CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Franklin]

What bothers me about the Type 003 carrier is the lack of a third elevator on the other side of the flight deck. It is essentially a enlarged Admiral Kuznetsov class carrier with catapults.

 

[snake65]

What bothers me about the Type 003 carrier is the lack of a third elevator on the other side of the flight deck. It is essentially a enlarged Admiral Kuznetsov class carrier with catapults.

Queen Elizabeth also has two elevators. The number is largely dependant on the size of airwing.

 

[by78]

Self-explanatory.

 

[Rag Shiba]

What bothers me about the Type 003 carrier is the lack of a third elevator on the other side of the flight deck. It is essentially a enlarged Admiral Kuznetsov class carrier with catapults.

I read somewhere the port side elevator are rarely used. If anything, they could use a 3rd on the starboard. Guess they’ll work it out if its needed on the next ship once they experience deck operations with more aircraft on the 003.