00X/004 future nuclear CATOBAR carrier thread

[lcloo]

Apologize if this has been asked before but has anyone measured the drydock at Sanya's dimensions yet?

There are 2 dry docks there, the larger one is roughly 375 meter long and 78 to 80 meter wide, using google earth image for measurement.

 

[Tomboy]

There are 2 dry docks there, the larger one is roughly 375 meter long and 78 to 80 meter wide, using google earth image for measurement.

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Thank you, this seems good enough for even the largest credible size 004 could be, atleast lengthwise. I suppose it doesn't matter much if the flight deck spills over the boundaries by abit.

 

[Dante80]

Thank you, this seems good enough for even the largest credible size 004 could be, atleast lengthwise. I suppose it doesn't matter much if the flight deck spills over the boundaries by abit.

Depends on those two cranes on rails over there. Generally speaking, I don't think it's a realistic impediment for future PLAN planning...



Mainly because I don't think PLAN will pursue something like a 150k ton CVN any time soon (or even ever, for that matter).

 

[Tomboy]

Depends on those two cranes on rails over there. Generally speaking, I don't think it's a realistic impediment for future PLAN planning...



Mainly because I don't think PLAN will pursue something like a 150k ton CVN.

004's flight deck is like to realistically reach over 80m+ at the widest section which may or may not be cause for concern depending on how much margin is there for the cranes.

 

[lcloo]

Thank you, this seems good enough for even the largest credible size 004 could be, atleast lengthwise. I suppose it doesn't matter much if the flight deck spills over the boundaries by abit.

Not a problem. The aircraft carrier flight deck overhang could be more than 10 meters or so above the top edge or the floor of yard side of the dry dock. As illustrated with this photo of Shandong.

 

[Dante80]

004's flight deck is like to realistically reach over 80m+ at the widest section which may or may not be cause for concern depending on how much margin is there for the cranes.

I was accounting for that when I posted.