PLAN Carrier Operations..News, Videos & Photos

Originally Posted by A.Man

May 23, 2012 She Is On Her Way Out Again!

now that is one stunning pic, it looks like its in emaculate condition and the paint job really brings out the beauty in this vessal

Originally Posted by antiterror13

close to zero

So true. ^^. I do see that fuel truck..

I enlarged the photo and also saw a lot of civilians on the flight deck. Looks like the sea trails are still on going.

Originally Posted by A.Man

May 23, 2012 She Is On Her Way Out Again!

Now THAT is a GREAT pic. I notice that fuel truck still on deck. And from the looks of the personnel there, she appears to be still in builder's trials.

I am going to change my scale model of her too based on this pic. She has changed to location of and orientation of many of her antennae.

Notice only two on each side of the bow now, and none of the large 4 antennae just forward of the island. They are all along the port side there, aft of the end of the runway.

Thanks. Here's how mine looks now, and I will put another pic up when I change her.

1/350 scale model of the PLAN Aircraft Carrier

[QUOTE=A.Man;190052]May 23, 2012 She Is On Her Way Out Again!



No, she is on her way back to port, this is the last sea trial picture and people on deck were queued for go home after days of sea trial.

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Originally Posted by A.Man

May 23, 2012 She Is On Her Way Out Again!



No, she is on her way back to port, this is the last sea trial picture and people on deck were queued for go home after days of sea trial.

Yes agreed, just see the tug positions they are pushing her towards the berth.

So does that mean she's not out again or simply this photo is wrong !???

Originally Posted by Deino

So does that mean she's not out again or simply this photo is wrong !???

She's out again until June.

Anyone notice there's two modified containers with military camo behind the island? Were those there in previous sea trials?

Originally Posted by Engineer

She's out again until June.

So, this would be the 7th or 8th trial since launch? They are really getting her out there and incrementally making improvements and fixes as they go. Glad to see her going out so often. The more they take her out, the more used to her they will be and the better psoition they will be in to make the improvements.

It will be a happy day on these forums for our Sino members when that first J-15 does a touch and go, or landing and then take-off.

Ya' know everytime I see that fuel truck it makes me look for some installation of a fueling system. Which would be in evidence if I saw a fuel hose on a large reel somewhere on that ship. As of yet I've seen zero fueling stations. Did the Russian ever fuel aircraft like the USN?

Originally Posted by bd popeye

Ya' know everytime I see that fuel truck it makes me look for some installation of a fueling system. Which would be in evidence if I saw a fuel hose on a large reel somewhere on that ship. As of yet I've seen zero fueling stations. Did the Russian ever fuel aircraft like the USN?

I have to believe that there are fueling stations on the vessel. Would be crazy not to have them and to have to rely on trucks, IMHO.

I will do some research on the Kuznetsov, but for right now I have to believe that since they are not conducting air ops per sey, that for the limited helo landings that are occuring (ferrying people like VIPs or specialists out to the carrier) that they are content to use the truck for now and address the overall fueling system later as regards ship's systems.

Originally Posted by joshuatree

Anyone notice there's two modified containers with military camo behind the island? Were those there in previous sea trials?

Now that you mention it, I don't recall. It's looks to me like mobile generators for electricity.

I'm surprised by the discussion about her engine type. Smoke from diesel engines and gas turbines looks different from each other and from smoke from steam boilers. She quite clearly uses steam turbines.

Originally Posted by Equation

Now that you mention it, I don't recall. It's looks to me like mobile generators for electricity.

For me it looks like kind of PAR. May be for calibration. One container is aligned with the angled landing strip I think, and not with the centerline of the ship.