Refitted Soviet Ship Varyag Raises Suspicions Among
Neighbors
It's easy to become so focused on the amazing pace of aviation
development in China that we could forget - the country is also
conducting sea trials of its first aircraft carrier. The
ship is called the Varyag, and if that doesn't sound
particularly Chinese, there's a reason. It's an old 300-meter-long
Soviet carrier with an armored hull which was reported bought
from Ukraine in 1998 without a powerplant, to be refitted.
RAC System Used Research Affects Of Extreme Altitude On Pilots,
Crews
Three of the four chambers for the USAF Research Altitude
Chamber System are due to arrive at Environmental Tectonics
Corporation (ETC) within the next few weeks for final assembly.
ETC's Aircrew Training Systems (ATS) business unit is manufacturing
the RAC system for the USAF to be used to support the USAF's
research needs.
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