PLAN Naval Aviation Training Facility
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Depending on your version of google earth, (censored/uncensored) the site is either partially cloud covered or clear (5 September 2015), My question is why would be the outline be of the Melbourne when their pilots are training to land on the Liaoning (CV-16). Location is 403201N 1203926E.
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as I know, the turkish navy ordered a 27.000 ts helo-carrier, based at spanish JUAN CARLOS I and australian Canberra-class; lenght arround 230 m to be build at turkish Sedef Yard. The ship should host ~ 11 Helos and up to 7 STOVL fighters (expect F-35B), 1.400 Soldiers or (if needed) a small hospital.
Source: (Oct. 2015)
Chinese PLAN - as I know - don't have STVOL planes, so they could think about using light-wight ground attack planes supporting landing operations. So the opportunitiy is to build "helo-carriers" < 30.000 ts also to host ground-attack planes like the JL-15. The aircraft has six (four under-wing and two wingtip) to carry various and weapons. If necessary, it can serve in the lightweight attack role with minor modifications, carrying up to 3 tons of armament.
To accept this possibility means: PLAN could think about amphibious carriers including angled deck, operating this fighters. And indeed - the HMAS Melbourne is in this class to host planes like JL-15 [which could be compared to (brazil) Skyhawks].
The flight-deck and blueprints of HMAS Melbourne could be used to construct this kind of helocarrier.
Source: (Oct. 2015)
Chinese PLAN - as I know - don't have STVOL planes, so they could think about using light-wight ground attack planes supporting landing operations. So the opportunitiy is to build "helo-carriers" < 30.000 ts also to host ground-attack planes like the JL-15. The aircraft has six (four under-wing and two wingtip) to carry various and weapons. If necessary, it can serve in the lightweight attack role with minor modifications, carrying up to 3 tons of armament.
To accept this possibility means: PLAN could think about amphibious carriers including angled deck, operating this fighters. And indeed - the HMAS Melbourne is in this class to host planes like JL-15 [which could be compared to (brazil) Skyhawks].
The flight-deck and blueprints of HMAS Melbourne could be used to construct this kind of helocarrier.
Sorry, but maybe I misunderstand You: So far we only know (at least me) that the J-15 base is Huangdicun (or formerly Xingcheng-2) but we don't know if they are assigned to a certain Naval Division - at least I don't think so, more an independent unit like a composite "Carrier Air Wing") - and even less what Regiment.
Deino
?Forward elevator position seemed to have moved forward, if scaling is comparable. Bigger hangar because new design don't have to consider space taken up by granite launchers?
That would also explain why the slant landing region also appears to have been extended because part of the hangar is below it.
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What happened with the righthand jet blast deflektor? There is now the elevator. I think, scaling is not comparable.
Interesting. It would also have to be moved forward, yet the bow don't seems to be more forward unless the arc changes.
Anyway it is an approximation from a satellite photo, so nothing conclusive.