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From: cperlebe@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (Chris Perleberg)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Soviet Aircraft names/Kremlin class CVN
Keywords: Soviet,Kremlin
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Date: 28 Oct 89 04:22:03 GMT
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From: cperlebe@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (Chris Perleberg)


Both of these questions have probably been asked before, but I don't 
recall seeing any followups, so here goes.

OK, the US has the F-16 Falcon, the F-15 Eagle, the A-10 Warthog, er, 
Thunderbolt II.  The Soviets have the Fishbed, Flogger, and so on.  
But these are NATO code names.  Does the MiG-21 Fishbed have a Russian 
name?  What do Soviet pilots call their Su-25 Frogfoots?  Anybody 
know?


What ever happened to the Soviet CVN Kremlin?  The last I read 
(somewhere or other), it was supposed to enter sea trials in '87 or 
'88.  Has that in fact happened?  Is it still building?  Are the 
Soviets flying anything off of it?  If so, what?

And aren't they going to have a problem with Carrier landings in the 
beginning, having no "tradition" or experience to fall back on?  The 
U.S., French, and British have been operating fixed-wing aircraft on 
carriers for years (although the British gave it up).  How hard will 
it be for the Soviets to develope the knack of carrier operations?

Chris Perleberg
cperlebe@encad.wichita.ncr.com