CV-18 Fujian - Type 003 Aircraft Carrier News & Discussions

[obj 705A]

Where are you getting these measurements?

The images that we had like ages ago, people at that time (memebers here and other netzins) made measurements of it and found the exact waterline dimensions, this is nothing new. The only thing they are not sure of now is the flight deck length because it will either be 316 or 325 and most seem to be leaning to 316.

yo, long tonne is heavier then metric ton. 81k long tonne is roughly 82.3k metric ton.

And your measurements don't match with what I've been seeing. Since major construction havent finished yet, don't compare flight deck area and instead focus on waterline area. The waterline area of 003 is somewhere between ford and nimitz. def bigger then kitty.

The tonnage of the kitty hawk is less than 80k metric tonne, @ChineseTiger1986 and some other member talked about this like ages ago, I couldn't find the page here where they talked about it. I'm not sure if its called long ton or whatever but the point is that the unit the US uses to describe the tonnage of the kitty hawk is the reason why it is described as being 80k , if they use metric tonne it is less than 80k.

 

[Deino]

Indeed - as posted by @louischeung_hk - this is the so far clearest image of the Type 003 aircraft carrier.

I tried to rotate the original one a bit so that identifying details is a bit easier.

(Image via @捣蛋来啊 from Weibo）

 

[waja2000]

base on new phone seems 003 can launch before year end.

 

[Deino]

base on new phone seems 003 can launch before year end.

Actually even if I'm MOST impressed by the latest progress, there is still much work ahead and comparing with the 002 carrier, 003 is broadly comparable to the Shandong in June 2016 or about 10 months before launch. So IMO launch 2021 is not impossible but highly unlikely:

But let us wage a guess ... What do you think comes next? ... and as always any corrections are appreciated.

 

[nang2]

Indeed - as posted by @louischeung_hk - this is the so far clearest image of the Type 003 aircraft carrier.

I tried to rotate the original one a bit so that identifying details is a bit easier.

(Image via @捣蛋来啊 from Weibo）

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Very cool. Can see where the two catapults are.

 

[Deino]

Very cool. Can see where the two catapults are.

IMO here

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

Actually even if I'm MOST impressed by the latest progress, there is still much work ahead and comparing with the 002 carrier, 003 is broadly comparable to the Shandong in June 2016 or about 10 months before launch. So IMO launch 2021 is not impossible but highly unlikely:

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But let us wage a guess ... What do you think comes next? ... and as always any corrections are appreciated.

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Shandong wasn't built using supermodules. 003's assembly should be faster since there are fewer pieces to fit together.

 

[Deino]

Shandong wasn't built using supermodules. 003's assembly should be faster since there are fewer pieces to fit together.

Not necessarily ... for the first phase this is surely valid, but if you look how the deck modules and island was installed at the 002 - and now 003 - it is quite comparable.

 

[waja2000]

003 Latest image
This month seems able to complete deck module, next month should be island

 

[Deino]

003 Latest image
This month seems able to complete deck module, next month should be island
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Indeed, the deck seems almost complete including the part in front of the aft elevator and the angled deck

via:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1402626684143247360

Puzzles via @ Kejora / SDF!

 

[clibra]

100,000 tons

 

[Deino]

Anyone with an idea why there is already a huge flag in front of the Type 003 carrier?

 

[waja2000]

Anyone with an idea why there is already a huge flag in front of the Type 003 carrier?

just flag at wall of shipyard not ship

 

[casual]

Anyone with an idea why there is already a huge flag in front of the Type 003 carrier?

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To promote nationalism

 

[Polestar 2]

To promote nationalism

Anyone with an idea why there is already a huge flag in front of the Type 003 carrier?

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So that american dive bomber can pinpoint it.