Aircraft Caverns (Flugzeugkaverne) - Underground Hangars

[Ainen]

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.

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.

Ironically, the new mig-35 could be a much better fit.

 

[Orionblamblam]

Womp womp...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1623301386069852160

View: https://twitter.com/JosephHDempsey/status/1623301386069852160

 

[F.L.]

It's strange, on googlemap, one can see the entrances of the base, but no runway !

28°02'44.1"N 55°31'13.4"E · 28.045583, 55.520389

www.google.fr

 

[Orionblamblam]

It's strange, on googlemap, one can see the entrances of the base, but no runway !

28°02'44.1"N 55°31'13.4"E · 28.045583, 55.520389

www.google.fr

Might not be an actual air base, but simply a place to store stuff.

 

[F.L.]

It's strange, on googlemap, one can see the entrances of the base, but no runway !

28°02'44.1"N 55°31'13.4"E · 28.045583, 55.520389

www.google.fr

Might not be an actual air base, but simply a place to store stuff.

Yes, basically it's not the "secret" base !

 

[F.L.]

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

 

[Pixelinuss Maximus]

Switzerland yes ... also Yugoslavia, Sweden, China, etc.

…and Albania, Taiwan, Iran, and the US.

 

[F.L.]

Norway Air Force started to reuse Bardufoss mountain air station for F-35, after being deactivated for 40 years

https://twitter.com/x/status/1803686067125600595

View: https://x.com/NATO_AIRCOM/status/1803686067125600595?t=vRaK1kQefkGEnTffNG4sLw&s=19

 

[publiusr]

Poor pilots won't be able to handle the graffiti....do WHAT with the pitot tube?

 

[Arjen]

Danish Air Force started to reuse Bardufoss mountain air station for F-35, after being deactivated for 40 years

Bardufoss is in Northern Norway.
From the link in the tweet:

BARDUFOSS, Norway - The Royal Norwegian Air Force continues to further develop national operational concepts increasing combat aircraft survivability as in mid-June, F-35 fighter aircraft landed at Bardufoss Air Station taking back hangars and facilities inside the mountain that had been deactivated for 40 years.

 

[F.L.]

Bardufoss is in Northern Norway.
From the link in the tweet:

Sorry, my mistake.