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

[Deino]

So far the two clearest images of the latest progress on the Type 003 aircraft carrier.

(Images via 潘自建/FB)

 

[CIA Mole]

So far the two clearest images of the latest progress on the Type 003 aircraft carrier.

(Images via 潘自建/FB)

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it's still attached to cable so maybe they will take if off after photoop?

 

[nang2]

it's still attached to cable so maybe they will take if off after photoop?

Possible, considering the party flag attached. It is possible to celebrate the party's 100-year birthday.

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

it's still attached to cable so maybe they will take if off after photoop?

Why would they take it off? They'd continue attaching it.

 

[Han Patriot]

it's still attached to cable so maybe they will take if off after photoop?

It's actually a very easy work, one day is enough to integrate that topside. I have done bigger pieces. It's just welding it to the deck, they hoist it up until its welded in place.

 

[xuxu1457]

So far the two clearest images of the latest progress on the Type 003 aircraft carrier.

(Images via 潘自建/FB)

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I think this aircraft carrier may enter service earlier than India's indigenous aircraft carrier.

 

[Rank]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1410559570192252930

 

[obj 705A]

China’s next aircraft-carrier will be its biggest

Jul 1st 2021
Jiangnan shipyard lies on an alluvial island at the mouth of the Yangzi river. It has grown rapidly since it moved there from nearby Shanghai in 2009, churning out destroyers, icebreakers and landing craft for the Chinese navy. The jewel in its crown is under construction. China is saying little about it, but satellite imagery reveals a near-complete flight deck in a corner of the yard where, less than 15 years ago, there was only farmland.
For now, the vessel-to-be is blandly known to military analysts as the Type 003. It will be China’s second domestically built aircraft-carrier and the largest ship that has ever served in the Chinese fleet. Experts at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (csis), a think-tank in Washington, have analysed satellite pictures such as the one above, which was taken in June by Planet Labs, an American firm. They conclude that the ship will be about as long as New York’s Chrysler Building is high: about 320 metres.

China’s next aircraft-carrier will be its biggest

The Chinese navy is fast learning how to use them

amp.economist.com

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1410852666100662273

https://twitter.com/x/status/1410879599345508352

 

[casual]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1410852666100662273

https://twitter.com/x/status/1410879599345508352

there seems to be some incorrect reporting on the width of the 003. the satellite pic proves the width to be 76.6m-81m while the rendered drawing and the reports all say 73m.

 

[Daniel808]

there seems to be some incorrect reporting on the width of the 003. the satellite pic proves the width to be 76.6m-81m while the rendered drawing and the reports all say 73m.

Yes, I think @covertshores's make some important miscalculation regarding China's Third Aircraft Carrier dimension.

Ford vs Type 003 vs Shandong

Credit to @Horobeyo

 

[Aasimkhan]

Yes, I think @covertshores's make some important miscalculation regarding China's Third Aircraft Carrier dimension.

Ford vs Type 003 vs Shandong
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Credit to @Horobeyo

can some one explain this in simple English please?

 

[obj 705A]

can some one explain this in simple English please?

It is wider and shorter than ford.

 

[Polestar 2]

It is wider and shorter than ford.

The Chinese electric catapult is so good that it doesn't need a longer runaway like steam catapult. So shorter bow. While China need a wider deck to allow more planes on top at same time. Which I believe is the major reason why 2 elevator are needed.

 

[Daniel808]

can some one explain this in simple English please?

China's Type 003 Aircraft Carrier have wider dimension than Ford but shorter.

Ford
L : 332m
Deck wide max : 78.5m
Deck main wide : 72.8m
Deck rear wide : 74.0m

Meanwhile,

China's Type 003 Aircraft Carrier
L : 321.8m
Deck wide max : 81.0m
Deck main wide : 76.6m
Deck rear wide : 76.6m


A bulky one indeed