kwaigonegin
Colonel
They are wrapping up mooring trials. Unless they find something major, I going to bet by year end for shakedown if not sooner.
CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread
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by78
General
An public procurement announcement. It states that Wuxi Mingjiang Thermal Insulation Material Co., Ltd (无锡市明江保温材料有限公司) has been awarded a contract for producing and installing eight sets of insulation systems for XX3's (presumably carrier Fujian) furnaces, boilers, flues, etc.
The contract was not awarded based on competitive bidding because Mingjiang had been deemed the most experienced and qualified for the task. The company has extensive experience in the field of thermal insulation, having participated in drafting several national standards for the field. It has also previously produced and installed the insulation system for a certain full-scale onshore boiler test facility, and experience accumulated from that project is of particular relevance to the current project.
The contract was not awarded based on competitive bidding because Mingjiang had been deemed the most experienced and qualified for the task. The company has extensive experience in the field of thermal insulation, having participated in drafting several national standards for the field. It has also previously produced and installed the insulation system for a certain full-scale onshore boiler test facility, and experience accumulated from that project is of particular relevance to the current project.
The shed/cover of the long EMALS track is partially removed.
I suspect a PS, but a guess.
It's the waist catapult, so it is the rear half of the cover that looks like it may be gone.
lcloo
Captain
I would not discount this as a PSed yet. Note that 2 days ago a photo showed there was a crane truck parked next the the weather shed. And the use of a crane truck could possibly be to dismantle the sheds.
But lets wait for a clear photo to appear.
