JangBoGoArticle on the pros & cons of Mistral.
Part-I
http://vpk-news.ru/articles/8693
Part-II
http://vpk-news.ru/articles/8722
without proper translation it is difficult to completely comprehend. The Russian solution was the pr.11780, but the problem is it will require many more years to update and built.
JangBoGoPhoto of INS Vikramaditya from 23rd May 2012
and another glimpse of INS Vikramditya…
http://pics.livejournal.com/kuleshovoleg/pic/000ed3a9
JangBoGoVery good ariel shots of the Sevmash area…and INS Vikramaditya.
JangBoGoEarlir news on the sea trials being postponed.
Sea Trials of INS Vikramaditya Can Be Postponed
21.05.2012Scheduled on May 25, first sortie of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya build by Russia for Indian Navy may not be held, a source in defense industry told Central Navy Portal.
Dockside repair and modernization of Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya under Project 11430 is coming to its end. In accordance with schedule agreed upon with the client, on May 25 the ship is supposed to unberth the Sevmash shipyard’s outfitting quay for the first time and take the sea for trials. Currently, the shipwrights are working day and night preparing the ship in order to start sea trials in time.
Central Navy Portal found out that the date of the carrier’s first sea-taking may be postponed due to staff changes in Russian Navy command, the need for replacements in governmental commission and some other reasons. According to a source in defense industry, “a time delay is possible, about one week”. Therefore, approved and repeatedly named date of May 25 may be postponed for indefinite period.
http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=15168
Vladimir Putin Arrives in Severodvinsk to Inspect INS Vikramaditya Taking Sea
22.05.2012President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin plans to visit Severodvinsk on May 25 to watch aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya taking the sea for the first time after shipyard phase of repairs, a source in Russian defense industry told Central Navy Portal.
Completion of dockside phase of works is an important milestone in the Russian-Indian contract on repair and modernization of INS Vikramaditya by Sevmash shipyard. According to the contract, the ship is to start sea trials on May 25. To fulfill contractual obligations, all capabilities of Sevmash shipyard are applied. High-ranking officials of the shipyard and shipbuilding industry reiterated about definitive meeting of that deadline.
The president will be accompanied by directors and top officials of United Shipbuilding Corporation, Rosoboronexport, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Defense Ministry, and other state agencies.
As the source assumed, apart from the carrier’s trials, the contract for construction of Borei-A and Yasen submarines can be signed in Severodvinsk in the presence of Vladimir Putin or at least extended conference may take place in order to settle the problem. Recall that the contract on aforementioned submarines has not been signed so far due to pricing contradiction between defense ministry and United Shipbuilding Corporation.
http://rusnavy.com/news/navy/index.php?ELEMENT_ID=15174
Indian Aircraft Carrier Sea Trials Postponed Until June
SEVERODVINSK, May 23 (RIA Novosti)Sea trials of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier being overhauled for the Indian navy at the Sevmash shipyard in northern Russia have been postponed until the beginning of June, the shipyard said on Wednesday.
The purchase of the Soviet-built Admiral Gorshkov was agreed in 2005 but delivery to India has been long delayed. The cost of refurbishing the aircraft carrier, to be renamed INS Vikramaditya, has since gone up from $947 million to $2.3 billion.
“The start of the sea trials has been moved to the beginning of June,” a Sevmash spokesman said.
The vessel was originally scheduled to sail for trials in the White Sea and the Barents Sea on May 25.
The delay could have been caused by poor weather forecast in the trials area next week, the official said.
The delivery of the Admiral Gorshkov to the Indian navy is expected in December 2012.
JangBoGo«Aviadvigatel» News
12.05.2012
Perm designers introduced a new common engine (PS-90A3u) to their customers
In April 2012, a conference named The Prospects of the PS-90A Family Development took place in Moscow. During the conference, a presentation was held to introduce the PS-90A3u engine designed to replace the PS-90A family installed on the certified Il-96, Tu-204/214, Il-76TD-90 aircrafts and their versions.
The conference was organizes by Aviadvigatel OJSC and Perm Engine Company OJSC involving United Engine Corporation Managing Co. Among the participants of the conference were almost all the Russian airlines having the PS-90A family powered aircrafts in service: Rossiya Airlines, Aeroflot-Russian Airlines, Red Wings, Volga-Dnepr Airlines, Transaero, Aviastar-TU and Polet Airlines. The number of participants who met with Perm building companies also comprised Russian Ministry of Industry & Trade representatives, top managers and senior specialists of Iliushin and Tupolev Co., United Aircraft Corporation, Iliushin Finance Co., Commercial Aviation Institute (National Unitary Enterprise), Central Institute of Aviation Motors n.a. P.I. Baranov (National Unitary Enterprise), Aircraft Building Alliance International Association.
Taking a chair of the conference, Alexander Inozemtsev, the General Director of Aviadvigatel OJSC highlighted that a decision to design the PS-90A family new modification was driven by the necessity to offer engines, based on up-to-date design solutions and engineering technologies, to the potential Perm builders’ partners.
Alexander Semyonov, a Deputy General Designer – Aircraft Engine Chief Designer of the Perm Design Bureau, told in detail about the PS-90A3u Project and prospects of the new modification. The PS-90A2 engine, certified in 2009, was designed aiming at performance improvement in relation to that reached for the baseline PS-90A. While developing the new engine, the designers were focused on the interchangeability between the PS-90A and PS-90A2. Even though they did reached complete interchangeability in geometry and weight, as well as in the attachment assemblies, interface variance had to be implemented for the Tu-204SM aircraft.
In 2011, Aviadvigatel made a decision to retrieve the idea of retrofitting the existing PS-90A fleet using the engine that would have all the technology advantages over the PS-90A2 given that no airframe development is required. Such an engine was defined as PS-90A3u. The main design feature of this engine different with PS-90A2 is the fan case adopted from the baseline PS-90A engine to reduce engine weight and cost. The PS-90A2 engine certified in compliance with AP-33 meets containment requirements for the “root blade-out” condition. However, the reinforced case is rather heavy, so that it does not allow the engine to comply with the TRD as fully as required. The PS-90A3u, in turn, will be certified in accordance with Russian Airworthiness Directive (NLGS-3). Besides, the new engine modification has the EEC and onboard monitoring adapted to the interface of the aircrafts being powered by the Perm engines.
The Chief Designer of the Perm Design Bureau expressed an assurance that the PS-90A3u will have a longer on-wing life compared to the baseline PS-90A and lower repair expenses. At this, airlines can not only place orders for the new engines but also reconstruct the existing PS-90A and PS-90A3u during overhaul. To implement such reconstruction the following is needed: to replace the HPT, install a new rear compartment retaining a number of in-service parts, partially replace the LPT and combustor parts and units, develop the HPC, install a new ACS and improve a number of the external systems so that the PS-90A3u can be used for any of the existing aircrafts.
Speaking of the PS-90A3u benefits, the Chief Designer called the attention of the colleagues to the increased engine mean time between overhauls. “It will provide airlines with more effective use of the aircrafts by cutting-down the on-ground time while replacement, decrease a Shop Visit Rate (SVR) and the total Shop Visit time will fall from 50 to 22 months per engine life cycle. Engine reliability will significantly grow allowing the customers to minimize flight delays and pre-flight service time. Decrease of maintenance labour to 0.2 man-hour per 1 flight hour by increasing the maintenance rate and decreasing of Engineering Service Load (ESL), will cut down engine maintenance expenses of airlines to 30%. High stability of the engine modules efficiency, primarily HPT, will decrease the fuel consumption to 4% per 10,000 run hours, and the gas temperature margin at the turbine inlet along with the new HPT design and cooling system will allow to retain the engine thrust constant in operation”, stressed A. Semyenov.
Currently, Aviadvigatel jointly with Perm Engine Company are engaged in mastering batch production of the PS-90A3u. “We have issued a big portion of the PS-90A3u documents and now are at the Design Documentation production phase. We will try to install the PS-90A3u for one Tu-204 and one Il-76TD-90 aircraft (single engine for each) for “advance” run time purposes”, said A.Semyenov.
The above article does not mention specifically about non-American parts…but we can expect it. Without these Tu-204SM is not going to Iran or will find any new markets.
http://www.avid.ru/eng/pr/news/1111/
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http://www.avid.ru/upload/pages/1306/img_1298047970.jpg
JangBoGo^^^
I think it has to be. The below link mentions so.
http://prm.ru/business/2011-01-28/102123
You might have aready seen it and it says the PS-90A2 was banned from sale to Iran, Syria and Cuba. So it was necessary to replace American components in the PS-90A2. So we do have to assume that PS-90A3 is the engine without American components along with it being given necessary improvements.
JangBoGoRussia Folds Soyuz-U Launch Program
20:39 17/05/2012
MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti)The launch of a Soyuz-U carrier rocket from the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia on Thursday was the last in its 40-year history, spokesman for Russia’s Space Forces Col. Alexei Zolotukhin said.
The Soyuz-U orbited on Thursday a Cosmos-series reconnaissance satellite to expand Russia’s Oko (Eye) orbital missile early warning network, which consists of about 70 satellites.
“The launch on May 17 of a medium class Soyuz-U carrier rocket from Plesetsk was the last for this type of launch vehicles,” Zolotukhin said.
The first launch of a Soyuz-U was conducted from the Plesetsk Space Center on May 18, 1973. A total of 434 launches have been carried out, orbiting about 430 spacecraft.
“The Soyuz-U will be replaced by Soyuz-2 and Angara-A3 medium class carrier rockets,” Zolotukhin said.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120517/173517900.html
Russia Launches Military Satellite
19:03 17/05/2012
MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti)Russia’s Space Forces launched on Thursday a Soyuz-U carrier rocket with a Cosmos-series military satellite, SF spokesman Col. Alexey Zolotukhin said.
The rocket was launched from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia.
“The launch has been carried out to expand the cluster of Russian military satellites in orbit,” Zolotukhin said.
The official did not provide details on the specific nature of the spacecraft but according to NASAspaceflight.com it could be a Kobalt-M spy satellite with advanced reconnaissance and terrain mapping capabilities.
In this capacity it will join Russia’s Oko (Eye) orbital missile early warning network, which consists of about 70 satellites.
The Soyuz-U rocket is designed to orbit Soyuz and Progress manned and cargo spacecraft, as well as special-purpose satellites such as Cosmos, Resurs-F, Foton and Bion.
JangBoGoThe article while very nice on the narrative stand point has clearly an agenda in promoting the Mig-35 for the MMRCA deal.
I would love to read the point of view of those you flew against the Mig-29 during that exercise.
where did you see the author mention about the MMRCA deal. In his closing remarks he was mentioning the up-gradation of the MiG-29s. The article was likely penned down by the Air Marshall earlier and the editorial team probably timed it as they did not have any article related to the MiG-29(?). If we take the amount of pages that have been dedicated to M2k and then later-on for Rafale (and other contestants) in the same magazine (and all aerospace magazines in India) from 2005 onwards, it would easily weigh a few hundred grams (or a few Kg), where as those on MiG-29 can be easily counted with our fingers without loosing track.
In the whole MMRCA contest, MiG-29/35 was the only competitor that did not have the political weight behind it and also had the least amount of sales pitch. Where as everyone else had the political force behind their aircraft. MiG-29/35 campaign itself was a disaster as the command was given to Sukhoi bosses to promote the MiG-35 and seal the deal. :p
It doesn’t need much to guess how much of an effort or sincere Sukhoi guys would have been in clinching the deal, when Sukhoi is doing everything it can to number-plate RAC-MiG and be the lone monopoly in the aircraft business.
I recall the late BHarry mentioning something like a 7:1 BVR score in favor of the fulcrum in IAF Dact (Acig.org). The N019 was much more powerful than the RDI?, and the R27 has longer legs than the Matra Super 530.
Serviceability is a draw with a marginal advantage to the teen/M2k. The fulcrum’s complaints were mainly due to the break up of the FSU. It is not as much an issue today.
He mentioned about the MiG-29s better raid-discrimination compared to the RDY unit. It was probably because, unlike the m2k, almost everything in MiG-29s were prioritized for air-defense.
Regarding the service and the bad-reputation for the MiG-29 in terms of serviceability, you are right. People simply ignore the events of that time. Problem with FSU started growing rapidly around 1989 (just 6-12 months after that exercise) and the support chain might have got affected early itself. In short, events that unfolded during that time let down a very capable fighter and helped those bitching about MiG-29s to brand it as an unreliable aircraft.
Now that both are going to be upgraded/under up-gradation…. we are likely to see some good capability enhancement for the MiG-29s. I’m waiting for the duet between IAF Rafale and IN MiG-29K. Both are good dog fighters but MiG-29K is limited to 8g.
