CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

antiterror13 said:

Very good prediction, I think it will end up very close to reality ... just a note that CV-17 will have more aircraft than CV-16 ... perhaps 4-6 more. Perhaps the same case for CV-19 vs CV-18

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Maybe not extra aircraft but definitely they will have optimised air oops in subsequent iterations

Overall higher turn around times and greater sortie rates

Having said that was it not announced that CV-17 air wing will be larger ?

Either way knowing the PLAN off course they will field a formidable carrier fleet in 5 years

Deino said:

Even if this latest image is quite impressive we need to know that there most likely will be some changes or differences to the real 003 island ... just look at this comparison to the Type 002 mock up vs. the real deal:

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some changes? looks like a lot of changes. Hadnt figure this out before seeing this comparition. The island mockups seem to be only very loosely models of the real islands.

what about new rumours about 002? Is there any new talk about when it might get into shipyard construction?

now noticed the tweet





Ces marquages au sol existent depuis longtemps mais c'est la première fois qu'on les voit clairement. Le prochain porte-avions chinois, un CATOBAR, aurait donc au moins 3 sinon 4 catapultes à vapeur ou EMALS. Image du 1er Novembre 2017.

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These ground markings have been around for a long time but this is the first time they have been clearly seen. The next Chinese aircraft carrier, a catobar, would have at least 3 if not 4 steam catapults or with emals. Picture of November 1, 2017.

The markings may be good for anything. They are not realistic outlines of a flight deck.

No way they will design a carrier with 2 straight decks. The angled flight deck design has much more advantages.

Viktor Jav said:

No way they will design a carrier with 2 straight decks. The angled flight deck design has much more advantages.

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Why then does the UK have straight decks and no angled one?
Isnt it large enough to have one?

Gustaf Adolf said:

Why then does the UK have straight decks and no angled one?
Isnt it large enough to have one?

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The QE's forward deck is also angled on both port and starboard sides, so I'm not sure what you're referring to here.

Iron Man said:

The QE's forward deck is also angled on both port and starboard sides, so I'm not sure what you're referring to here.

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It is. My apologies then. I thought it wasn't.

Vertical landing don't need space on the deck for go arrounds.

Gustaf Adolf said:

Why then does the UK have straight decks and no angled one?
Isnt it large enough to have one?

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Becaue they decided to use the F-35B VTOL aircraft.

That aircraft does need an angled deck.

Had they chosen the F-35C, and the E-2D, they would have had an angled deck...in fact, to begin with, that was their intent and it looked like this:

RN CATOBAR Queen Elizabeth design: