Several helicopter mockup models have also been spotted just above the drydock where the 076 LHD is being built, namely: Z-8, Z-9, Z-20, Ka-28 and a helicopter drone of unknown model.
Posted by @琴石2022 on Weibo.
Posted by @琴石2022 on Weibo.
Type 076 LHD/LHA discussion
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This should be the final appearance of the Type 76. 
We still don't know which of the two elevators at the stern will remain on the actual ship. And according to the tender notice in 2020, there should still be one inboard elevator on the ship.
So I don't think the above CGI represents the final form of the 076 LHD - yet.
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It seem there's only one side elevator
Speaking of the inboard elevator:
Big Bun CG on Weibo mentioned that he has reasons to believe that the stern end elevator could in fact be an inboard elevator, based on the observations on the curvy edges at all four corners of the rectangular-shaped elevator well (right photo, from before), alongside a narrow segment module which is seen laid across and on the other side of the elevator well, which could be the outer wall of the elevator well (left photo, more recent).
Shown here:
This elevator well is estimated to be ~19 meters long x ~20 meters wide.
Hence, if this finding is eventually proven to be accurate, that means the stern of the 076 LHD could be looking like this:
Instead of something like this, found on the 075 LHDs:
Both CGIs are made by the same guy on Weibo.
In the meantime, the possibility of the 076 LHD having two deck-edge elevators on either side of the ship should not be discounted at present, given what is likely to be the deck-edge elevator well on the port side has been blocked by the overhead crane in the latest photo of the 076.
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Exactly. That's what I think about it.
antiterror13
Brigadier
What is your reasoning/s of your conclusion that this would be the final appearance ?
What's the length of the ship?
kwaigonegin
Colonel
How is the ucav gunna land?
Maybe it's like this....
Wait...I can't send my picture...
Why does the system prompt that my file is too large?
（Alright, I've reduced the image size, so it can be uploaded now.）
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