Aircraft Caverns (Flugzeugkaverne) - Underground Hangars

TomcatViP said:
Not much chance they can fit Su-35 here. Phantoms barely fit in the entrance door and it's a feat of prowess from their pilots that the one we see entering the entrance tunnel can go so fast on his own power. I would rather think that, in reality, aircraft are towed in instead and what we are given to see is a stunt.
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The wingspan of the Su-35 is 15.3 metres, while that of the F-4E is 11.7 metres, so it could be calculated whether the Flanker-E could fit into the sheds.
 
F.L. said:
TomcatViP said:
Not much chance they can fit Su-35 here. Phantoms barely fit in the entrance door and it's a feat of prowess from their pilots that the one we see entering the entrance tunnel can go so fast on his own power. I would rather think that, in reality, aircraft are towed in instead and what we are given to see is a stunt.
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The wingspan of the Su-35 is 15.3 metres, while that of the F-4E is 11.7 metres, so it could be calculated whether the Flanker-E could fit into the sheds.
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Ironically, the new mig-35 could be a much better fit.
 
Interesting article on this subject :

Assessing PLA Underground Air Basing Capability

APA Analysis Paper APA-2011-01; Title: Assessing PLA Underground Air Basing Capability; Abstract: The PLA's network of around forty underground airbases provides a unique and indeed superlative capability to withstand a large scale counter-air campaign, as significant effort with penetrating...
www.ausairpower.net
 

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