http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NcXv...layer_embedded
Silhouettes of possible enemy ships and aircrafts on Cruiser Varyag:
The bow of the Cruiser Varyag:
The Cruiser itself:
as i read, there are at least 2 variants of bomb -Originally Posted by C.Puffs
blunt-nose - more compact, to be used for internal carriage(that you see and discuss), also to be used at low altitudes and speed.
elongated - for external carriage, high speed.
Last edited by merk666; 12-23-2011 at 12:53 PM.
My humble guess bombing missions were held by mainly Tupolev series bombers which carry bombs inside. But accurate hitting targets also need low drag or aerodynamic for smooth drop.Originally Posted by C.Puffs
I've always wondered why Russia never bothered to develop low-drag bombs.
That's what I'm talkin' about. I just wonder why the others seem so much more common.
I don't know much about aerodynamics, but these bombs seem to be quite streamlined.
chapter Soviet-Russian GP bombs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-purpose_bomb
And I've always wondered why people from the West always think that the Russians are stupid.
There is nothing to "bother" or to "develop", the bombs you have seen are that way by choice, they were designed that way for a reason. That unaerodynamical, drag-creating "thing" you see is not there "naturally" and because it couldn't be avoided, but by design.
Here are a few more:
Last edited by Hyde; 12-23-2011 at 02:02 PM.
Konst - very good pics.)
Can someone id this rifle ?
why the new uniforms are so baggy? Wasn't this an issue last time they were rejected?
Baggy is more gangsta looking , leave it alone .
Room to grow?
It looks like the new uniforms they wear are more like oversuits or winter suits. Definitley not BDU cut.
one thing i learned in army :the bigger the better
First, these are winter uniforms, and they are baggy to allow for a lower thermal layer (or simply a normal summer uniform, or, in the case of the extreme frosts, both) to be worn underneath. Second, the baggy cut has the major advantage of allowing the much greater freedom of movement than the tighter cuts.
IL-476 , photo taken in 23/11/2011
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...rt%20AssembledRussia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) has reported assembly of the first Il-476 flight prototype, a modernized version of the Ilyushin Il-76MD heavy transport aircraft.
The prototype was shown publicly for the first time during the unofficial ceremony at the Aviastar-SP production facility in Ulyanovsk in mid-December. A UAC representative told Aviation Week that the official rollout ceremony will be in early 2012, while the first flight is expected in the spring.
The Il-476 is the first aircraft of this type assembled in Russia. Previous Il-76 modifications have been manufactured at the Tashkent-based TAPO plant in Uzbekistan, which is not controlled by UAC. Compared to the basic model, the Il-476 features a reinforced wing, modernized landing gear, new Perm PS-90A-76 engines and a digital cockpit. Altogether, the improvements are aimed at increasing the aircraft’s payload from 50 to 60 tons, as well as the range by 27% and to reduce the fuel consumption by 18%, according to designers.
The center wingbox and the wing of another Ilyushin Il-476 prototype are undergoing static and endurance tests at TsAGI Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute in Zhukovsky, near Moscow.
UAC expects that the new transport will be purchased first by the Russian air force, but the military so far has not placed a contract for this type. The civil version, named Il-76-90A, reportedly will be available for commercial operators in 2015.
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