CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General
seems like China is now full throttle ahead with its flat deck carrier program for CATOBAR

not only are we looking at a brand new carrier we are also looking at brand new era of air operations

the KJ600, never J15 and J35 aircraft

this puts China into a league of its own and it will be a good few years before we see the combination flying

and I clearly remember when the black smoke first came out of the funnels of the CV16 little over a decade ago, engined fired up for the first time

then came the black tyre marks on the deck after its sea trials showing that touch and go had occurred

how times have changed for PLAN
 

supersnoop

Major
Registered Member
So, with the on deck mock-ups and additional flight testing, signs are that the J-35 will be available at commissioning, or is there major argument against that?

When the catapult tests were caught, there was some general agreement that KJ-600 and J-35 was a bit MIA prior to that, so seemingly they are waiting for sea trials.
 

ACuriousPLAFan

Brigadier
Registered Member
One way to make sure could be if there's any navigational alert/warning issued by the Shanghai MSA of the CMSA (China Maritime Safety Administration).

Moving such massive ship out from pier-side into the ever-busy mouth of Yangtze should be accompanied with the release of a navigational alert/warning at least a day prior, IMO.
 
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by78

General
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where
is
the
fucking
smokestack?
Im going to demand an apology soon.
ok i will stop commenting nuclear power stuff as it is not welcomed.

High-resolution version. Beautiful smoke from the nuclear fission, don't you agree?

By the way, where is your apology?

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para80

Junior Member
Registered Member
Correct, this is not a first. Same as on Shandong, which fired up her boilers for the first time long before her first sea trial.

That said, given all the talk about an imminent trial it does make sense to prep the engines again obviously.
 
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