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Given that there aren't any pennant numbers on the bow, these photos certainly were taken during the sea trials.
CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread
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Given that there aren't any pennant numbers on the bow, these photos certainly were taken during the sea trials.
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If you have accounts on other platforms, if you come across these pictures first it could be a good opportunity to post them first.
It's not infrequent that on other platforms, less knowledgeable PLA enthusiasts stumble across photos like these and post them with poor titles or misleading statements. Being guided from knowledgeable PLA watchers at the outset is always beneficial.
To be honest, looks kinda like CG or heavily process
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True. Who else would have such permission to be onboard a helicopter with professional camera circling around the aircraft carrier and shooting photo, the camera gear probably include bazooka type super telephoto lens worth tens of thousands of dollars. He or they should be at the professional level of the "Superflanker studio", one of the best Chinese photographer on aviation and military.
Not entirely sure why a high discharge BESS system would be necessary. If the DC battery power is used to spin up the flywheel (which generates the AC power feeding the linear motors during operation), and the theoretical design maximum is 45 sec per launch, then the BESS has the entire 45 seconds to spin up those wheels. A typical launch energy requirement of 125MJ (~35kWh) translates to a sustained 2.8MW discharge rate during those 45 seconds, which is quite trivial for a fairly compact sized LFP BESS system discharging at a pedestrian 1-2C rate.
...Unless they're using a solid state solution to invert DC to AC for the linear motors, in which case the batteries DO need a tremendous discharge rate (perhaps operate in conjunction with super capacitors), but I somewhat doubt it. But all the benefits of having a battery storage system that you cited (soak up excess supply, reduce grid demand if required, and the ability to isolate the launch system from grid instabilities for a time while remaining fully functional) are definitely there.
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Same images as the latter 2 but even more HD
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CG imagesSame images as the latter 2 but even more HD
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