sherpa Posted Friday at 04:31 PM Posted Friday at 04:31 PM On 4/30/2025 at 5:25 PM, CoudyBills said: Do you have a link to that? I haven't seen that anywhere. Perhaps I just dont know where to look. Sorry I didn't see this earlier. The formal transcript of the CVR has not been released, but it has been discussed and pointed out by the NTSB. I am not sure it would matter to these NY Times clowns anyway, because they clearly don't understand context. Here is a legitimate discussion of that from real pilots who do understand. Only need to listen to the first five and half minutes. By the way when the guy says "aviation experts," he is being totally sarcastic. Neither anything about anything. NY Times Nonsense
sherpa Posted Friday at 04:38 PM Posted Friday at 04:38 PM 35 minutes ago, Trump_is_Mentally_fit said: Will Aircraft Carries be obsolete in the near future for a major war? I know they are very useful projecting power into regions around the globe, but is we fought China, for instance, would they last very long? Ward Carrol was discussing this and he obviously thinks so, but I think they wouldn't last ten minutes in a real shooting war. That is a very important question that will be determined over the next twenty years. I don't think you have the knowledge to conclude that they "wouldn't last ten minutes." Your question involves a China thing, and suggests a judgement on China's ability to strike a carrier. China's Navy has short legs. They need constant refueling. The US has a massive submarine advantage over them. they have a numbers advantage. The issue is weapons technology. The US now has a air launched missile with massive range for defense. the Chinese, to my knowledge, do not. Ultimately, we are headed for remote piloted weapons, but no drone can come close to the power projection of a US strike fighter, and certainly not close to what a carrier airwing can deliver, and it can be moved 400 miles in one day. Ultimately, they are dinosaurs, but not yet. 1 1
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