I don't agree with Henri I believe PLAN will commission her at the end of 2018
The 2nd Chinese aircraft carrier begins its 2nd exit to the sea
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The 2nd Chinese aircraft carrier, a STOBAR similar to 16
Liaoning but improved version, began last Sunday a new trip to the sea yesterday in the north of China.
Early in the morning, the 60,000-ton ship, escorted by several port tugs, left the Dalian shipyard's Xiang Lu Jiao dock (香炉礁) before setting off alone to an area now banned. access located at least 100 km southeast of the Chinese port city.
On August 25, the crew of Chinese Navy personnel and DSIC technicians look alike on the flight deck (Photo: 香港 大公 文匯 全 媒體 中心)
The first Chinese aircraft carrier 16 Liaoning is still on dry dock today for maintenance (Photo: 香港 大公 文匯 全 媒體 中心)
Departure of the 2nd Chinese aircraft carrier for its 2nd test at the sea (Photo: fbc2000)
According to
(辽 航 警 0169) issued last week by the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration, an area of 3,274 km² is closed to all navigation from 25 August 18:00 to 7 September 08:00 local time due to "Military mission".
This zone is virtually identical to that used by the same aircraft carrier during
. All this suggests that the second test at sea of the new Chinese aircraft carrier will take place here and will last about twelve days, twice as long as the first. So we find exactly the same pattern as the
Liaoning aircraft carrier when it started its sea trials.
辽航警0169
黄海北部, 8月25日1800时至9月7日0800时,在
1. 38 ° 51'00 "N 122 ° 15'00" E
2. 38 ° 51'00 "N 122 ° 44'00" E
3. 38 ° 09'00 "N 122 ° 44'00" E
4. 38 ° 09'00 "N 122 ° 15'00" E
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Le 2e porte-avions chinois pourrait effectuer son 2e essai à la mer du 25 Août au 7 Septembre, pendant 13 jours, au sud de Dalian. La zone signalée par l'interdiction de navigation LN-0169 est quasiment identique à celle de la 1ère sortie du bâtiment en mois de Mai. A confirmer.
Launched on April 26, 2017 after three and a half years of construction, the 60,000-tonne vessel was rehoused for 44 days after its first sea voyage. Although the exact reason for this operation remains unknown today. hiu, but nothing indicates that any anomaly has occurred and the ship's layout seems to be moving as expected.
The 2nd Chinese aircraft carrier should now continue to follow the testing process described by Chinese military standard GJB-6850, which defines the subjects to be assessed for all surface ships of the Chinese Navy. The standard includes at least 230 chapters, ranging from navigation tests to tests of various embedded systems, to the measurement of infrared fields of the ship.
Note that a few days before the start, the photos taken by the Chinese spotters show that life-size models were loaded on the flight deck. For example, we see the J-15 model of the combat aircraft and helicopter models like the Z-8 and the Z-9. It is therefore likely that the crew could also conduct tests related to aeronautical technical support during this outing.
If nothing changes, the Chinese Navy should receive its 2ᵉ aircraft carrier by 2019, and aim for the passage of operational qualification by 2022. The 16
Liaoning had started the test campaigns at sea in August 2011, and admitted in active service 13 months later, in late September 2012.
Henri K.
