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

[dingyibvs]

Not fully loaded yet.

Waterline (red) marking, not the actual waterline!

 

[Richard Santos]

Waterline (red) marking, not the actual waterline!

Most likely because 017 is designed to be heavier than 016 while sharing the same hull, so 017 will ride deeper in water than 016.

 

[Deino]

Holy smoke ....

 

[PiSigma]

Holy smoke ....

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You mean atheist smoke. No god in PLAN.
Its good to see at least the boilers are working.

 

[Equation]

You mean atheist smoke. No god in PLAN.
Its good to see at least the boilers are working.

LOL!

 

[Richard Santos]

You mean atheist smoke. No god in PLAN.
Its good to see at least the boilers are working.

Unholy smoke?

I think the ship might be made sea worthy and run her builder's trials long before some people thinks.

 

[taxiya]

In a perfect Chinese way of expression, it could be "Heavenly Smoke" as Chinese see the heaven (sky) in the same way as God in the west. In English there is "oh, my God", in Chinese people say "oh, my old sky grandpa".

 

[bd popeye]

Unholy smoke?

I think the ship might be made sea worthy and run her builder's trials long before some people thinks.

Exactly. The exhaust/stack gas indicates the propulsion system is nearly ready to put to sea.

We may see CV-17 at sea before the year is over.

 

[longmarch]

Exactly. The exhaust/stack gas indicates the propulsion system is nearly ready to put to sea.

We may see CV-17 at sea before the year is over.

Does that mean it'll be commissioned late next year or early 2019?

 

[SteelBird]

Her older sister, Liao Ning, never play with smoke, so I guess this engine should also be as clean as previous one. What you see might be the scene when engine first started. It will be clean later on.