If Shandong‘s elevator is 16m wide, wouldn’t that mean it could fit 2 J-15s since apparently J-15 wingspan folded in 7.4m? But we always see them lift one at a time.
CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread
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I am not sure having extra large elevator that can hold 2 aircraft at once is necessary a significant advantage.
it directly weakens hull structure by requiring larger hull side cut outs. It directly reduces deck parking area.
it impose further constraints on how deck snd hanger arrangement by requiring area around the elevator leaving room to maneuver 2 aircraft on and off the elevator.
It seems cycling singke aircraft elevator more quickly is a better solution that making elevator bigger. modern computer controlled elevator mechanism ought to allow the elevator to reach higher peak velocity without to much acceleration or deceleration at the end of elevator travel.
it directly weakens hull structure by requiring larger hull side cut outs. It directly reduces deck parking area.
it impose further constraints on how deck snd hanger arrangement by requiring area around the elevator leaving room to maneuver 2 aircraft on and off the elevator.
It seems cycling singke aircraft elevator more quickly is a better solution that making elevator bigger. modern computer controlled elevator mechanism ought to allow the elevator to reach higher peak velocity without to much acceleration or deceleration at the end of elevator travel.
thanks, how about the total length of the flight deck from front to back?
He says from previous pictures a few months back, hangar width is 22m, more than 16m of Shandong.
Hanger door width (to the elevator)*
Ah yes, my mistake.
What is your evidence?
That's an excellent estimate of the width of the flight deck given the perspective of the picture and imo verifies the estimate done by horobeyo on twitter.
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That said I'm unsure yet if the elevator opening has those specific proportions given this is an implantation of that deck module there, ideally if we can get a similar photo angle of the ship now that the most recent picture shows its been installed...