Aircraft Carriers Militaire et armes

Is the Fleet Air Arm training on the ‘Charles de Gaulle’?

Not that I know of, but feel free to correct me if you know the truth. I can think of an explanation to why they aren’t. Not the same configuration resulting in different operationalisation need As the future…

How far away from each other are the naval ships in an aircraft carrier group?

Depends on the strategic and tactical situation. If you are in the open ocean, anticipating an attack, the group will disperse and form a defensive grid. A possible formation is indicated in the diagram. In this case, the…

How much does a carrier strike group cost?

Well, each carrier strike group have different ships composition but generally they have one carrier (with a carrier air wing on it), at least one cruisers and a destroyer squadron (consisted of destroyers and sometimes with frigates too).…

Hypothetically, if a modern Nimitz class aircraft carrier rammed another ship, what would be the damage inflicted and received?

An aircraft carrier has rammed another ship, just not a Nimitz. HMAS Melbourne had actually rammed two ships. But the collision with Voyager was the worst and most remembered. Melbourne–Voyager collision. HMAS Voyager before collision. The HMAS Melbourne…

Why isn’t India using the same nuclear reactor (as in INS Arihant) in its newly built aircraft carrier?

Two main reasons, Inadequate Power Cost Inadequate Power The Arihant weighs around 6000 tonnes and the reactor on-board allows a turbine to produce around 80 Mega Watts of power. (remember that reactors only provide heat, you still need…

How fast cast an aircraft carrier really go?

There is a standard formula for calculating max speed, called hull speed formula. It was originally developed by William Froude, a South African in 1868. It is also called displacement speed. The formula is 1.34 times the square…

Why do naval aircraft aim for the second wire of a three wire trap and not aim for the first with two more in reserve?

Naval aviators aim for a particular part of the deck because that’s where the meatball is orienting them. Unless you’re on a small deck—all of which are retired—you don’t know if you’re aiming for the first wire or…

What are advantages and disadvantages of a carrier-capable airborne early warning aircraft be jet powered compare with turboprop powered?

This answer depends on the characteristics of the specific candidates for the comparison. That said, in general turboprop aircraft have lower fuel consumption than jets. That means for a given fuel load they can stay on station longer.…

How does Russia’s aircraft carrier compare to China’s aircraft carrier?

Well since the Chinese carrier is actually a Russian designed and (mostly) built carrier of the same class as the Russian Admiral Kuznetsov, I would say they are pretty similar. Same size, same design, same style, same class,…

What are the chances of an aircraft carrier being sunk in battle?

Pretty high. Looking at WW2 which is the only conflict where significant numbers of aircraft carriers have been used and sunk 39 out of 175 aircraft carriers of World War II. That’s a 22% sinking rate. I don’t…