And the only major Country even contemplating sending their own troops to the battelfied are the French. Poland is also preparing themselves for all-out war. They just try to hide their plans. Quite literally actually, they announced their unilateral suspension of the treaty on conventional armed f...
Jump to postUkraine does not have the troops on the ground to beat back the Russians. And did Afghanistan have enough troop to beat back both Russia and the US? That argument is tiring and is not supported by history. At a minimum Ukraine only need enough troop to hold out until Putin dies. At most they only n...
Jump to postWhat is needed to turn the tide for good is Diplomacy. It should be blatently obvious to everyone by now that Ukraine does not have the troops on the ground to beat back the Russians. They never did have and they certainly don't now. And the only major Country even contemplating sending their own t...
Jump to postIt's good to see Ukraine continuing degrading the command and logistics of Russia in Crimea, but to what end? Do you expect any tangible results in the short to medium term? By tangible results, I mean that either Ukraine would be shaping the field for a more ambitious assault on Crimea, or expects...
Jump to postSounds like an upset caused by a Pitot tube but who knows? Good effort by the Pilots to recover. I think it sounds like we should wait for some kiyof preliminary statement from investigators before speculating about the cause. Given available information it could be any of 50 things. Av Geeks specu...
Jump to postSounds like an upset caused by a Pitot tube but who knows? Good effort by the Pilots to recover.
Jump to postAnd the US is supporting Russia: Unfortunately a small faction of the Republican party seems to be under the influence of Putin and a large faction of the party care less about anything else other than the border wall. Nothing we can do except vote them out. It's the democratic thing to do. Europe ...
Jump to postThe country is at war. They have military conscription so the supply of manpower is constricted. Easier to find people to build Airliners than serve on the front line. Priority in the aviation industry is going to the production of military equipment such as drones, bombers and fighters. True but P...
Jump to postThe point is, why treat this stuff seriously? They can't even make babies in quantity, and doing that takes no talent or equipment. How do we expect them to produce one thousand commercial airliners a year seven years from now, starting from a baseline of two per year? How do we expect them to incr...
Jump to post[b] If China develops its own engines, then by 2030 Russia will be prime market for Chinese-made aircraft. What an achievement for Putin, making Russia into a vassal state of China. I don't agree with this for several reasons; 1. China has an ongoing need for a lot of Aircraft but they are still pr...
Jump to postObjectively, i.e. without the wishful thinking and Ukrainian/Western propaganda, after three months of counter-offensive the Ukrainians have barely begun to scratch at Russian defenses. It's a long way to the sea. Exactly. Nearly everything we see on mainstream media is little better than propagand...
Jump to postI would love to say no worries, a replacement will be sent, but Wallace has gone, In the long run I see the Abrams being the final replacement for all the Challengers. That would eliminate the need to stock 120 mm riffle rounds. bt The number of Abrams committed is still only 31. While that's more ...
Jump to postAre there situations in the battle zones where the Leopards and Challengers are proving much more effective than Ukraine's T-72 tanks would have been? Tanks on both sides have been an utter disappointment so far. They are clumsy in Minefields, vulnerable to Artillery, defenceless against Drones and...
Jump to postOnly losers, outside of Ukrainian military casualties are the Ukrainians civilians murdered, kidnapped (especially children), subject of the mass rapes the UN and ICC have expanding files on. ‘US hegemony’ same old line that via NATO, the US dominates Europe, never mind that joining a binding secur...
Jump to postThere is more to winning a war than taking territory. If you gain a few acres but lose 1/3 of your Men & Equipment doing so you're going backwards. I agree. Unlike last Summer Ukraine has lost a lot and Russia relatively little. The Russians are now in a good position to mount their own offensi...
Jump to postMy advice to them would be to forget about making F-16's or even using donated ones, they're not going to reverse the tide. The tide is already reversing. Not because of the Western tanks, cluster munition, cruise missiles or any weapons. It is reversing thru the will power of the Ukrainian people ...
Jump to postMainstream media is still talking as if Ukraine is winning or will inevitably win. I can't see how they are coming to that conclusion, all the evidence on the ground points to the opposite. If winning very, very slowly - the evidence on the ground points to that - is not winning, we need a new defi...
Jump to postSetup FA in Ukraine!! The Russians would take it out in about 10 mins. Sheesh, just like the Russian will take out the tank factory they will be making in Ukraine. We are talking about long term commitments. It takes years to set up something like that. The war will be over by then. bt Certainly th...
