CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[DaTang cavalry]

View attachment 78493HMMMMM,It looks real.

The two holes in the flight deck disappeared, right?

 

[Intrepid]

The two holes in the flight deck disappeared, right?

Correctly! And the waist catapult is now also covered so that they can work on it.

 

[Lime]

The photo too dim for me. I can only see two catapults covered with shed，not sure whether the opening is concealed or covered by a tarpaulin.

 

[Intrepid]

... not sure whether the opening is concealed or covered by a tarpaulin.

It doesn't matter whether the hangar is already covered or not. If later maintenance work is carried out on the ship, the hangar can be exposed again in the same places. It is a job that takes little time.

 

[yungho]

View attachment 78493HMMMMM,It looks real.

Why is it called 004 in the image?

 

[Philister]

Cuz 003 is a done deal, it’s the 004 that we are exciting about

 

[Lime]

Why is it called 004 in the image?

The photo is from tieba( a China web forum ) named "the type 004 aircraft carrier"

 

[KampfAlwin]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1454039158012321792

 

[Intrepid]

Forward green box: the hangar roof seems to be closed, but the gallery deck between hangar roof and flightdeck is still missing.

Aft green box: looks like openings for the installations of the arresting gear.



Example of arresting gear installation on an US aircraft carrier:

This is not an advanced arresting gear as on USS Ford, it is conventional with hydraulic fluid.

 

[by78]

Self-explanatory.