Type 076 LHD/LHA discussion

henrik said:

The reasonable design is to have 2 emals for redundancy and angled landing strip for safety reasons.

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I would be hyped up if the 076 had two EMALSes and an angled deck but at some point we are just arbitrarily expanding the list of necessities.

HSR said:

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This design makes no sense to me unless the cat is for kamikaze drones... You can't expect to land fixed wing aircraft easily off center due to pitch and yaw. Also two elevators in the stern is over kill.

snake65 said:

No angled deck on British carriers. Simply wide enough flight deck for "smooth fixed wing uav operation".

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The RN F35s would land vertically. No traps needed. HUGE difference!

kwaigonegin said:

The RN F35s would land vertically. No traps needed. HUGE difference!

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Traps are not located on the angled deck.

TOKYO DRIFT ABC said:

This design could limit both vertical takeoff and fixed wing aircraft operations; I wouldn't be surprised if the 076 underwent a major redesign.

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Is it possible that China has developed a conventional/catapult takeoff, vertical landing, jet drone? Is there any sign of such a development?

Honestly if true & with the 054B (& other recent developments like tank?) I do believe the PLA is being overly conservative with designs. It's a fine line but it feels like they've been erring too far on one side very consistently.

proelite said:

Stern elevator at the beginning of the landing strip seems sus.

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'Stern elevator"may not be elevator, remember this design on 071 LPD ???

I wonder if it would help/be easier to load vehicles on to aircraft elevators, which then carries them to hangar level, where there is another elevator to well deck level.

no_name said:

I wonder if it would help/be easier to load vehicles on to aircraft elevators, which then carries them to hangar level, where there is another elevator to well deck level.

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Type 071 has side access hatch door and ramp that allowed tanks and IFVs to drive into the ship's motor vehicle parking area directly from the sea port. The hangar hold hatch cover that need a crane would be more useful to load palletised cargo.

I have not seen photo or video of side access hatch door of type 075 in operation, but I would expect both type 075 and type 076 will have this type of hull side access hatch for battle tanks, IFVs and other motor vehicles.

no_name said:

I wonder if it would help/be easier to load vehicles on to aircraft elevators, which then carries them to hangar level, where there is another elevator to well deck level.

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Elevator have weight limits about 30 tons