Showing posts with label French aircraft carrier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French aircraft carrier. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Types of aircraft carrier


Aircraft Carrier : is the ship hall air floating bearing dozens of aircraft designed to provide money prohibitive in the preparation of air bases and Altdhud fuel in the air in order to gain increased range all this period the aircraft carrier of money and time with the possibility of the arrival of aircraft to anywhere in the world by the aircraft carrier.


The types of aircraft carriers :
1 - aircraft carrier anti -submarine warfare .
2 - conventional aircraft carrier .
3 - Helicopters carrier .
4 - light aircraft carrier .
5 - amphibious assault aircraft carrier .


Aircraft carrier anti-submarine:

Type of small aircraft carriers fundamental role hunt and destroy submarines has been producing this type of carriers during the Cold War and carry helicopters, anti-submarine loaded with anti-submarine turbines as opposed to destroy the submarine and return to the aircraft carrier again.

States the owner of this type:
Brazilian Navy.
French Navy.
Italian navy.
Japanese Navy.
Spanish Navy.
the Royal Navy.
Australian Navy.
Dutch Navy.
Russian Navy.
U.S. Navy.


Conventional aircraft carrier:

Is the ship hall air floating bearing dozens of aircraft designed to provide money prohibitive in the preparation of air bases and Altdhud fuel in the air in order to gain increased range all this period the aircraft carrier of money and time with the possibility of the arrival of aircraft to anywhere in the world by the aircraft carrier.

States the owner of this type:
French Navy.
Italian navy.
Spanish Navy.
Royal Navy.
Russian Navy.
U.S. Navy.
Brazilian Navy.


Helicopter carrier:


Are the same specifications of the aircraft carrier traditional I differs in its small size and its cargo Home Come helicopters used in moles Abrar water where launched helicopters to the desired goal with destruction and then return to the carrier and the helicopters have missions many non-Malk like transport soldiers to a particular place and Hakma.

States the owner of this type:
British Royal Navy.
French Navy.
freely Japanese.



Light aircraft carrier:

Small-sized aircraft carrier bearing have the same Moasafat the traditional I differ in size and number of phones and the aircraft carrier What distinguishes this high speed due to the small size and cost of Statistics.

States the owner of this type:
Argentine Navy.
Brazilian Navy.
French Navy.
Indian Navy.
Italian Navy.
Japanese Navy.
Spanish Navy.
Royal Navy.
Royal Australian Navy.
Royal Canadian Navy.
Royal Netherlands Navy.
Royal Thai Navy.
U.S. Navy.





Amphibious assault aircraft carrier :

Amphibious assault ship which is kind of aircraft carriers used for landing and support ground forces on enemy territory amphibious attack her semi - large aircraft carriers , the traditional role of this type of carriers carrying helicopters to support the troops on land rather than to support the aircraft attacking her . And can carry aircraft Alharar and landing boats such as the decline in vehicle air Amoosdh LCUs.
And back using this type of carriers to the U.S. Navy in the seventies.

States the owner of this type:
1 - French Navy .
2 - Korean Navy .
3 - the Spanish Navy .
4 - Royal Navy ( UK ) .
5 - U.S. Navy .


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

CLEMENCEAU CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

France produced from aircraft carriers Category Clemenso , namely : Clemenceau R - 98 , and Foch R 99,  designed along the lines of the Essex class E-6 Class America.

 And take this class heavy guns , anti-aircraft and have a boot armored surface , askew 8 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the carrier ; construction began in the basin of Brest in 1950, The first entered service in 1961 , and second Haktha in 1963.

This category marked the takeoff surface area of 8800 square meters , and lifts a load each fifteen tons to transport aircraft from shelters to the take-off surface , strongly and Mnganiqin working steam aircraft able to give the appropriate speed for takeoff .



1. Country of Origin: France
2. Use: light aircraft carrier assault
3. States used : France




General and technical specifications :

1. General Specifications:
The crew crew run carrying 1338 people
582 individual air groups
Total 1920 members
Length 265 meters
Width 51.2 m
Draft of 8.6 meters
Standard weight 24,200 tons
32,500 tons full load

2 . Number of planes : more than 40 aircraft

3. Electronic equipment :
• air search radar , three-dimensional type DRBV 23B
• air search radar two-dimensional , sort of DRBV 15
• navigational radar , the kind RACAL DECCA 1226
• superficial control radar , the kind DRBI 10
• fire management system of the DRBC 32B type
• confusion and deception system of the type e ARBR 16

4. Power source: six steam boilers

5. Payment machines :
• four steam turbine engines
• The number of logs : Two
• The ability of engines : 126.000 hp mechanic

6. Speed: 32 knots

7. Scope of work : 6300 nautical miles at 18 knots


Sunday, August 25, 2013

Helicopter carrier Mistral-type

The Mistral class is a type of helicopter carrier amphibious assault of the French Navy as part of the projection and command. Their name is NATO Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD).


The buildings of the Mistral class is the first of its kind to be built in France for the French Navy. Their size and characteristics allow them to be integrated either French carrier battle group, or a NATO Response Force (reaction force NATO) or missions peacekeeping under UN mandate or under of the European Union.

Three of these vessels, the study began in 1997, were built: the Mistral (L9013), admitted to active service on 18 December 2006 and Tonnerre (L9014) which was August 1, 2007. Third, Dixmude (L9015), came into operation on 27 July 2012. The cost of each of the Mistral class ship is estimated to EUR 294 million to EUR 420 million.



Friday, August 23, 2013

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier of the French Navy.
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

It is the first and only warship surface nuclear-powered built in Western Europe and France is the only country outside the United States to launch the construction of an aircraft carrier propulsion nucléaire.

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
After IPER (periodic unavailability for maintenance and repairs) scheduled every  years and a trial period and operational readiness (MCO), Charles de Gaulle and its battle group (GAN) called Task Force 473 successfully complete Agapanthus the 2010 mission in Afghanistan. His aircraft made 180 combat missions in Operation Enduring Freedom and after exercise Varuna made with the Navy indienne2, Charles de Gaulle and his group were incurred during the "Harmattan" operation in Libya with in order to enforce Resolution 1973 of the Security Council of the UN. April 4, 2011, during Operation Harmattan, Charles de Gaulle has passed the 342,000 water, the equivalent of 16 times around the world since its commissioning, including 100,000 since the end of 2008.

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
He replaced the aircraft carrier Clemenceau. A second aircraft carrier to be built, the PA 2 to replace Foch, as promised by President Sarkozy during the presidential campaign of 2007, but the project was finally rejected. Assessment studies are currently menées.

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
Paris is her godmother city since 9 October 2001. He entered since the beginning of January 2013 for an estimated six months duration in downtime for maintenance through (IEI) in its home port of Toulon. It remains mobilized if nécessité.

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
After a complete workout in the Mediterranean with its battle group, the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle since August 1, 2013 restored to full operational qualification and is at the disposal of the command for any operation to project power at sea or in depth against the terre.

                                                         Some pictures 


French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle


French aircraft carrier Charles de GaulleFrench aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle