The left side of the photo, right by the aircraft engine in your photo.
00X/004 future nuclear CATOBAR carrier thread
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The left side of the photo, right by the aircraft engine in your photo.
Sorry did not capture it. The plane flew past the area of interest faster than I anticipated when I adjusted the camera physical zoom.
It's alright, the area of interest is in the frame. Nevertheless the drydocks seems far too small for a carrier anyways.
Latest satellite images. Seems like the potential reactor compartment has been covered.
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kwaigonegin
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I think that is a forgone conclusion. In many ways Fujian like Liaoning before her is a prototype or proof of concept design but with actual war fighting abilities.
Update, via Captain
Well the Fujian was originally designed with two steam catapults. Xi decided to change it to three EMALS following Admiral MA’s successful. But the hull was already laid, and it was very hard to enlarge the ship plus propulsion when it was half way under construction. So you are taking about fitting three EMALs onto a vessel originally designed to house only two catapults (think of it as a larger and faster Charles De Gaulle). So now Fujian has a serious problem with EMALS #1 cutting into elevator loading space and EMALS #2 blocking the runway. So the ideal solution for 003A would be to lengthen the ship for EMALS #1 and 2. But that would require more power output and greater propulsion. Maybe IEP would be the solution.
Fujian was always to have three catapults, the issue was the steam catapults were shorter than EM catapults.
An IEP for the main propulsion system would be too ambitious of a technological jump.
Even the Ford carrier doesn't have that. I don't think the Type 003A will have it.