Probably because there people who don't understand the difference between waterline length vs overall hull/keel length... which tbh is not an unreasonable to make if you're new to this.
CV-XX (003 carrier) Thread I ... News & Discussions
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Probably because there people who don't understand the difference between waterline length vs overall hull/keel length... which tbh is not an unreasonable to make if you're new to this.
but just shorter by several meters...lol
I wouldn't make that assumption just yet. Because the past couples of post all have different measurements. The margin of error is still somewhat too big for us to come to the conclusion that 003 is "shorter by several meters".
What could that mean? That it hasnt a bow sonar?
Not necessarly. This measurements are all estimatives. Even with a precise photo like that, we still got 3 different measurements just in last page, all of them bigger than kitty hawk´s waterline length. So thats still up in the air.
I'm looking forward to seeing the Chinese EMALS.
Rumors said that the PLAN higher officer decided changing the steam catapults to EMALS just after the construction of 003 had started in 2017, and it took the designing team one year to change the design.
I guess it's a considerable change to make, and this change is beneficial to the space usage - space that would occupied by the steam piping could be used for other things, such as hanger.
Rumors said that the PLAN higher officer decided changing the steam catapults to EMALS just after the construction of 003 had started in 2017, and it took the designing team one year to change the design.
I guess it's a considerable change to make, and this change is beneficial to the space usage - space that would occupied by the steam piping could be used for other things, such as hanger.
Did all of those estimates actually measure waterline, or did they include the bulbous bow?
Because they are all above Kitty Hawks 300m waterline length, so I'm not sure why @Josh Luo is saying it's shorter by several meters unless they all made the same mistake!
Intrepid
Captain
They include the clipper bow. Waterline length is shorter than all the numbers postet in this thread.
Ship length and displacement is not all. Count the number of elevators and catapults, than you have an idea of the air wing. Measure the width between the fool lines of the landing strip, than you know the span of the largest airplane used on the carrier.
I maintain that the best go at trying to estimate the ship's length was posted a few months ago, here:
CV-XX (003 carrier) Thread I ... News & Discussions
In my opinion, my post is relevant to this thread. Because the 003 is believed to be a heavy conventional CATOBAR carrier. the PRC and PLAN went with this configuration because it fulfill their requirements. The requirements are set according to the goals and defense doctrine of the PLAN...
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antiterror13
Colonel
It won't be long someone would say that Chinese 003 using a stolen Kitty Hawk design, a copy of Kitty Hawk
antiterror13
Colonel
It has to be from someone much higher, likely from XJP himself