PLAN Carrier Strike Group and Airwing

Engineer

Engineer

Major
Re: PLAN Carrier Construction

From left to right, the first module is the demo module for the carrier. The second is the belly of a ship, and the width is much bigger than that of the demo module and so unrelated to the demo module. The third is an unknown, but most likely the bottom part of the stern of a ship. The forth is actually two modules, and they are obviously the sides of a civilian vessel. The last component is the superstructure of a container ship or an oil tanker.
 
SinoSoldier

SinoSoldier

Colonel
Re: PLAN Carrier Construction

Somebody pointed out that HuiTong has updated the blog, saying that there are two indigenous carriers under construction and the J-15 is getting AESA for them.
 
Blitzo

Blitzo

Lieutenant General
Staff member
Super Moderator
Registered Member
Re: PLAN Carrier Construction

SinoSoldier said:
Somebody pointed out that HuiTong has updated the blog, saying that there are two indigenous carriers under construction and the J-15 is getting AESA for them.
Click to expand...

And that the first production variant of J-15 won't have AESA but rather a modified radar from the J-11B...

Rumours abound.
 
SinoSoldier

SinoSoldier

Colonel
Re: PLAN Carrier Construction

Bltizo said:
And that the first production variant of J-15 won't have AESA but rather a modified radar from the J-11B...

Rumours abound.
Click to expand...

Strange, especially when the test pilot Lei Qiang already stated that the J-15 has AESA. Perhaps it's another "temporary" configuration, just like how initial batches of the J-20 might have Al-31 instead.
 
F

Franklin

Captain
Re: Aircraft Carriers II

So far all the landings and take offs from the Vikramaditya has been done by Russian test pilots now the Indian naval pilots will soon get there first chance to do that themselves. There is a Indian commodore who is certified for carrier ops from America. Are the Americans and Indians cooperating on carrier ops ?

Indian Naval Pilots to start training on INS Vikramaditya soon

According to reports coming out of Russia Media, Mig corporation is all set to start training Indian Mig-29k pilots for aircraft carrier operations onboard Ins Vikramaditya soon, Indian Mig-29k pilots who have been flying from Naval air base INS Hansa in India for past few years have been closely watching Naval Mig-29 operations on board INS Vikramaditya for past few months.

Till now Russian MiG Corporation Test pilots Mikhail Belyaev, Sergei and Andrei Rybnikov Shishov have been carrying out all the required tests on INS Vikramaditya but also have been constantly interacting with Indian Mig-29k pilots on board the INS Vikramaditya giving them a chance to observe Takeoffs and landings from the deck of the ship, flight tests began on 5 August of this year.

Commodore Surendra Ahuja who is overseeing flight operations on board INS Vikramaditya, was in 2007 became first Indian pilot who graduated in United States and was certified for aircraft carrier operations on T-45 Goshawk aircraft. He has already mastered flying the MiG-29k in India and will be among first group of pilots who will carry out operational landings and takeoff from the carrier soon.

Mig-29k has been dubbed by Russian test pilots has “ Modern aircraft” compared to Su-33 operated by Russian navy over Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, Pilots commented that landing a Mig-29k on Ins Vikramaditya is much easier then Su-33 over Bigger Kuznetsov aircraft carrier . On November 15 Ins Virkamaditya will be handed over to Indian Navy formally in Russia.
Click to expand...

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!
 
F

Franklin

Captain
Re: Aircraft Carriers II

Video of INS Vikaramditya sea trial and flight testing.

[video=youtube;GR502tKJ9Qo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR502tKJ9Qo[/video]

[video=youtube;Bo9Nzzk-UAw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo9Nzzk-UAw[/video]
 
Jeff Head

Jeff Head

General
Registered Member
Re: Aircraft Carriers II

Franklin said:
There is a Indian commodore who is certified for carrier ops from America. Are the Americans and Indians cooperating on carrier ops ?
Click to expand...
Clearly the US Navy is because the aircraft he was qualified on, the T-45 Goshawk is the official US Navy carrier training aircraft.

t-45-smokingbig.jpg
 
asif iqbal

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General
Re: Aircraft Carriers II

CGI of QE Class, looks totally stunning!! Those side towers with huge glass windows still are to be installed

04f4d65922f1c28c953b2dd8b6efdd83_zpsff54d94a.jpg


2dc18013d9f06228808eaea2330fe34d_zpsde38adbe.jpg


d9fbac071cc76ac5e57a94681550caf1_zpse9f29d35.jpg
 
S

Skywatcher

Captain
Re: PLAN Carrier Construction

If I have time this weekend, I will post about the latest GE update (8/11/2013) on the Changxing module (got that one wrong, it's still 50 meters wide).

That being side, there is something very interesting about the "catapult trough" and hangar height...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top