PLAN Carrier Construction
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usaf0314
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engineeringly speaking, if there is to be an island on this ship, then the weight distribution would make sense to make it asymmetric. but who knows... im no expert in ship building
I believe the cutout is too small for a hanger deck, its far too short and narrow to house a fix winged aircraft. unless its a tailless UAV like the X47B lol
engineeringly speaking, if there is to be an island on this ship, then the weight distribution would make sense to make it asymmetric. but who knows... im no expert in ship building
I believe the cutout is too small for a hanger deck, its far too short and narrow to house a fix winged aircraft. unless its a tailless UAV like the X47B lol
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It is said to be:
Apparently the 001 would be a medium sized carrier and the 002 would be large sized. both said to be conventional powered.
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It is said to be:
Apparently the 001 would be a medium sized carrier and the 002 would be large sized. both said to be conventional powered.
Re: PLAN LHD/LPH/LHA discussion
Some one measured it to be about 51 metres across, maybe a section near the front.
Also the trough running along the right side is rumoured to be the catapult. But strage that there is only one and it doesn't look like the side angled one. Maybe they will have both cat and ski-jump?
The hangar looks pretty narrow though and seems more suitable for helicopters.
This "Thing" Has Been There A While Ago. You Can Find It on 03/02/2013 images of Google Earth.
Some one measured it to be about 51 metres across, maybe a section near the front.
Also the trough running along the right side is rumoured to be the catapult. But strage that there is only one and it doesn't look like the side angled one. Maybe they will have both cat and ski-jump?
The hangar looks pretty narrow though and seems more suitable for helicopters.
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Re: PLAN LHD/LPH/LHA discussion
If the beam of that thing really is 50 meters, it seems way too big to be for a wasp sized LHA, but its a bit small for a carrier (adding a flight deck on top may substantially increase its size).
However the elevator seems to be much too big for what we'd expect on a carrier as well, and we still don't know if this module is connected to te LHA at all (to muddle the waters even more, some people are saying the LHA is actually a "mock up" of a carrier the PLAN are contracting, which makes no sense but stranger things have happened)
If the beam of that thing really is 50 meters, it seems way too big to be for a wasp sized LHA, but its a bit small for a carrier (adding a flight deck on top may substantially increase its size).
However the elevator seems to be much too big for what we'd expect on a carrier as well, and we still don't know if this module is connected to te LHA at all (to muddle the waters even more, some people are saying the LHA is actually a "mock up" of a carrier the PLAN are contracting, which makes no sense but stranger things have happened)
Re: PLAN LHD/LPH/LHA discussion
Until we know what it's dimension are, we cannot make that call.
I am more intrigued with the picture of the ship on the construiction ways that I pointed out. How big is that ship? Is that structure on the starboard side an island? Is that indentation at the port aft quarter an elevator?
We just do no know. I have enlarged it and enhanced it and can still not tell from that photo. It may just be the lighing or the stage of construction that is making it look that way. In which case it is some large cargo/container ship being built. On the other hand, if that is an ilsand, and if that is an elevator, it is mot probably an LHD or LPH vessel.
We'll just have to wait and see.
I can't say if it is or isn't big enough because we do not have anything to tell us how tall that is. If that opening is 20 or more feet tall, then it could be big enough (ie. an F/A-18F Superhornet is 16ft tall, an E-2C/D Hawkeye is 18 ft. tall). If it is ony 12 feet tall, it clearly would not be.
Until we know what it's dimension are, we cannot make that call.
I am more intrigued with the picture of the ship on the construiction ways that I pointed out. How big is that ship? Is that structure on the starboard side an island? Is that indentation at the port aft quarter an elevator?
We just do no know. I have enlarged it and enhanced it and can still not tell from that photo. It may just be the lighing or the stage of construction that is making it look that way. In which case it is some large cargo/container ship being built. On the other hand, if that is an ilsand, and if that is an elevator, it is mot probably an LHD or LPH vessel.
We'll just have to wait and see.
asif iqbal
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Re: PLAN LHD/LPH/LHA discussion
I don't know about anyone else but I'm really excited!
I don't know about anyone else but I'm really excited!
asif iqbal
Lieutenant General
Re: PLAN LHD/LPH/LHA discussion
2:1 scale model, unheard of and highly doubtful who does that? They do all these study's on computer these days entire carrier with all it's components are built in labs
It's clear this is a warship, there's clearly a hanger to this module and it's also got a clear imagine of a elevator, it can be nothing other than a LHD or a carrier
I would say its a very large LHD or a Liaoning sized carrier, or slightly larger than Liaoning, but the Chinese naval officers have said the second carrier will be larger than the Liaoning so I would guess this is a LHD
Chinas second carrier would likely carry 36 or 48 aircraft, this doesn't look like it could do that but certainly for a LHD it makes a perfect fit
Also building a LHD prior to the carrier would also make sense as it would give China shipyards very good experience in building flat tops lessons which they can translate into building the first true indigenous carrier
After three pretty big Type 071 LPD which can already carry 4 x LCAC and 4 x Z8 I would think its logical to build a LHD of this size
2:1 scale model, unheard of and highly doubtful who does that? They do all these study's on computer these days entire carrier with all it's components are built in labs
It's clear this is a warship, there's clearly a hanger to this module and it's also got a clear imagine of a elevator, it can be nothing other than a LHD or a carrier
I would say its a very large LHD or a Liaoning sized carrier, or slightly larger than Liaoning, but the Chinese naval officers have said the second carrier will be larger than the Liaoning so I would guess this is a LHD
Chinas second carrier would likely carry 36 or 48 aircraft, this doesn't look like it could do that but certainly for a LHD it makes a perfect fit
Also building a LHD prior to the carrier would also make sense as it would give China shipyards very good experience in building flat tops lessons which they can translate into building the first true indigenous carrier
After three pretty big Type 071 LPD which can already carry 4 x LCAC and 4 x Z8 I would think its logical to build a LHD of this size
ladioussupp
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Re: PLAN LHD/LPH/LHA discussion
From Left to Right:
elevator, flight deck, hanger, and slot for catapult installation.
Top view. Slot for catapult installation is clear.
From Left to Right:
elevator, flight deck, hanger, and slot for catapult installation.
Top view. Slot for catapult installation is clear.