CV-17 Shandong - Type 002 Aircraft Carrier News & Discussions

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Back to the future, post year 2020, in CG.

 

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China’s home-made aircraft carrier, the Type 001A is ready for launch but it entry into service will take a further two years as the ship will be outfitted with weapons and systems before sea trials are held.

State-owned China Mil website reported quoting China Central Television (CCTV) that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's Type 001A class aircraft carrier's scaffold has been removed and red undercoat has been painted below the ship's waterline in Dalian, Liaoning Province.

After launch, weapons and equipment, including the radar system, air defense system and communications system will be outfitted on the carrier. After this, the carrier and aircraft on it will be subjected to extensive sea trials which involves aircraft landing and take-off from it deck.

China Mil quoted Li Jie, a naval military expert, as saying. "It will take about one to two years to carry out functional debugging of its devices, weapons and equipment.

 

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Pics and videos pls....

 

[monitor]

Chinese First Aircraft carrier almost finished

 

[Deino]

Chinese First Aircraft carrier almost finished

Isn't this the same image from December just turned around ?

 

[onebyone]

China's second carrier is nearing structural completion and will soon have a launching ceremony
February 24, 2017

China is close to completing and launching its second aircraft carrier. It will begin service by 2020.

China Central Television (CCTV) reported that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's Type 001A class aircraft carrier's scaffold has been removed and red undercoat has been painted below the ship's waterline in Dalian, northeastern Liaoning Province, and that a launching ceremony will soon be Held.

"Unlike the Liaoning (Type 001), China's first aircraft carrier, a refitted ship built by Ukraine (under the former former Union Union), the 001A is China-built, and its design, combat capability and technologies will be much much advanced, Song Zhongping, a military expert, told the Global Times.

"One key difference is the design will be more 'humanized,' which means all personnel on the carrier will enjoy a more comfortable and modern environment," Song said.

However, "there's still a long way to go from its launch to enlistment, which normally takes two years," Yin Zhuo, a senior researcher at the PLA Navy Equipment Research Center,

Song said "its status can be compared to a house terms paint job has been long but requires decorating, which, in military terms, is called the 'outfitting stage.

It means all weapons and equipment, including the radar system, air defense system and communications system will be outfitted on the carrier. After this, the carrier and aircraft on will will be tested, and then the carrier will be ready to serve, Song said The

"Construction of the aircraft carrier is on schedule. Most of its construction and design work has been long. Its hull has already been assembled at the shipyard. The ship will soon be equipped with radar and other facilities," said Chinese defense ministry spokesperson Wu Qian in October 2016, in response to media inquiries on share aircraft carrier images online

A large amount of work remains to be done on the carrier's outfitting stage after it's launched, presumably sometime this year, Li Jie, a naval military expert, said. "It will take about one to two years to carry out functional debugging of its devices , Weapons and equipment. The new aircraft carrier can begin sea trials by early 2019. "




Catapult technology

On December 31, 2015 the Chinese defense ministry formal announced the construction of the 001A, and another spokesperson Yang Yujun said, "This carrier, with a displacement of 50,000 tons, will be the base for J-15 fighters and other types of aircraft. "

The design and construction of the second aircraft carrier is based on experience, research and training from the first carrier, the Liaoning, Yang added.

Based on information released by the Chinese defense ministry, 001A's aircraft will still use the ski-jump method of taking off from a ski ramp on the front of the carrier just like its "sister," the Liaoning, rather than more advanced catapult technology used By US aircraft carriers

China is looking into catapult technology, Li said, and the technology will be based on the 002, China's third aircraft carrier, which is being built in Shanghai.

"In other words, 002 is next different from the Liaoning (001) and 001A, and it will look like US aircraft carrier than than a Russian one," Li said.

More modern carriers use the Electromagnetic Catapult System, or Electromagnetic launcher (EML), to launch carrier-based jets, but China is still testing steam catapults, Li said. "The main difference is that EMLs are more flexible and the system's speed can Be controlled, so it can launch aircraft of different sizes.

Yin said "in order to protect China's territories and overseas interests, China needs two carrier strike groups in the West Pacific Ocean and two in the Indian Ocean. So we need at least five to six aircraft carriers.

http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/02/chinas-second-carrier-is-nearing.html

 

[Imran Khan]

great news good going Chinese friends

 

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China's Type 001A CV makes progress at Dalian - 38.935925 N 121.613170 E
Sean O'Connor, Indianapolis - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
23 February 2017

Airbus Defence and Space imagery dated 13 January showing China's Type 001A aircraft carrier hull nearing completion at Dalian shipyard. Prior to launch, remaining supports will be removed, as will objects within the dry dock. Source: CNES 2017, Distribution Airbus DS/2017 IHS Markit

Key Points

• China's Type 001A aircraft carrier is nearing completion, with most external structural work visibly complete.
• Following the addition of a red anti-fouling coating to the lower hull, little work remains before the 001A hull can be launched.

Airbus Defence and Space imagery captured on 13 January shows progress being made with China's Type 001A aircraft carrier (CV) at the Dalian shipyard in northeastern China, where the carrier hull is progressing towards being launched.

Jane's previously examined the status of the shipbuilding programmes at Dalian in August 2016. Since then the superstructure of the Type 001A CV has been installed, along with the aircraft elevators, and the remaining decking has been put in place. Minor work remains visible on deck, with a portion of decking seen temporarily removed in November 2016.

On 20 February state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported that some of the support equipment, possibly including support bracers or scaffolding around the upper surfaces, had been removed and that red paint had been applied to the hull. Red anti-fouling paint is used beneath the waterline to prevent the growth of marine organisms on the hull, which can affect performance.

The lack of major external components remaining to be installed on the Type 001A CV hull, and the presence of the red anti-fouling paint on the lower hull, indicates that it is nearing launch. The only major exterior work remaining involves surfacing and painting the flight deck. It may be possible to perform this task following launch, should the dry dock be required for another shipbuilding programme. A key indicator that the Type 001A is preparing for launch will be removal of extant support bracers currently in place within the dry dock, as well as any remaining equipment or materials residing on the dry dock floor.

Meanwhile, the 13 January satellite imagery also shows that the second Dalian-produced Type 052D guided-missile destroyer (DDG) is receiving weapons and sensors.


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Update about "Shandong" Type 001A CV-17 aircraft carrier
(spoken Chinese with some English texts limited to the key points)

 

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2017 January 30th photo . Dalian shipyard.

 

[JSCh]

From cjdby,

 

[Deino]

From cjdby,

Finally the first coat of grey.

 

[lcloo]

I have a feeling that they are doing as much out fitting as possible while 001A is in the dry dock, the launch date is certainly not a priority. This will cut down the out-fitting period after launching the ship.

If this is true, we won't see 001A launch soon.

However, this could expedite the sea trial date, and consequently, the commission date, if all goes well.

 

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001A-type aircraft painted in

 

[Deino]

001A-type aircraft painted in

Ähhhm ... just look two post above !!!??