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Can viki/viraat hold it? I have doubt!
simply no, thats why is as a possible future plateform by IN.
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Can viki/viraat hold it? I have doubt!
Can viki/viraat hold it? I have doubt!
Suppose,India went for LHD..then what kind of Aircraft we should go for??though these are for Helos,but These can also carry Vtol aircrafts,right??now only operational Vtol aircraft is F-35,apart from Harrier(old platform).should we go for that??there are reports that Japan will deploy F-35s on their LHDs.so,shouldn't India go for LHD rather than LPD??(Though I don't like F-35 much)
@arp2041 as the article states, the IN is interested in the V-22 as an AEW platform, presumably for the IAC-2 and beyond as the Viky and IAC-1 will be using KA-31 AEW helos AFAIK.
Yes, but IA recently asked for an own VTOL AEW plattform, which could be used alongside their battle corps, so MoD could simply divert the Ka 31 to IA and get V22 AEW for IN and IAF.
This is a definite possibility but the fact remains the AEW version of the V-22 remains undeveloped and unfunded. Will the IN/IAF shell out for this? I'd say there is a high chance they would.
I wonder what kind of timelines we are looking at @sancho?
Nice work @Oscar . One small thing- the IN don't have the tricolour fin-flash on the tails of their fixed wing a/c.IN MV-22B Osprey
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This is a definite possibility but the fact remains the AEW version of the V-22 remains undeveloped and unfunded. Will the IN/IAF shell out for this? I'd say there is a high chance they would.
I wonder what kind of timelines we are looking at @sancho?
@ANPP, @sancho,
My conclusion is that Vikramaditya can hold a V 22 osprey. Here are the size comparison b/w MiG 29k and V 22
Mig 29k v/s V 22
Height :4.4m v/s 6.73 m
Length :17.5m v/s 17.5m
Wingspan : 4.40m v/s 6.73
Since the difference b/w their sizes are'nt that significant, Ins vikramaditya must be able to comfortably hold a V 22. Also,INS Viki got a 30 ton ramp replacing the early 20 ton, lifting a V 22 of 18.5 ton won't be a problem either.
Another iceing in the cake is that, the exhaust of V 22 will damage the flight deck and special cooling equipments and coatings are needed. So if we go for V 22, these cooling stuff will also help us in operating future V/TOL platforms like F 35.
My conclusion is that Vikramaditya can hold a V 22 osprey. Here are the size comparison b/w MiG 29k and V 22
Mig 29k v/s V 22
Height :4.4m v/s 6.73 m
Length :17.5m v/s 17.5m
Wingspan : 4.40m v/s 6.73
Since the difference b/w their sizes are'nt that significant, Ins vikramaditya must be able to comfortably hold a V 22. Also,INS Viki got a 30 ton ramp replacing the early 20 ton, lifting a V 22 of 18.5 ton won't be a problem either.
Another iceing in the cake is that, the exhaust of V 22 will damage the flight deck and special cooling equipments and coatings are needed. So if we go for V 22, these cooling stuff will also help us in operating future V/TOL platforms like F 35.