CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[ansy1968]

True...however she does regularly operate at sea in the Atlantic. Oh yea PLAN CV-16 has been in commission since 25 September 2012 and has not yet deployed.

I agree with the USN CNO that TOO much UNTESTED technology was crammed into Gerald R Ford.

Seven of the eleven weapons elevators are operational;

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Gerald R Ford catapults have made over 8000 launches as of May 2021.

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I do keep up with the PLAN. They too progress but as with any new technologies there can be glitches. I'm looking forward to seeing some really sharp clear photos of the 003..soon!

@bd popeye Sir nice to hear from you again, hope all is fine in your part, stay safe and have a nice day.

 

[davidau]

Except for Persian gulf anti-piracy patrols, PLAN does not deploy in the same way the USN deploys.

The USN by doctrine is an almost purely power projection navy. USN idea of deployment is rooted in the fact that it would not even know what to do with itself if it were not constantly going through the motions of power projection.

PLAN on the other hand, knows very well what to do with itself when not going through the motions of power projection because power projection has never been an important part of its role. Even if much of the latest hardware is blue water capable, PLAN remains as of now primarily a coast defense navy in which power projection only plays a minor role not suitable for its marque combat assets.

So in the context of how differently the two navies would “deploy” their operation ships, the fact that the Chinese carrier has never been on a deployment in the USN sense does not imply the CV-16 is as materially unready for operational use as the Ford.

From memory, out of the 240 years, US goes to war bar 20 or so years. Power projection whenever she can.

 

[Intrepid]

From memory, out of the 240 years, US goes to war bar 20 or so years. Power projection whenever she can.

I think, it is much more than 20 years.

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[Deino]

Stick to the topic please! US wars are off.

 

[TK3600]

A more complete image of the carrier mockup in high-resolution.

What is the v tail plane on the mock up?

 

[Gatekeeper]

What is the v tail plane on the mock up?

That's the J31 everyone is talking about on the J31 thread. It's basically China's new navy stealth plane.

 

[TK3600]

That's the J31 everyone is talking about on the J31 thread. It's basically China's new navy stealth plane.

So it is all but confirmed it will be the basis of carrier plane, not just a simple tech demonstrator.

 

[Richard Santos]

What is the v tail plane on the mock up?

It’s not a V tail. It is just a radically canted vertical stabilizer. There is still a set of normal horizontal stabilizer.

 

[Gatekeeper]

So it is all but confirmed it will be the basis of carrier plane, not just a simple tech demonstrator.

Actually I don't know and in fact even if I sue the designation J-35 too, I'm still not sure about this since it makes no sense ... J-21 would be much more logical but maybe - similar to the SAC Flanker family - they will go for different designations for different versions.

You'll find it all there in the above thread J-XY under Navy section

 

[Richard Santos]

So it is all but confirmed it will be the basis of carrier plane, not just a simple tech demonstrator.

The absolute proof AFAIK has yet not been produced, but the weight of evidence is very great.