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Originally posted by stratsys-sws
I agree that a navalised Typhoon would pretty much need to be designed from the ground up.
Originally posted by stratsys-sws
1. High Alpha required at the slow speeds needed for carrier landings obscuring pilots view, potentially made worse by the canards
2. Undercarriage Specification
3. Deck clearance of weapons
4. Deck Mounting Points/access
5. Anti-Corrosion coatings required in high moisture/salt environment
6. Re-certification of pretty much every component for carrier ops!
Defence Secretary John Hutton is due to issue a written ministerial statement on the future of two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers. Reports suggest he could delay their entry into service - scheduled for 2014 and 2016 - by two years as the Ministry of Defence tries to cut costs.
Originally posted by waynos
Can anyone explain how delaying the carriers by two years reduces costs?
Originally posted by Cutaway
Or just make the Typhoon with a different landing gear layout suitable for carrier landing, should have been made like that to start with.
The Navy these days are getting the 'second best' fighter aircraft. The USN with the Superhornet/F-35 and the USAF with the F-22.
Originally posted by deckard83
Since the US Navy hasn't got F22 I think he means Superhornet/F-35 is second best to F22
Originally posted by RichardPrice
Originally posted by stratsys-sws
1. High Alpha required at the slow speeds needed for carrier landings obscuring pilots view, potentially made worse by the canards
Never been an issue before - procedures have been in place for many years to minimise the effect of lower visibility on carrier approach.
As noted previously, the current Eurofighter is specced to rough field level, so it wouldn't require as much upgrading as expected.
3. Deck clearance of weapons
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The center pylon has more clearance than the F/A-18 does, while the rest of the pylons are forward of the main gear.
5. Anti-Corrosion coatings required in high moisture/salt environment
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The Eurofighter is built to export standard, meaning all parts are already certificated to the standard required.