Jump to postIt's the number one 4th gen fighter in terms of numbers produced. Are they still being built in the US? Aren't they being built locally per the buying country? I guess long term they can have F-16 built anywhere and "sell" them to Ukraine if they can't set up a FA in Unraine. bt Setup FA ...
Jump to postThey're working on a bunch of things atm including replacing; Cabling Hatches & Doors Emergency exit Navigation, Radio Communication and Piloting Equipment (guess this mean Avionics?) Power Supply System & Software Sensors Flaps Brackets Door Openings Floor frame Cargo Door 2 Motors have bee...
Jump to postThe Antonov aircraft factory has been in Kiev since soviet days. Correct. But not all Antonov's were built there. Some of the AN-124's were manufactured in Ulyanovsk and some of the AN-148's (and possibly AN-158's, can't remember) were built in Voronezh. For some reason the Soviet Union had a lot o...
Jump to postTo put things in perspective if the US was sanctioned from buying Aircraft parts by pretty much every other Country in the world that produces them, how many Aircraft would they produce? My guess is none for at least 3 years. So you could argue Russia is closer to having an independent Aviation Indu...
Jump to postdunkelfalke wrote:jmmadrid wrote:If listened to, what kind of measures could we expect?
Probably none since it is very likely that full mobilisation will be starting next week and that means closed borders for almost all men, making the Aeroflot complaints moot.
Since day one, it has been said that production would resume on the Tu-214. Why choosing the 214 over the 204SM which offers a 2 crews cockpit? Why Kazan is a better option than Aviastar? I wondered this myself, more examples of the the TU-204 were produced and they offered a Cargo version and a lo...
Jump to postI read somewhere they had enough parts to complete about 20 (23?) Superjets. Then they have to wait for Russian Avionics, the PD8 motor etc. The latest date for MC-21 entry to service is 2025. Getting an Avionics supplier established by then seems optimistic to me. They are losing the war quickly en...
Jump to postIf China did decide to halt Western aircraft imports without being sanctioned, I would think the continuation of its place as a WTO member would come into question. Then suddenly all Chinese exports face possible tariffs or bans. Being a member of the WTO does not obligate them to purchase Western ...
Jump to postHow does Iran get around the issue of sourcing tyres? Does the exemption granted by the EU allow Russia access to software updates to it's Airbus fleets? Really I'm surprised Russia is willing to continue to sell Titanium to Airbus. They have minimised gas exports, which would be costing them far m...
Jump to postHow does Iran get around the issue of sourcing tyres? Does the exemption granted by the EU allow Russia access to software updates to it's Airbus fleets? Really I'm surprised Russia is willing to continue to sell Titanium to Airbus. They have minimised gas exports, which would be costing them far mo...
Jump to postHow long have the Aeroflot il96s been out of service? Surely it must be very difficult to bring any back into service? Unless they were keeping them in more of a long term storage (in which case, why were they doing that?) They were retired in 2014. I believe there were plans to sell at least some ...
Jump to postHey guys, Quick question: Are the Tu-214 and Il-96 operated by Rossiya Airlines (special flight squadron) in normal passenger configuration (except the Il-96-300PU)? Could those frame be used to boost Aeroflot or Rossiya Airlines fleets? Thanks. I believe Putin has 2 or more IL-96's configured for ...
Jump to postWhat are the chances that China and India invest in/bail out Rostec? They're the Russian state company that owns Irkut, Tupolev, Aviadvigatel, Ilyushin and basically the rest of Russian aviation. UAC, which is also owned by Rostec, teamed up with Comac in China for the CRAIC CR929. Could we see big...
Jump to postWith this being a joint Sino-Russian project that relies on various Western Technology is it fair to say this project is now officially dead since Russia is sanctioned from said Technology? Interested in opinions in what the reaction will be, especially from the Chinese? Will they try to build a Pla...
Jump to postWhat happened to MC-21? They are planning to produce as many as possible. But they only have enough parts to finish a couple more. Before they can restart production they have to design, produce and certify substitute parts for many systems including the Avionics. This is a massive job which I beli...
Jump to postGreat to see this bird back in production, first good news to come out of this stupid war. I'm a bit surprised they went for the TU-214 based at the Kazan factory instead of the TU-204 produced in Ulyanovsk. Firstly Ulyanovsk produced about 60 Airliners compared to about 27 by Kazan. Secondly they h...
