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https://news.usni.org/2016/11/21/russians-blame-mig-29k-crash-broken-arrestor-cable-engine-shutdown
>...However, the second fighter snapped one of the arresting wires during landing with the hook eventually catching on reserve arresting cable, the report said.
>With the deck fouled from the cable break, the third MiG – which was on approach closely behind the second fighter – was told to circle back into a holding pattern while the crew of Admiral Kuznetsov cleared the deck for the next landing.
>“While in the holding area, both of the fighter’s engines shut down,” read the translation.
“A preliminary explanation is that they were no longer receiving fuel. ln such situations, a fighter falls like a rock, and the pilot has only one option — to eject.”
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If naval aviation was easy, then everybody would be doing it.
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Something like this was bound to happen given that this, IIRC, is the first time they've actually tried to use Kuz in actual combat. They'll learn the hard way like anyone else has.
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Normal problems of a first world nations
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I'm glad that it seems nobody was seriously hurt, we knew about the ejection, but those cables snapping is serious.
Though this once again illustrates the short legs of Russian STOBAR fighters. They aren't that far off the coast of Syria, and only bombing the west of the country, and they still are cutting it close on fuel.
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>>32077024
Why does it have a fire engine on the flight deck?
Shouldn't it have pumps/hoses etc. as on board equipment?
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>>32079851
They had a big party when the ship left port, some drunk firemen drove it on deck and now they are stuck with it.
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IIRC in 2005 Su-33 snapped arresting wires on the Kuznetsov.
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>minor fault in US ship
le america BTFO!!! xd
>Russian aircraft crashes due to failure in 40 year old smoke-belching carrier
hey guys don't get to hasty mocking Russia this is just a normal teething problem
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>>32081655
Complete failure of equipment resulting in loss of propulsion and requiring a tow seems pretty fucking major to me.
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>using MiGs
Maybe they should get their hands on some J-15
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>>32077024
>tfw it's a race back to your carrier before your jet breaks down but then the carrier breaks down first and you know you're fucked
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>>32077024
If they had an aerial refueler, or could take off with drop tanks and full fuel tanks, they wouldn't have this issue.
Fucking ramps.
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>>32077926
And clearly somebody shouldn't be doing it.
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>>32083012
No. This is completely an issue of the tiny fuel-tank on the fucking Mig-29, that thing is more like a point defence fighter than a proper attack plane.
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>>32082878
>Complete failure of equipment resulting in loss of propulsion
You appear to be pivy to information that is not public, do share.
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Fucking boat has a ramp
>not backing the aircraft down to land it
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