CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[Ndla2]

Self-explanatory.

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Can't wait to see it launched.

 

[2=GT]

 

[Chavez]

Installation of EM catapult is done under the canvas tent to prevent being seen from spy satelite.the usn is done same thing.

 

[cdcywlau]

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

The crane is lifting a flight deck cover plate, right?

 

[SAC]

Launch before Spring Festival 2022 is possible, as is completion by Spring Festival 2023. This might see commissioning by August 2024, and potentially combat ready in the first half of 2026.

 

[lych470]

Launch before Spring Festival 2022 is possible, as is completion by Spring Festival 2023. This might see commissioning by August 2024, and potentially combat ready in the first half of 2026.

Taiwan 2027...?

 

[Dante80]

Taiwan 2027...?

Hogwash.

 

[Tyler]

Taiwan 2027...?

That will happen before the combat readiness of the CV.

 

[Deino]

That will happen before the combat readiness of the CV.

Never ever!

 

[Andy1974]

Never ever!

why so sure? China has already given the US the power to determine the timing of a potential war.