CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[mack8]

A highly illustrative video showing the advantages of EMCAT vs. ski-jump take-off for the J-15 fighter.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1970122610429362686

 

[daifo]

Dogbone explanation

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1970127913698685052

 

[AndrewJ]

My watch list priorities right now:
1) When to release the launch video of J-35 & KJ-600 from Carrier Liaoning/Shandong?
2) When to film Chinese Top Gun?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1970116733076652349

 

[Lethe]

Not necessarily. This was just a screenshot from this video:

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which I highly recommend. It's one of THE BEST promotional videos by the PLAN by a long shot.

A fantastic video, even if it does show YJ-18 being used as a SAM (note the cut at 3:14) ...

 

[abc123]

Congratulations to the Chinese Navy for this historic moment. Well done.

 

[Squadson]

As seen from another video, this actually took place in March.

 

[Confusionism]

As seen from another video, this actually took place in March.

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You need to watch that video again carefully and understand what this scene is saying.



And this has already been pointed out by others.

Not necessarily. This was just a screenshot from this video:

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which I highly recommend. It's one of THE BEST promotional videos by the PLAN by a long shot.

Anyway the voiceover for this scene was ships sometimes transcend the international date line so a day may be shorter, longer, or they may even go back in time. The context or theme of this video is "there's no far seas as long as we can reach (project our force)", hence the reference to the international date line.

 

[Mmmeeeto]

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The TWZ article is here

“The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has demonstrated its ability to launch and recover aircraft from its first catapult-equipped aircraft carrier, the Fujian.”
“Official imagery released by the PLAN today confirms that the new J-35 naval stealth fighters and KJ-600 airborne early warning and control aircraft are carrying out carrier trials

"The sudden appearance of video of all three aircraft operating from the ship for the first time is something of a stunning revelation"

In contrast to the U.S. Navy, which gathered decades of experience with steam-powered catapults, China opted for electromagnetic ones for its first CATOBAR carrier. It’s worth noting that the U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford was the first carrier ever to get an aircraft into the air using what is also referred to as an electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS). However, it has not launched an F-35C so far, making the J-35 the first stealth jet to achieve this feat. Based on earlier predictions, the F-35C may not do the same for some years.

 

[LurkerZhu]

I suggest all videos were taken during the 7th seatrial:

Unarmed and likely not fully fueled.
The clock showed March 19th.
Heavy clothing.
The wave footage wake up yellow sand.
Something from "Chahuahui" in March or April. I forgot real date. They reported that a KJ-600 crew described their landing as "very soft."

It is highly likely that the 8th seatrial involved more intensive tests, such as higher-density launch and heavy-load takeoff tests . Video will probably not be released this year.

 

[gullible]

can someone high light differences & advantages/disadvantages techs between fujian & ford?
I know of fujian emals is driven by medium voltage direct current different from ford's AC current ...