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“What is the difference between the navalised RD-33 and its baseline model?”
The RD-33’s navalised version – the RD-33MK – requires an enhanced takeoff thrust. Therefore, firstly, we have upgraded its fan by increasing airflow by 7%, thus increasing thrust up to 9,000kg instead of the 8,300kg produced by the baseline model. Second, we somewhat raised the turbine inlet temperature. As far as substantial modifications are concerned, that’s it. This derivative has been made and its operating integrity has been tested.”

Air Fleet 45 (3/2004)

“Buk” = Beech (a tree)
“Bazalt” = Basalt (type of rock)
“Granat” = Granite (type of rock)
“Igla” = Needle

Maybe blow in doors on the underside would compensate during high alpha flight.

I’ll be there but the lineup is pretty poor in my opinion. I bought the tickets months ago…

Still, will take my digital camera. Last time I went to Farnborough was 1994 I think, when I shook hands with a couple of Mikoyan designers courtesy of Jon Lake. Maybe if PiBu goes he’ll sign one of my books 😉

During their talk on Tuesday, Musharraf and Freivalds also discussed increasing trade between their two countries. She insisted that Sweden would not consider selling weapons to Pakistan. “There is no question of selling them weapons or anything directly related to weapons today,” she said, adding that the government had yet to decide whether the Erieye radar system would be considered a weapon. “We have yet to reach that stage” in the negotiations, she said. afp

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_7-7-2004_pg7_35

Four of the aircraft are fitted with the Ericsson PS-890 Erieye side looking phased array radar, with 200 solid-state modules mounted in a long narrow, non-rotating, antenna above the fuselage. From its operational altitude of 20,000ft, the Erieye S-band, frequency agile pulse Doppler 3 GHz radar has a range of 300-400km (200+nm) against fighter sized targets, including against clutter and also has a sea surveillance mode. The ‘look’ angle on each side is about 120 degrees, leaving the two 60 degree sectors of the nose and tail uncovered. One great advantage of using an electronically scanned antenna is that particular sectors containing targets can be scanned frequently, whilst the radar continues to monitor the other sectors. In addition, single sectors of interest can be scanned in different modes at the same time. The aircraft can remain on station 180km from its base for 8 hours.

The Argus can be fitted with four multifunction workstations for airborne controllers. However, in service with the Swedish Air Force the aircraft does not carry controllers, instead the onboard automated systems datalinks the information the radar receives to ground stations, which in turn can transmit commands back to the aircraft. In this configuration, the Argus functions as a highly efficient airborne radar and is completely integrated with the Swedish Air Defence system (StriC-90). Delivery of the six aircraft to the Swedish Air Force took place between 1997 and 1999 and the aircraft are operated by F16M at Malmslatt.

http://www.spyflight.co.uk/SAAB%20Argus.htm

So both sides are correct 😉