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As the 库兹尼佐夫 Admiral Russia's only aircraft carrier, the aircraft carrier with beveled deck (Angled Deck), in addition to bouncing deck (Ski-jump Deck), there is a relatively short deck as a carrier-based aircraft landing purposes. From 库兹尼佐夫 Russian Admiral has been in service in 1991, the Russian Navy in this deck, install a steam catapult rumors never stop.

Of course, "no wind, no waves, the rumored reason before serving aboard the aircraft carrier, the former Soviet Navy had in 1997 Ukraine Nitka naval pilot training center, build a steam catapult equipment, for training with. However, because of technology and funding, and even used to training with simulated steam catapult nor completed.

The aircraft carrier's steam catapult equipment is complex, and the cost of great power. Install bulky catapult device so it is difficult to find enough space under the deck of the aircraft carrier has been completed in service, another huge horsepower required when the catapult aircraft carrier design must be taken into account. If you later install the catapult device may affect ship aircraft carrier and machine power.

From this picture seems shorter 库兹尼佐夫 Admiral number for the carrier-based aircraft landed with bevel deck, almost no space to accommodate the steam catapult catapult off the carrier aircraft.


This photo shows the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, is being assembled on the flight deck of the United States authorized the production of steam catapults. Such a complicated steam pipeline, how may be temporary modification has been completed the service 库兹尼佐夫 Admiral USS join?


This figure shows the share of the huge space under deck steam catapult, let service 库兹尼佐夫 Admiral USS deck under the temporary spare so much space for the ship to cross steam pipe, how likely?






Reference material
http://rusnavy.com/science/hull/russiancarrier/5/
2011-08-13 22:03:31 supplement
First Photo
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/567532

The second map
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_catapult

The third graph
http://www.navair.navy.mil/lakehurst/nlweb/fact-figures-02.asp