Literally HUNDREDS of brand new pictures, enjoy!
All text is in Portuguese but use Google translator to get the meaning of the text, the result is pretty passable!
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Charles de Gaulle nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier in exercise PEAN 12.2
Rafale Marine, the “teeth” of the Charles de Gaulle
Harmattan: Super Étendard Modernisé’s last war
Aquitaine, the first FREMM to come to Rio de Janeiro
RIMPAC 2012 – The world’s largest naval exercise
The Royal Canadian Navy at RIMPAC 2012
RCAF: Refuelling CF-188s in Havaí
Have fun!
By: Hammer - 7th May 2013 at 02:31
Well every time I pulled out the camera I asked for permission first… So there shouldn`t be any surprises over there. The combat center layout comes from a very good and Bible-sized book on the CDG that was published some years ago, they had at least two copies of it on board, one in the Capitains dining area and the other on the Sargent`s rest area… If I`m not wrong this is the boo I meant… There is another picture from this book that I photographed that shows the complete nuclear powerplant arrangement in a good sand clear image… Regards,
Felipe
By: H_K - 6th May 2013 at 00:02
Thanks, some REALLY interesting pics… including stuff that I thought was CLASSIFIED (!), such as the nuclear reactor and weapons magazine layout.
Must read for anyone interested in CVN design… should put to bed any misunderstandings that nuke propulsion is “compact”.
Also, the best drawing I’ve seen of CdG’s hangar layout. Cheers!
Deck layout
See the nuclear reactor spaces!
Flight deck & hangar arrangements
Flight plan (for a 2hr period)
1 Hawkeye
4 Rafale + Rafale buddy tanker
4 Super Etendard + Rafale buddy tanker
2 Super Etendard + Rafale buddy tanker
1 Hawkeye
… also including Rafale weights down to the kg! (which confirms that the Rafale M weighs 10,200-10,300kg empty)
Operations center
6 air controlers, 3 radar operators, 5 electronic warfare, 3 missile operators etc.
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May 4, 2013 at 5:55 am