S- duct revisited.

I recently took these photos of an old retired Aermacchi that we use overhere for educational purposes.

Look, it has S-ducts 🙂 You can not see the engine face

Below is photo from rear with engine removed (you cannot see the intake).

So, the pesky Italians at Aermacchi had stealth technology decades before anybody else…. That is if you think theat S-ducts are soooo crucial in making or braking a stealth design:rolleyes:

So many pages about S-duct/engine shielding on the T-50 has made me a believer in that theory. So I will take my Aermacchi and take on all the best fighters the world can throw at me 😀

Come on guys, there so much more in stealth designs. Engine face shielding (S-duct, blocker or whatever) is just a small part of a big equation.

But, of course little Kapedani with his jerky fast conclusions will tell you that otherwise :rolleyes:

Edit: Unlike Kapedani, I don’t use photoshopped photos. The above photos are made by me and are my property. I authorize anyone to use them on this forum for various purposes and threads.

Gibka – 3 km – IR – 1155 (Adm.Kulakov), 21630 (Astrakhan’)
Kolchan (Kinzhal upgrade) – 15km – r/com – 1155 (Severodvinsk – aft FCS)
Palica (naval Pantsyr’) – 15 km – r/com – ?
Redut (naval Vityaz’) – 40 km – AR – 20382, 22350
Krepost’ (naval S-400 Triumf) – 180 km – SAR/AR – ?

Enjoy.

I think you mean Severomorsk.

By the way. What is the status of the follow on units of the Astrakhan? Also the second Tatarstan frigate?

The interesting thing is the Positiv on the fock-mars. Allegedly it’s role is target acquisition for Gibka.

I can’t see the 2 small radars associated with the RASTRUB/METEL rockets.
Has the GIBKA taken the place they occupied?
How will they guide the RASTRUB/METEL frm now if their radars are gone?

so, it’s roughly 3 flights per month-first flight included, or roughly one per 10 days. Is it a good ratio?

Not a good yardstick to make meanengfulll judgments. Because during this time, the prototype was painted. It also was partly disassembled and shipped to Zhukovsky.

Fanboy thread :diablo:

12x9M96 or 48x9M100 or a mix.

So it is a naval version of the VITYAZ ?

http://www.dtig.org/docs/MSAM-MRADS-Vityaz.pdf

By the way Snake65,

How many more Pr 20380 ships are under construction? Is there one being built in the far east?

Photo of the Vice Admiral Kulakov with most of the modernization done.

– Fregat main radar installed
– Klinok SAM with fir ontrol radar installed at rear

Looks like Gibka short range SAM is also installed upfront (difficult to say from photo).

There may be other modifications/upgrades but cannot tell from picture.