CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[SINCHIKI]

When

Will

She

Be

Launched?


What to see her in water.

Let me guess....maybe before Oct ?

 

[Deino]

Let me guess....maybe before Oct ?

I still expect this to happen only in 2022.

 

[SINCHIKI]

I still expect this to happen only in 2022.

You mean launch in 2022? Well, it'll be a long time~ I don't like waiting T T

 

[Deino]

You mean launch in 2022? Well, it'll be a long time~ I don't like waiting T T

Me neither, but anyway in comparison to 002 they are now to a state of construction comparable to August (?) 2016 or about 8-9 months before launch, what would correspond to March/April 2022.

 

[SpicySichuan]

I still expect this to happen only in 2022.

I wouldn't rule out possible launch sometimes in December, as the Chinese have a tendency of setting hard deadlines right before the New Year.

 

[SINCHIKI]

Me neither, but anyway in comparison to 002 they are now to a state of construction comparable to August (?) 2016 or about 8-9 months before launch, what would correspond to March/April 2022.

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Thx, what a concrete image~

 

[Barefoot]

Me neither, but anyway in comparison to 002 they are now to a state of construction comparable to August (?) 2016 or about 8-9 months before launch, what would correspond to March/April 2022.

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Has it taken as long as 002 to get to this stage?

Would Covid-19 have had any impact on the progress?

 

[Deino]

And the puzzle is nearing completion ... if I'm not mistaken, then the last two front segments for the angled deck are already prepared and so in a certain way after these two parts, the missing middle panels of the flight deck and the island, the ship is structurally finished.

 

[kriss]

We might see the island lifted onto it in next week or two. It would be a good time to make a progress compilation to compare with 002.

 

[Tyler]

And the puzzle is nearing completion ... if I'm not mistaken, then the last two front segments for the angled deck are already prepared and so in a certain way after these two parts, the missing middle panels of the flight deck and the island, the ship is structurally finished.

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It looks like they are putting on paint in the left corner of the ship. Remember that for the first type 075, all of a sudden it was discovered that they managed to put on a few coats of paint?