Jump to postWouldn't it make sense to create a second hub in Vladivostok or the Far East to fly to China and South Korea with the SSJs? Yes and that is exactly what I am suggesting they will do. Make a SSJ Hub in OVB or VVO with flights to China, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, Central Asian Countries and possibly T...
Jump to postWouldn't it make sense to create a second hub in Vladivostok or the Far East to fly to China and South Korea with the SSJs? Yes and that is exactly what I am suggesting they will do. Make a SSJ Hub in OVB or VVO with flights to China, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, Central Asian Countries and possibly T...
Jump to postAeroflot resuming international service on 17 routes to Armenia, Egypt, Israel, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Uzbekistan using its SSJ fleet from a Sochi base. https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/aeroflot/launches-international-network-from-sochi-russia/ Route map from Aeroflot Weibo page. https://i.ibb.co...
Jump to postGiven the bans on supplying civil aviation parts and support to Russian airlines, I wonder if this will change the pictures for Russian aircraft like the IL-114, IL-96 and MS-21? I'm guessing it would spell the end for the Sukhoi SJ, given it's Russian assembled but has a huge amount of western com...
Jump to postAeroflot's been kicked off Sabre. They are done. If Sabre kicks them off the PSS, this will cause the immediate stop of all operations for SU. Really hope this is the next step. They are not going to stop their Domestic Flights just because they are locked out of a reservation system. No doubt it w...
Jump to postNonsense? Putin said if anybody stands in the way they will experience something something they have never experienced before. Then he talked about putting his nuclear forces on high alert. Perhaps you think he is not serious but I haven't witnessed much humour in the Guy so far. Yes, and a few min...
Jump to postYep a dozen A-10's attacking the Russian convoy would be damn effective alright. So effective World War III would break out about 5 mins later. World War III would break out five minutes after the US gave a dozen of the A-10, the USAF wants to scrap to Ukraine? This comes from the same people who a...
Jump to postI thought this was interesting "Instead, the roughly 300 modern combat aircraft which the VKS have positioned within easy range of the main contact zones in northern, eastern and southern Ukraine appear to have largely stayed on the ground throughout the first four days of fighting . This has ...
Jump to postSeems to be differing information on whether or not the Mig 29 pass will occur. Poland is an awesome Allie of my Uncle. My Uncle should pass them 30+ F-16s on the house in rapid succession and let that Mig fleet go forward. You could pull 30+ Block 30 F- 16s in short order from AMARG. Pass them to ...
Jump to postI wonder what would have been the effects if we had sold Ukraine some of our Warthogs. Putin has gone to War with Ukraine mainly because they were being supplied with Weapons. And because they were planning to join NATO. And those Weapons were mainly defensive in nature. Any attempt to supply anyth...
Jump to postI am wondering if Russia would have backed down from invading Ukraine if NATO had established a strong military presence in Ukraine in 2021. I think Putin has made the answer to that rather obvious - NATO ain’t going to establish a strong Military presence in Ukraine on his watch no matter what. Th...
Jump to postI really feel that we MUST respond, the most effective at the moment would be an air assault to support the Ukraine defense forces. Can't go into Russian air space, need to stay back say 10 miles from it, but if fired at from Russia (S-300 or S-400) a missile down their throat seems appropriate. Sh...
Jump to postThe SAM146 wasn't ideal, but wasn't the only parts problem. Take it as my opinion as I posted information in old SSJ threads and I'm being too lazy. When there are multiple problems, it is the fault of the prime. The SSJ is a step back from the latest generation of aircraft. It would be tough to bu...
Jump to postc933103 wrote:Wouldn't PD-14 be too much power for SSJ?
There was no checked luggage, it was a cargo airplane. And not the first cargo jet to burn at the gate either: https://avherald.com/h?article=4da46e92&opt=0 Not sure what is going on, but this incident (Aviastar Tu-204 fire) is the third fire on ground for China in recent times. Previously, in ...
Jump to postWith the ALL Russian components now of the MC21 is there of any hope of sales to Air Koryo or Cubana? The much much bigger market is Iran. With hundreds of Airbus, ATR and Boeing aircraft on order undeliverable upon the re-impossition of the crushing US sanctions, Iran needs other sources. For two ...
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