Ulyanovsk class supercarrier

[ChineseTiger1986]

This supercarrier has larger flight deck area than Nimitz class, 20200m^2 vs 18200m^2.

 

[IBRIS]

This supercarrier has larger flight deck area than Nimitz class, 20200m^2 vs 18200m^2.

Do you have anymore details on this project.? Would appreciate a link to this supercarrier development.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Do you have anymore details on this project.? Would appreciate a link to this supercarrier development.

Some basic information from Wikipedia.

Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[IBRIS]

Catapult and ski jump both would of made it a true super carrier if it ever had been finished.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Ulyanovsk would be comparable to early Nimtz carriers like CVN-68/69/70 if she was christened.

BTW, there is the plastic model made by the Chinese military amateur.

 

[IBRIS]

Soviets had lots of new models in drawing when they were at their peak.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Ulyanovsk looks like a mixture between Nimitz and Kuznetsov.

 

[IBRIS]

 

[IBRIS]

Ulyanovsk class supercarrier would of had looked like this.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Ulyanovsk class supercarrier would of had looked like this.

I think the Yankees made better looking carriers than the Soviets.

 

[Penguin]

I think the Yankees made better looking carriers than the Soviets.

Oh, I don't know about that for sure.

http://image34.webshots.com/35/8/88/8/266188808BXedEi_fs.jpg

INcidentally, the catapults on the Ulyanovsk were for the fixed wing turboprop AEW aircraft, not for any of the combat jets. So, it has the same limitations as Kuznetsov in that respect. It wasn't intended to be a similar concept to the USN CVNs.