CV-17 Shandong (002 carrier) Thread I ...News, Views and operations

Peter2018 said:

Large number of new J-15 must be testing on the CV-001A.

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Just to be precisely ... there is not a large number, but in fact a number of ZERO "new J-15s" since there no news ones.

PLN Type 002 carrier spotted during its 8th cruise. (Image via @一蓑烟雨任平生sjs from Weibo)

PS ... is this a J-15 with folded wings or a helicopter??

Deino said:

Just to be precisely ... there is not a large number, but in fact a number of ZERO "new J-15s" since there no news ones.

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How many J-15's are there in service now ? I know of atleast 2 crashes.

Deino said:

PS ... is this a J-15 with folded wings or a helicopter??

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IMO, it's likely a J-15 because of the location on the deck (forward launch). The usual take off position for helicopters would be further back.

It is only one J-15 on board - and that has no engines. Because it is the mockup for firefighting drills.

Well, I must admit, but this seems to be a quite short trip (15.-20. October = 6 days)

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Deino said:

Well, I must admit, but this seems to be a quite short trip (15.-20. October = 6 days)

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No need to worry, the last test cruise for the Liaoning before it entered service lasted also only 4 days (August 27-30, 2012).

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Deino said:

No need to worry, the last test cruise for the Liaoning before it entered service lasted also only 4 days (August 27-30, 2012).

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So about a month to commissioning?
Liaoning took 25 days after the last test..
How likely is it that it'll be named Shandong?