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  • in reply to: RuAF News and Development Thread part 13 #2244015
    mack8
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    How many Ka52,Mi28 and Mi35 were scheduled to be delivered this year?

    Have not seen a similar detailed breakdown in regards to helicopters, but i would guess it should be close to about a dozen each of those types. Imo out of 100 helos i think roughly half or more would be Mi-8 types, perhaps one third attack types and the rest light types like Ansat, Ka-226 etc and several Mi-26.

    in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXIV #2244091
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    Um… now that we are relatively free of various trolls, with all due respect why don’t you two just cut the crap as well please. You’re doing the same thing as them. You can and SHOULD put your stance/ information forward in a civilized matter you know. Oh and please don’t give me the “oh but he’s stoopid i know bettar!” Probably both of you are wrong on one issue or the other, unless you work under M. Pogosyan himself and hang around the PAK-FA construction hall every day! (probably that would actually be Dik_A thank you very much):)
    Please don’t waste knowledge you posess and the value of the information you provide about this program with pitiful insults. Thank you.

    mack8
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    Here we go, we have this here too. Kinda expected, and one can see the “usual” suspects at work. Why the hell they don’t stick to their F-35 topic, they only embarrass themselves with their ignorance on world matters (or they just spread and support lies if they are just pathetic yankee sock puppets- probably the case).

    A quick history lesson shows those islands were “awarded” to Japan during their colonial era, remember about 100 years ago when all these big powers, Japan, US etc. were slicing China and patting themselves over their backs for it ? Besides looks at the frigging map and see where China and Japan are and where the Diaoyus are! Hello captain obvious!

    Today though, the mere involvement of the yanks pushing their vassal japanese and korean governments from behind throw away any credibility of japanese claims of those islands. In fact it’s purely for US interests: those islands and especially their airspace and possibly underwater are serving for spying on chinese surface and submarine vessels when going out of chinese waters, and spying on China proper. Their “support” also serves the US media war against China by painting them as “evil” and trying to take land away from the “good and peaceful” Japan etc. Plus they also have similar skeletons in their closet as well, remember Guantanamo Bay, and who it REALLY belongs to? I do.

    But the whole farce can be seen from the very reaction to the new chinese ADIZ. It wasn’t the japanese who challenged it first, not the koreans, no. It was the yanks! What?! Can anyone else see the hypocrisy? It’s strange that the japanese, who are supposed to be brave and all that, didn’t had the balls to do it themselves, unless accompanied by the yanks, after all isn’t that supposed to be their “legitimate” territory? Also i don’t understand what the koreans have to so with all this, but again, the US vassals in their government probably received instructions from Washington, which is probably the case with the japanese “flag planting” in the Diaoyus a few years back.

    In conclusion, China should redouble their efforts to strengthen their military and hence their country and protect themselves against american led machinations, and hopefully not far from now be in the position to dispose of the american neo-imperialism in the region and take back what rightfully belongs to them. Imo they should start by returning the yanks a “favour” by basing a PLAN task force preferably with carries, spy planes, nuclear subs etc in cuban waters, give the cubans a few billions worth of weaponry, and kindly tell the US to just go to hell!

    in reply to: Croatian Air Force #2244702
    mack8
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    Newly overhauled croatian MiG-21bis at the Odessaviaremservis plant.
    http://www.morh.hr/hr/vijesti-najave-i-priopcenja/priopcenja/8810-ministar-kotromanovi#foto

    in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXIV #2244729
    mack8
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    Required reading for all these “experts” going on about things like T-50 being equipped with N-050, Izd.117S, russians can’t build AESAs etc. etc.
    http://bmpd.livejournal.com/675239.html

    Still, some mistakes imo, isn’t Izd.170-1 the RVV-SD ( roughly) while the conventional finned version is Izd.180? Regarding the Izd.810, should it be assumed that K-37M aka RVV-BD for export is Izd.610M, the 810 being a FURTHER upgraded version, correct ? Also, my understanding is the thrust of Izd.117 is 15,000kgf, while the new Type 30 should go to 17,500-18,000kgf. Lastly the number of flights probably needs clarification, i did saw in several sources as being at 350 now (including take-off.ru), but Sukhoi clearly said 450.

    in reply to: RuAF News and Development Thread part 13 #2244773
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    in reply to: RuAF News and Development Thread part 13 #2244776
    mack8
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    Right, a lot of things happening in the VVS these days.

