KJ-600 carrierborne AEWC thread

[iantsai]

Liaoning and Shandong can use the full-length flight deck to operate KJ-600. If the frequently occupation of full-deck affects the efficiency of deck operations, then the two aircraft carriers can be grouped in one fleet during combat, with each carrier carrying only half of the KJ-600s.

 

[Deino]

Is it possible and practical to launch KJ-600 with the assistance from small rockets on CV-16/17? Just like what US did with C-130View attachment 125690

Can we please come to realistic scenarios?? The USN NEVER operated Hercules transports with RATO in regular carrierborne operations and so the PLAN will never do this too.

I think the simplest solution is to accept, none of the two STOBAR carriers will be modified to get a catapult and most likely they never will operate the KJ-600.

 

[Atomicfrog]

Is it possible and practical to launch KJ-600 with the assistance from small rockets on CV-16/17? Just like what US did with C-130View attachment 125690

They not even needed it... The US was doing it without rocket assistance with C-130 on the angled deck. It's just that you need more space in the operational side of things and no parked aircrafts for lift off.

On CV-16-17, if the KJ-600 can do the jump on the ramp without structural damage or propellers hitting the deck, I don't see problems using it there. It can fit to lift off there while C-130 was whey too big and was just able to lift-off from the side ramp.

The operational side of things with another type of aircraft in the hangar, spare parts needed but also the purpose of it is another thing entirely.

If they are planning to use CV-16 and CV-17 between the mainland and the second Island chain, they could do with KJ-200 and 500. If not better to make the KJ-600 work on them.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Three of them spotted!

 

[Deino]

Three of them spotted!

View attachment 126496

Is there a bigger version available or may I ask, where you found it and when it was taken?

 

[Deino]

PS ... on GE only these are shown for March 2024

 

[Blitzo]

Three of them spotted!

View attachment 126496

Is there a bigger version available or may I ask, where you found it and when it was taken?

I would also add that "three of them spotted" isn't a big deal, if the distinguishing feature of note is: "three KJ-600s in the same satellite photo taken at a single moment".

For example, in January 2022 on GE we can see three KJ-600s on the Xi'an/CFTE lot, just separated across the facility but taken in the same image. I.e.: as early as 2022 there were at least three individual airframes that existed.

Broad picture (note the three small red squares, two on the top left hand corner, one on the right hand side near the edge of the image)


Zoomed in on the two in the top left hand corner:


Zoomed in on the one at the right hand side near the edge:

 

[Deino]

I would also add that "three of them spotted" isn't a big deal, if the distinguishing feature of note is: "three KJ-600s in the same satellite photo taken at a single moment".

For example, in January 2022 on GE we can see three KJ-600s on the Xi'an/CFTE lot, just separated across the facility but taken in the same image. I.e.: as early as 2022 there were at least three individual airframes that existed.

Broad picture (note the three small red squares, two on the top left hand corner, one on the right hand side near the edge of the image)
View attachment 126507

Zoomed in on the two in the top left hand corner:
View attachment 126508

Zoomed in on the one at the right hand side near the edge:
View attachment 126510

I agree, but since we have already seen three altogether before - as far as I remember two of then in grey and one green - already before, I think it can be assumed the green one seen in March 2024 is maybe a new one!? So again the number of aircraft available is almost for sure higher than what we know.

 

[Blitzo]

I agree, but since we have already seen three altogether before - as far as I remember two of then in grey and one green - already before, I think it can be assumed these green ones are maybe new ones!? So again the number of aircraft available is almost for sure higher than what we know.

Yes. I don't think there's much particular value in counting the number of aircraft in a single photo now, except for posterity's sake, because we can be rather confident that the maximum number of aircraft in a single photo is not the actual maximum number of aircraft that actually exist.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Not KJ-600-exact but related.

Some of the studies conducted on the engine cowlings and vertical stabilizers of a certain carrier-based turboprop-powered cargo aircraft. Will we be seeing a Chinese-counterpart to the C-2 Greyhound soon?

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