CV-17 Shandong (002 carrier) Thread I ...News, Views and operations
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SinoSoldier
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.. addition to electrical power available, now crew aboard, smoke puffing, deck cleared, ready to rock & roll...
Could simply be another engine test. But an early sea trial won't come as a surprise.
.. addition to electrical power available, now crew aboard, smoke puffing, deck cleared, ready to rock & roll...
How recent are those pictures?
I feel like they might have been taken before the picture in post #2536 was, because we can see in the picture in #2536 that the flight deck markings are painted on white (especially at the landing strip/waist) whereas in the above pictures showing the smoke it looks like they haven't been painted yet.
In other words, I think the pictures of CV-17 with the smoke are not the most "up to date" pictures of its status.
Also, we can see that the windows/portholes on the island's lower level bridge/pri-fly(?) still has its plastic coverings or whatever on (note how they have a slightly gold/yellow tinge) whereas the upper level windows for the main bridge are dark without any coverings, and how the picture in #2536 shows the windows on both the first and second levels are equally dark showing the coverings have been removed.
edit: looking back at some pictures, it looks like the white deck markings were there the whole time going back weeks, so I suppose the fact that they don't look like they are there for the pictures of CV-17 with smoke could be the angle of the sun+camera.
In any case I'm sure we'll see the ship leaving for sea trials within weeks or days.
They are indeed older one most likely taken on April 26. ... so once again daidau's strange habit of preferring to post old and lower quality images albeit with that nasty SINA-stamp on them labelled as "most recent or new" ones.
Hendrik_2000
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The last mobile crane has been removed
From Henri K blog the crew is doing FOD
Not sure that the future crew of the 2nd Chinese aircraft carrier is already starting FOD on the flight deck, but they were actually there today.
From Henri K blog the crew is doing FOD
Not sure that the future crew of the 2nd Chinese aircraft carrier is already starting FOD on the flight deck, but they were actually there today.
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sorry, missinterpretation of smoking engine and distance to pier
Hendrik_2000
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Another nigh time scene via Lkj86
The Island is ablazed in light. The accomodation should be ready in CV17 then why is the barrack ship still there? maybe to accompaned the carrier when it went on trial . Just in case it got stuck
The Island is ablazed in light. The accomodation should be ready in CV17 then why is the barrack ship still there? maybe to accompaned the carrier when it went on trial . Just in case it got stuck
Intrepid
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It is not only a lodging ship, but also has study rooms and lecture theaters. I think there are still people working closely with the crew on the carrier and connected to each other via FM radio.
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