00X/004 future nuclear CATOBAR carrier thread

[PLAwatcher12]

Thanks and as it seems some are angry or frustrated on X that I'm perhaps being too skeptical or critical, but my gut tells me something here doesn't fit with a CVN, and therefore a simple rule of "explain or follow" isn't quite so simple ... here's an attempt at an explanation: The beam may be fine at around 42m, but the length at the waterline of 270m is too short for a CVN—especially since it's claimed to be at 120kt.

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It’s possible it isn’t a carrier but it’s way too early in my opinion to say something looks off for the length

 

[Dante80]

It’s possible it isn’t a carrier but it’s way too early in my opinion to say something looks off for the length

How do you mean? The length definitely looks off for a big carrier. If it didn't, there would have been no controversy in the first place.

 

[PLAwatcher12]

How do you mean? The length definitely looks off for a big carrier. If it didn't, there would have been no controversy in the first place.

That's the whole thing.

You are aware it’s just beginning to be built you can’t say just from looking at the photos this will be the final length, of course there is controversy because people don’t understand it’s just being bulit, same thing happened with the 076. My point is you can’t look at these photos and say it’s way too short for a carrier and assume that will be the final length because it’s way too early to tell.

 

[Dante80]

Sure, and that is why I'm writing that the length looks off. I am not assuming anything, others are rather quick to.

 

[Deino]

You are aware it’s just beginning to be built you can’t say just from looking at the photos this will be the final length, of course there is controversy because people don’t understand it’s just being bulit, same thing happened with the 076. My point is you can’t look at these photos and say it’s way too short for a carrier and assume that will be the final length because it’s way too early to tell.

My point is simple, you don't start on the two ends and leave a certain segment in the middle only tow more later on two huge halves further away from each other to insert the middle section! At least by my understanding an aircraft carrier is built not that way ... as such, YES, for an aircarft carrier and especially one claimed to be +120 kt in weight it is too short!

 

[PLAwatcher12]

Sure, and that is why I'm writing that the length looks to be off. I am not assuming anything, others are rather quick to.

Yes right now you are correct but we have to remember carriers are built in modules not piece by piece

My point is simple, you don't start on the two ends and leave a certain segment in the middle only tow more later on two huge halves further away from each other to insert the middle section! At least by my understanding an aircraft carrier is built not that way ... as such, YES, for an aircarft carrier and especially one claimed to be +120 kt in weight it is too short!

this isn’t what it’s showing though, you might be correct but it’s way to early to tell the length.

 

[Dante80]

My point is simple, you don't start on the two ends and leave a certain segment in the middle only tow more later on two huge halves further away from each other to insert the middle section! At least by my understanding an aircraft carrier is built not that way ... as such, YES, for an aircarft carrier and especially one claimed to be +120 kt in weight it is too short!

There could be a possible or plausible explanation for this, IF the section missing is the one with the reactor vessel. And that module may have a different TRL or is still passing a CDR or there is another reason for getting assembled/joined later down the line.

It would be a rather novel way to do it for sure.

 

[mack8]

Again, don't forget how Fujian was assembled, large modules brought together. There is nothing to suggest that at some point keel blocks will not be moved/more added as more hull blocks are put in place, and eventually joined together. At the moment we only have two large hull blocks.

 

[taxiya]

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This could be the confirming evidence for Type 004 being a CVN and being built at DL. Standard PWR from the looks.

Seems that nobody have paid attention to this information. The steam generator is inside the pressure vessel. This is a small reactor, either a modular power plant like ACP100 or a marine reactor.

 

[TK3600]

The alternative explanation is the Chinese nuclear carrier is way smaller than expected. Instead of building a big carrier, they used nuclear technology to shrink down the ship.