The Navy will use 2 polygon carrier-based aircraft in the Crimea
The Navy of Russia will use two aviation complex THREAD - Saki (Crimea) and Eisk (Kuban), said in an interview Last news in the framework of the project " Crimea today, Russian Navy commander Admiral Viktor Chirkov.
Aviation complex LINE ( " Ground test and training complex Aircraft is used for training pilots, the carrier-based aircraft. Before the annexation of Crimea to Russia, the Navy announced the cancellation Ukraine simulator in Saki due to the entry into service of the Russian analogue in Yeysk.
" we have a clear understanding of the purpose and use of the training grounds (THREAD) in Saki and Yeisk. In Saki we are practicing pilots operating carrier-based aircraft, and a new THREAD in Yeisk will be used for research purposes for the development of advanced aircraft, " said Teal.
thus, According to the Admiral, " we have the ability to ensure continuity of training pilots and apply groundwork for the future."
The simulator THREAD is an airfield with a steel flying field in the form of a rolling ship deck, equipped with a ramp and aircraft arresting. The dimensions of the airfield is equivalent to the flight deck heavy aircraft carrying cruiser " Admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov " - the only Navy ship of this type.
Full version of interview with the chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Viktor Chirkov