JangBoGoRussian AF to Get First T-50 Fighters in 2013
17:01 17/05/2012
VORONEZH, May 17 (RIA Novosti)The Russian Air Force will receive the first batch of prototypes of its fifth-generation T-50 fighter for performance testing in 2013, Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said on Thursday.
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JangBoGoRussian AF to Get First T-50 Fighters in 2013
17:01 17/05/2012
VORONEZH, May 17 (RIA Novosti)The Russian Air Force will receive the first batch of prototypes of its fifth-generation T-50 fighter for performance testing in 2013, Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said on Thursday.
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20120517/173511998.html
A request to all…… please stop making fun of Raptor’s post. He have started editing the date of the article which makes it little difficult to know if the news is new or old. For instance, the post in last page about the Russian UAV….the date is not provided. Earlier he posted about the large exercise involving 40 aircraft and for a moment I thought….another exercise of that size in such a short period until i read and realized that it was from few months back. So encourage him to post dates, so that the double work can be avoided and if not interested, the article can be skipped.
JangBoGoNot sure if this earlier press release from last year has been posted. PS-90A3 from United Engine Corporation
THE PS-90A3 ENGINE IS READY FOR TAKE-OFF!
31.01.2011In January 2011, the PS-90A3 aviation engine was certified.
The PS-90A3 is a modification of the PS-90A2 engine, certified in 2009. The new development from the Perm design department retains all the advantages of the PS-90A2 as a basic engine – a high reserve of jet pipe temperature, higher resources on the basic details, and better automatic control systems.
The PS-90A3 is certified in accordance with Chapter 6 of the Airworthiness Codes (Revision 3) since it provides localization of the ventilator’s rotor blade stripping. In Perm, they are currently working on how to reduce the bulk of the PS-90A2 fan casing.
JangBoGo^^^ you are welcome. CVR have been recovered and probably by tomorrow we’ll hear something, but FDR is still not recovered.
Superjet Recorder Deciphering Equipment to Arrive in Jakarta
06:23 17/05/2012
MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti)Deciphering equipment for the voice recorder of a crashed Russian passenger jet will be delivered to Jakarta from Moscow on Thursday morning, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry reported.
The Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) passenger jet slammed into a steep side of Indonesia’s Mount Salak near Jakarta shortly after takeoff on a demonstration flight on May 9. All 45 people on board were killed.
According to Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Yury Slyusar, the recorder taped the last two hours of conversation in the cockpit.
JangBoGoBA,
your video link is not working…
Here is the alternate link… First Flight of LCA NP 1 on 27th April 2012
It can be watched in this link. Very good.
http://www.tejas.gov.in/press_release/np1_first_flight.html
JangBoGoComparing MiG-29 and Mirage 2000
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http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/23/007ljp.jpgSource:
Vayu Aerospace and Defence Review
In the below video we’ll see “pudding” mentioned in the above article, Air Marshall Padamjith Singh Ahluwalia, in the discussion on selection of Rafale in MMRCA.
NDTV – What does the Rafale deal mean for the Indian Air Force?
I’m not sure if this is the same talk show, but I did saw the Retd Air Marshall commenting negative about the MiG-29 by completely hiding the causes behind the serviceability of the MiG-29s.
Nice 😀 article. Though this article gives us the account of the arguably first account of Mig 29 going against a M2000 in the world , let alone the IAF , it became a regular feature later in the intra IAF exercises.And without a doubt it has been shown that Mig 29 trumps over a M2K almost everytime in all regimes.Though having a less refined radar than the M2K , surprisingly the mig 29 with sarh missiles was quite a match if not better than the M2k with sarh in bvr too.
If aircraft uptimes/downtimes are considered it will be a different story altogether.
The article says they also made good use of their radar against the m2k.
Regarding the uptimes, it mostly had to do with the service network which was broken due to the political situation that evolved during that time.
JangBoGo^^^ most of it is probably not correct.
But new electronics and systems are for sure. Removal of Granit missile another high probability. But it wont make a difference on the air-wing. Maybe give some additional storage space underneath. New air-wing consisting of at least 24 x MiG-29K is a definite though.
Change over to gas turbine not likely and probably will continue with the current set up. Maybe be they will replace the old boilers with KVG-3D diesel units that is also installed in INS Vikramaditya.
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