CV-17 Shandong (002 carrier) Thread I ...News, Views and operations

[J16B MRF]

Island paint work finished.

 

[J16B MRF]

Island paint work finished.

Even suppose with the slowest speed assumption the launch would happen in a month.

 

[Blitzo]

Looking neat.

 

[J16B MRF]

Looking neat.

Everything just constructed in the pace of former plans.Good.

 

[Iron Man]

I think they could have gotten rid of this much more additional space:

 

[Blitzo]

I think they could have gotten rid of this much more additional space:
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I imagine there would've been various ways to further reduce the footprint of the island even further than they did, but the flipside would likely be additional cost, and more importantly time, to do that redesign work.

Personally I'm pleasantly surprised they had reduced the footprint of the island compared to Liaoning at all.

 

[Iron Man]

Here's even more shrinkage:


IMO this is about the limit of 'shrinkage' that can be achieved with this island and still have enough rooftop space for additional sensors/antennae.

 

[bd popeye]

The ship appears to me to be close to launching. Next will be fitting out.

The island appears to be "cleaner"i.e less cluttered than aboard CV-16.

It won't be long now.

 

[Tyloe]

I imagine there would've been various ways to further reduce the footprint of the island even further than they did, but the flipside would likely be additional cost, and more importantly time, to do that redesign work.

Personally I'm pleasantly surprised they had reduced the footprint of the island compared to Liaoning at all.

Would reducing more of the island have meant other extensive changes to re-stabilise the design, like the ballast tanks? Perhaps it wasn't worth to tinker too much. It was either take the existing kuz or a cleansheet design, for a one-off stobar cv.

 

[jobjed]

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