CV-16 Liaoning (001 carrier) Thread II ...News, Views and operations

[Intrepid]

We'll see evidence of night operations when they've practiced it to perfection.

 

[bd popeye]

We'll see evidence of night operations when they've practiced it to perfection.

They will never be perfect. No Navy is perfect at night traps. Nobody...It is just HARD.

 

[Intrepid]

They will never be perfect. No Navy is perfect at night traps. Nobody...It is just HARD.

OK, let's say, until they feel comfortable with night operation.

 

[by78]

A batch of high-resolution photos of carrier ops in the western Pacific. Note that some of these have been posted before but only in low-resolution.

 

[asif iqbal]

Very professional

These guys look like they are doing a nice job

In it for the long term

 

[by78]

More high-resolution photos of carrier ops. Again, some of these have been posted before but only in low-resolution...

Question, in the third photo, notice the guy holding a shotgun. What's it for? For scaring away birds?

 

[by78]

Last batch...

 

[by78]

A few more high-resolution photos of Liaoning in the western Pacific...

 

[bd popeye]

Those are OUTSTANDING photos. Just OUTSTANDING.

The photos while excellent are almost to pristine to be "real". How is it that these mates work on the flight deck and around military aircraft and not get dirty? Amazing! I know one thing that keeps the dirt and grease off of them. No catapults. Catapults are a greasy mess. Perhaps these mates were issued new gear for this photo op.

All in all these are OUTSTANDING photos! Simply OUTSTANDING.

 

[Yodello]

Those are OUTSTANDING photos. Just OUTSTANDING.

The photos while excellent are almost to pristine to be "real". How is it that these mates work on the flight deck and around military aircraft and not get dirty? Amazing! I know one thing that keeps the dirt and grease off of them. No catapults. Catapults are a greasy mess. Perhaps these mates were issued new gear for this photo op.

All in all these are OUTSTANDING photos! Simply OUTSTANDING.

I think the Chinese Carrier personnel maintain a really high standard of Maintenance. It might not be far fetched to say that they have a better maintenance structure than their western Forbears. A job well begun is a job half done, and the PLAN is definitely on its way towards a job 'full done'.