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

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1323138188509020160

 

[Tam]

I believe the two carriers are on the way to South China Sea to pass the winter there. Its a common pattern with the PLAN. They will meet up with the Type 075 there which may continue its trials there.

 

[Hendrik_2000]

From Henri K assuming 6 pilot per graduation China should have between 55-60 Carrier Pilot by now enough to man to 2 squadron of J 15 From Henri K
The J-15 student pilots as well as the future LSOs of the 12th promotion will probably pass their landing qualification aboard the aircraft carrier 16 Liaoning, from November 3 to 6, in Bohai Bay. The students of this class seem to have started their training in Q4 2016.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1323676392060432384

 

[Tam]

Do you think Batch 3 planes will land on the Liaoning?

 

[Hendrik_2000]

Do you think Batch 3 planes will land on the Liaoning?

I though batch3 was intended to equip the CV 17 and Liaoning function is to qualified pilot. But well who know they might want to test it on CV 16

 

[crash8pilot]

Do you think Batch 3 planes will land on the Liaoning?

I though batch3 was intended to equip the CV 17 and Liaoning function is to qualified pilot. But well who know they might want to test it on CV 16

If I had to make an educated guess, I wouldn't say batch 3 is made exclusively to the Shandong... I'd imagine for redundancy purposes that all J-15s (especially since we've only got a handful of them), regardless of batch, are capable of deploying out at sea on both the Liaoning and Shandong. The carrier air wing concept/program is still somewhat in its infancy anyway.

According to Scramble (

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), the PLAN only has a single carrier air wing in Huangdicun (alongside the Naval Aviation University where new naval aviators are trained), and based on the geographical location it would seem that it is assigned to the North Sea Fleet where the Liaoning is based in Qingdao. So perhaps they're using batch 3 to grow a carrier air wing for the South Sea Fleet, especially since the Shandong will be assigned in Hainan?

 

[Hendrik_2000]

If I had to make an educated guess, I wouldn't say batch 3 is made exclusively to the Shandong... I'd imagine for redundancy purposes that all J-15s (especially since we've only got a handful of them), regardless of batch, are capable of deploying out at sea on both the Liaoning and Shandong. The carrier air wing concept/program is still somewhat in its infancy anyway.

According to Scramble (

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), the PLAN only has a single carrier air wing in Huangdicun (alongside the Naval Aviation University where new naval aviators are trained), and based on the geographical location it would seem that it is assigned to the North Sea Fleet where the Liaoning is based in Qingdao. So perhaps they're using batch 3 to grow a carrier air wing for the South Sea Fleet, especially since the Shandong will be assigned in Hainan?

I think scramble is incorrect Henri K has kept tally on graduation flight since the commissioning of Liaoning. 6 graduate per batches is conservative in the early year the navy poached many experience fighter from the Air force but that practices stop. And from 2 years ago they start training carrier pilot from the ground up.

So today is the 12 th graduation flight = 12X6=72-12(become instructor, administrator, etc)=60 So enough for 2 regiment with spare pilots.

they do have 24-3(lost)+7(prototype)+ 12(new batch)=40 J 15.

They are building Lingsui in Hainan as carrier base training center

 

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1323659608687140864

 

[by78]

Liaoning's briefing/ready room for pilots. Is that a panda on their left shoulder patches?

 

[Intrepid]

Liaoning's briefing/ready room for pilots.

Is my impression correct, the pilots are getting younger?