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

[Deino]

Latest update of the PLANS-18 "Fujian".

(Image via @还是捣蛋 from Weibo)

 

[OIO]

Latest update of the PLANS-18 "Fujian".

(Image via @还是捣蛋 from Weibo)

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Changelog please!

 

[Deino]

Changelog please!

Pardon? What do you want?

 

[OIO]

Pardon? What do you want?

The difference from the previous photo.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Fujian will weigh over 100,000 tonnes when it becomes fully displaced.

Just read the post #2835.

 

[LKJ86]

Via @大包CG from Weibo

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

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Via @大包CG from Weibo

Fujian has been slightly scaled down in its length, also significantly watered down in its actual width.

BTW, 大包CG is just a military amateur who made those CG illustration with his own interpretation.

 

[Deino]

A new grainy image of the PLANS-18 "Fujian" has been posted at the SDF that maybe shows some progress:

"Dont know whether it is real or PSed." (Lime)

"It's the waist catapult, so it is the rear half of the cover that looks like it may be gone." (Blitzo)
"The part of the shed that was "dismantled" is in the orange box. Using the island structure as a refrence point to the positiion of "dismantled" parts." (lcloo)

What do you think?

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1646142562925793283

 

[nang2]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1646142562925793283

Someone took a bite at one of the kitkat bars.

 

[Deino]

A new image showing the PLANS-18 „Fujian“ during fitting out … according to some reports, the two photos posted last week are said to be older ones dating back from the construction of the shelters.

But, the vessel it was relocated a little further forward towards the river.


(Image via @捣蛋就捣蛋 from Weibo)

 

[Deino]

For comparison ...

 

[S10]

Notice how the catapults are still covered and Ma Weiming hasn't been mentioned/nominated to receive top science prize this year in China?

I think they might have ran into some issue with the EMALS.

 

[Luosifen]

Notice how the catapults are still covered and Ma Weiming hasn't been mentioned/nominated to receive top science prize this year in China?

I think they might have ran into some issue with the EMALS.

A bit early to jump to conclusions, don't you think?

 

[S10]

A bit early to jump to conclusions, don't you think?

I think not. Ma Weiming was basically praised every year for the past decade, but seem to have gone silent in the last 2. Also, it's been a year since they launch the ship and the tent is still in place over EMALS. That kind of delay is a bit unusual for a Chinese ship.