As already reported Russian Mig-29K fighter jets are going to operate from INS “Vikramaditya”, the carrier once part of the Soviet Navy, purchased by the Indian Navy in 2004.
New images of the trials have been released, some of those are quite cool as the one showing the takeoff of the naval Fulcrum from the aircraft carrier at dusk taken from a camera located between the engines, on the tailhook.
David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.
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That’s a very light “night” they have there?
“showing the takeoff of the naval Fulcrum from the aircraft carrier at *dusk*”
Great, now I have Kenny Loggins’ song “Danger Zone” stuck in my head…
That’s a very light “night” they have there?
“showing the takeoff of the naval Fulcrum from the aircraft carrier at *dusk*”
Great, now I have Kenny Loggins’ song “Danger Zone” stuck in my head…