    3 more Yak-130 delivered few days ago, which completes the order for 18 to be built this year.
    http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20131126/979690687.html

    2 more Su-30SM delivered to Domna today.
    http://www.sdelanounas.ru/blogs/44256/

    Breakdown of the planned 2013 deliveries of aircraft new and upgraded from UAC.
    http://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/19370681/v-vojska-postupit-bolshe-samoletov-chem-obeschaet-putin

    Resume: 14 Sukhoi Su-34 (10 delivered as far as i know), 12 Su-35S (possible issues/delays?), 14 Su-30SM (7+2 already delivered ), four Su-30M2 (contracted in 2012 ) four MiG-29K/KUB (officially delivered) 18 trainer aircraft Yak-130 (delivered) and one AN-148.

    Upgraded by UAC 10 MiG-31BM, four Su-33, two Tu-95MSM and two Su-27SM3 (upgraded from legacy Su-27 rather than new it seems)

    There are of course deliveries and upgrades (carried at ARZ plants) outside of UAC, i.e. Su-25SM, possibly Su-24M (Gefest&T upgrade), and several more transport types (L-410, An-140 etc.).

    in reply to: Possible Scottish Defece Force #2245562
    mack8
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    Frankly, this SNP and their cohort are mad… They want to senselessly split the British Isles even more than they already are?! To what frigging purpose?! If it was me, in the eventuality this split will actually happen the remaining UK shouldn’t give them squat, you want independence, fine, have it, now go and buy your own stuff with your own money!

    I hope though that this madness (madness, honestly!) won’t come through and common sense will prevail in the end.

    in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXIV #2246636
    mack8
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    Probably “Su-35” refers to borts 901 and 902, which are apparently the initial planned export configuration (most visible difference is they have no OEIS). Not sure if the present export configuration would include OEIS, probably would imo judging by the MiG-35 export configuration.

    in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXIV #2246688
    mack8
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    Thanks, where is that excerpt coming from if i may ask ? Is this list of planned aircraft and weapons tests and evaluations the 2013-2015 plan for Akhtubinsk ?

    in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXIV #2248184
    mack8
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    Could it be possible that the lower KS-O and KS-U/2 field of view angles are arranged so that they are just about not interfering with each other at their respective coverage area edges?

    in reply to: RuAF News and Development Thread part 13 #2248274
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    in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXIV #2248345
    mack8
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    Brand new PAK-FA assembly line to be constructed @ KnAAPO, set to cost ~US$780m. Prototype Type 30 engines scheduled to enter (flight?) testing in 2016:

    http://www.ato.ru/content/sukhoi-fighters-will-remain-backbone-russian-air-force

    That’s very interesting, wasn’t there news recently (and even a photo report) that they work on a SECOND line for Su-35S as well? So there will be 2 lines for Su-35S and one for T-50? Looking at something like 24+ Su-35 and 12-15 T-50 a year from 2015-2016?

    PS: Also wonder for how long Su-30MK2 will be still built, and what is the rough annual production rate for them? In the region of a dozen too i guess?

    in reply to: Future Of Iranian Air Force #2248843
    mack8
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    Yeah, why… the idiots in charge cancelled (!) a promising, reasonable project like Mukhamedov’s Shafaq, and instead built this…”thing”. Surely a few extra RD-33 engines could have been found in Iran, and instead of wasting time and resources in building fiberglass propaganda models (or add an extra tail on the poor F-5s…useless exercise), a dedicated team of students and engineers could have made Shafaq fly for real, despite all the difficulties, even if just in prototype form for now. That would have been a massive, tangible, irrefutable propaganda and iranian aviation success at least.

    Btw apparently both the IACI director AND the very reporter “presenting” it have been sacked! Massive corruption involved allegedly (as in the IACI director stole the money with which he was supposed to build a real aircraft or something like this)

    And on the same note, whatever they did, but they cancelled Tazarve as well, apparently following a crash. Butt ugly in the initial form but again with effort, it could be made to fly, just a simple, cheap trainer and even light CAS, and also a wonderful experience gaining tool for their industry. But looks like they weren’t even able to build a new canopy for it or whoever designed it was off his head or something, apparently they used PC-7 like cockpits which gave horrid visibility. First and foremost what Tazarve really needs most is a nice, good visibility cockpit like HJT-36 f.e.

    Such a pity, as i think all thing being equal they COULD have build and develop some decent and respectable aircraft, if the interest was there.

    in reply to: The PAK-FA News, Pics & Debate Thread XXIV #2248910
    mack8
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    I wasn’t commenting on the performance, just on the status. Anyway here for instance:
    http://www.leteckemotory.cz/motory/r-79/index.php?en

    this is also a debate thread

    That’s a mistake, all the “debate” part does is to cover any important bit of news and information about this aircraft with tons of useless rubbish (usually coming from the “suspects”)

    Here you go, knock yourself out… just keep the “America strong!!!111!” “LM is smarter”, “russians is inferior” and similar crap either said or implied out of this topic! Thanks.
    http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?127668-PAK-FA-vs-the-rest-debate-thread

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