CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[siegecrossbow]

It would be spectacular, though entirely improbable, to see the KJ-600 and J-35s launch live on TV from the Fujian and do their parade flyover.

Nah too much sweats to coordinate everything.

 

[by78]

High-resolution version of a recently shared image. Skid marks are clearly seen.

 

[sheogorath]

High-resolution version of a recently shared image. Skid marks are clearly seen.

I'm curious about the space between the two front catapults, seems that if you were to launch a KJ-600 from one fo them, space would be tight for for any other plane next to it once the wings are deployed.

 

[Alfa_Particle]

I'm curious about the space between the two front catapults, seems that if you were to launch a KJ-600 from one fo them, space would be tight for for any other plane next to it once the wings are deployed.

Think that's why you usually see KJ-600s on the portside catapult in renders.

 

[sheogorath]

Think that's why you usually see KJ-600s on the portside catapult in renders.

Yeah, I figured it would be like the E-2, where most launches seem to be from the waist catapult though there are instances of forward launch

 

[4channer]

Yeah, I figured it would be like the E-2, where most launches seem to be from the waist catapult though there are instances of forward launch
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The French carrier has only one forward catapult, though.

 

[sheogorath]

The French carrier has only one forward catapult, though.

And its a tight fit as well, judging by how close the wing is to the parked Rafales

 

[by78]

An image update.

 

[AndrewJ]

CV-18 will be commissioned soon? Are these scaffolds on the island indicate a final cleaning is going on?

 

[AndrewJ]

SK government sources said, Fujian conducted carrier-based fighter jets' launch & recover in disputed Yellow Sea area from May 22nd to 28th.

China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier has conducted fighter jet takeoff and landing drills in the Provisional Measures Zone (PMZ) of the West Sea (Yellow Sea) — a disputed body of water between China and the Korean Peninsula — for the first time, multiple South Korean government sources confirmed to The Chosun Ilbo.
According to officials briefed on the situation, the Fujian conducted flight operations involving carrier-based aircraft from May 22 to 28. During this period, China also declared no-sail zones in three parts of the PMZ, citing live-fire drills. Prior to arriving in the Yellow Sea, the Fujian and its escort ships held exercises in the South China Sea before heading north for nearly a week of operations off the Korean Peninsula.

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