Bubblegum Crisis
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Mistral's and Australia's Juan Carlos class LHDs are not capable to conduct operation with F-35Bs due to their weak flight decks.
- Tiger Max. takeoff weight: 6,000 kg (13,000 lb)
- F-35B Max. takeoff weight: 27,500 kg (60,000 lb)
Australia Not To Operate F-35B Fighters For LHDs
Both the LHDs will still require modifications that include new hear resistant deck treatments, approach landing aids and modifications to the ships’ aviation fuel storage to accommodate F-35Bs.
The "super heavy" helicopters like the American "Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion" can land on the Mistral.
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
Max. takeoff weight : 19 100 kg
F-35B
Empty weight : 14 700 kg
Internal fuel : 6 045 kg
With armament : 19 000 kg
External armament : 6 800 kg of weapons on 6 pylons
Max takeoff weight : 27 300 kg
You are not forced to load maximally fuel and in heavy weapons under the wings. You must find the best compromise according interressant tasks you will perform. This is why especially exists conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) or aerial refueling.
New hear resistant deck treatments : It will not be a huge problem just simply it will coated with “Thermion, a new product composed of aluminum and ceramic” that are bonded together by heat at application to form a very smooth and tough heat-resistant coating. Like the navy will do on his very olds USS Wasp LHD. If one day we are equipping F-35B.
And in a few tens of years when you (Turkey) have mastered the science of aircraft carrier, you will provide us.
Turkish first LHD TCG ANADOLU with ToT
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