Back in 2022, an incident aboard the USS Carl Vinson that accidentally landed an aircraft that killed seven crew members has been.
The U.S. side has not released any detailed information about the incident, but judging from some of the information leaked, it is largely due to the breaking of the tow rope, which caused the ** of the people around him, and even a fighter plane fell into the sea.
This is not the first time that the United States has encountered such a situation, and Russia ** is no different.
At this time, someone is going to say, it is nothing more than a tightrope. As long as it's sturdy enough, it's fine. What the hell is going on with these two "superpowers"?
The function of the obstacle rope.
Actually, this question is not as easy as many people think, let's take a look at this thing first, and you will understand why this thing makes a superpower both like and hate.
This tightrope is far more than you can imagine].
As we all know, aircraft carriers are a carrier of activities in the ocean, responsible for aircraft carriers to take off and land and other conventional military training tasks.
In fact, the runway on an aircraft carrier alone simply cannot meet the take-off and landing needs of an aircraft carrier.
For example, the USS Ford, although it is 337 meters long, can really be used for landing, that is, more than 300 meters.
Moreover, the distance of more than 300 meters is at most more than 200 meters, because the landing point of the fighters is at the tail of the aircraft carrier, which can improve the success rate of landing and avoid the plane crashing.
Normally, planes can only glide up to 500-800 meters after landing, and some planes even farther away (and that's not counting vertical takeoff).
Therefore, in the process of aircraft landing, it is necessary to use external force to "unload", and in this case, the rope is the best choice.
The interceptor rope is the "lifeline" on the aircraft carrier, and when the aircraft lands, if it is not successfully hooked in the air, the pilot will either increase his speed, lift off again, or crash into the sea.
From the hook on the aircraft carrier to the interception rope to the complete stop of the aircraft, there is only two or three seconds, which has extremely high requirements for the cooperation of the pilot and ground staff.
However, this is not possible with only one rope, because the pilot is prone to error, and if the plane fails to grasp the rope during landing, it will be troublesome.
Therefore, many large aircraft carriers will be equipped with four to six ropes to make the aircraft more effective when landing.
Rope blocking is a profound science.
Although this rope has no "gold content", there are so many details involved in it that even the United States and Russia will have a headache for it.
This includes mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and other aspects, and is a huge project.
First, the strength and toughness of the cable are required to support the impact of the aircraft carrier.
If it is a lighter aircraft carrier, it is fine, but for a large aircraft carrier of the J-15 class, the strength of the interceptor rope still needs to be considered.
For example, the J-15 has a maximum take-off weight of more than 30 tons, while the ordinary take-off weight reaches 27 tons.
The 27-ton aircraft carrier fell on the deck of the aircraft carrier, which was almost like 27 minivans falling from the sky, it was simply "ten thousand horses galloping".
Ordinary steel cables simply cannot carry such power, and special materials are necessary.
Some might say, if you want something stronger, why not make the rope thicker?
In fact, it is impossible to make the blocking rope very thick, because this will have a great impact on the tail hook of the aircraft carrier.
Second, the interceptor rope must have sufficient strength, which is a huge impact force when an aircraft carrier lands, and a tough cable can be used as a good buffer device.
If those strong ropes are not elastic enough, then this plane is likely to be torn in two by this force.
Third, the interceptor rope is required to have good fatigue resistance and continuous working performance.
This rope is used both for regular flight training on aircraft carriers and for various activities.
Especially in wartime, when hundreds of aircraft carriers can be lifted into the air in a day, these are used to "escort ships."
Ordinary metals, with long-term use, will produce fatigue, which will cause the strength of the material to decrease, which will cause the material to break.
In this regard, the frequent incidents of interceptor rope breaking between the United States and Russia are a good example.
The rope of the United States is more advanced, while the rope of Russia is weaker, and their rope is left over from the Soviet Union, and it is very poorly maintained, and it is normal for problems to occur.
The Chinese anti-aircraft rope worked well.
China has never had aircraft carriers, which is why they lagged behind on the interceptor rope.
The interceptor rope test was carried out on the Liaoning, which at that time had a take-off and landing range of less than 200 meters on the deck of that aircraft carrier.
Let's take a look at the blockade line on the Chinese aircraft carrier! 】
Moreover, our J-15 is one of the few heavier carriers, so it has a much larger buffer range.
At the time of the development of the interceptor rope, we already had special materials and invited experts from many countries to control them.
We attach great importance to the quality of the interceptor rope, and if there are early warning signs, we will thoroughly inspect them as soon as possible and test them many times to ensure their stability.
We used the fastest speed to develop a blocking rope that meets the landing requirements of the aircraft carrier, and after repeated refinement and improvement, we finally achieved the current effect.
China's air defense ropes are so powerful that many people think that the air defense ropes used on American aircraft carriers are secretly purchased from China.
Whether it is produced in China or not, Chinese products are trustworthy.