PLAN Photos & Videos
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One of our own SD members just posted this excellent write-up on the Type 901 AOR
He makes a compelling case that they Type 901 is VERY close to the Supply Class AOR for the US Navy which was specifically set up to provide replenishment to Carrier strike Groups.
He makes a compelling case that they Type 901 is VERY close to the Supply Class AOR for the US Navy which was specifically set up to provide replenishment to Carrier strike Groups.
A look at flight ops on the Liaoning. There is a shot of taking off in rough seas (1:35) but not landing. I see air-air missiles loaded but I don't recall seeing a takeoff loaded with bombs. I would guess the lack of an organic tanker aircraft prevents swapping fuel weight for bomb load.
That's a decent video of the Liaoning and its exercise with six J-15s aboard on the flight deck at once. The aircraft involved were numbers 100, 103, 104, 107, 108, and 113.
That is is actually the same video as another that has over 35,000 views.
At various times we have seen virtually all of the production J-15 aircraft operating on the Liaoning at one time or another.
I also really like this video of an English interview with the captain of the Liaoning.
Weapons handling on the Liaoning.
This is a terrfic photo. Thanks for posting. Gents look at this photo in hi-res and see how many shipmates you see doing various task on the flight-deck. It looks some what busy. Much more busy than nay Russian flight deck photo I've ever seen. Yep. Nice job PLAN. Very nice indeed.
Weapons handling on the Liaoning.
True indeed ... their flight deck activities seem to be ramping up ( only to be expected) and the requisite aircraft handling, fuelling and arming procedures/skills are coming on well.
In addition, it seems apparent from the numerous photos we have now seen of it during different deployments, that they have established the four A2A missiles as a standard peacetime load out.
Thanks. Great photos showing the continued progress.Another module was installed yesterday.
Interesting.
That auxiliary deck hanging out there on the side opposite from the elevators is probably one of the inset decks we see on this picture of the Liaoning, inset into the large sponson that supports the flight deck overhang.
