.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
That thing looks like it should have a pointed Armor Piercing cap on it.
Who watches the watchmen?
Well, if Obama has ruled out the Death Star, then this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Doctor_Who_vehicles#Valiant
would be a good replacement.
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Fuck that noise, I want Voltron. Or a Megazord.
Oh really when?
I want White Base and a full Gundam complement aboard.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Tom: As Taira pointed out the Cargo Craft launch turned out to not be such a great idea.
Who watches the watchmen?
V
The RAF has had the on-and-off idea of using a cargo aircraft as a platform to drop cruise missiles...
France orders 12 Airbus A330 MRTTs
Boeing welcomes Japan decision to buy V-22s
edited 22nd Nov '14 3:21:00 AM by Greenmantle
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HGW XX/7
More good news for Airbus: Delta to buy 50 Airbuses to replace their ageing Boeing fleets on trans-Atlantic and Asian routes.
The order is worth $14bn. Terrific news for Airbus and RR.
edited 22nd Nov '14 3:35:29 AM by Achaemenid
Schild und Schwert der Partei
I think most helicopters have two engines.