Is China's AC actually a GIMMICK? ( supermarket/Bar/ restaurant on on board

[JayAtl]

Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) With restaurants, bars, post office, and even a supermarket, China’s first aircraft carrier — the Liaoning — is literally like a “city at sea”. But the carrier has no aircraft.

With 10 decks below the main deck, and nine levels of island-style superstructures above the main deck, the Liaoning looks like some giant 20-storey building, reported People’s Daily.

The aircraft carrier measures over 300 metres in length and over 70 metres in width. The distance from the keel, which is shaped like a bird’s breastbone, to the top of the mainmast is over 60 metres.

But the carrier has no aircraft on the flight deck, though the Liaoning is fully equipped for aircraft takeoff and landing.

Modern carrier-based aircraft take off in mainly three ways — catapult assisted takeoff, ski-jump takeoff, and vertical takeoff. The Liaoning can carry fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters as designed.

According to military expert Li Li, in the short term the Liaoning is to be mainly used for scientific research and the training of aircraft carrier pilots.

Li said a new generation of carrier pilots and military officers would be trained on the Liaoning, China’s first ever aircraft carrier

http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/chin...ft-477177.html?utm_source=fwire&utm_medium=hp

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

Don't you know we gave it a nick name "floating casino" when we bought? With restaurants, bars, post office, and even a supermarket, we learn to live before we learn to fight

 

[JayAtl]

How embarrassing ! Your Premier and state media rolled it out as an AC, fooled the public -when in reality it is a floating wok! No wonder the world snickers at Chinese military claims.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

How embarrassing ! Your Premier and state media rolled it out as an AC, fooled the public -when in reality it is a floating wok! No wonder the world snickers at Chinese military claims.

Embarassing!!!? at least we dont have delay schedule

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

How embarrassing ! Your Premier and state media rolled it out as an AC, fooled the public -when in reality it is a floating wok! No wonder the world snickers at Chinese military claims.

If the majority of people in this aircraft carrier have access to toilets, then it is already superior to India the country.

 

[karan21]

This is a cruise ship, which is propagated as a carrier, China yet doesn't know how to operate a carrier.

 

[sweetgrape]

You are god damn right, why china government waste more than 10 years and huge money to learn how to build and research the AC? why deploy about 2000 NAVY soldier on board, and I heard that there will be a Luxury Cruise to happy the sailoers!
Why, the stupid Government, waste time and money, why not like india government, buy it directly from foreign, although be ripped off often!

 

[JayAtl]

If the majority of people in this aircraft carrier have access to toilets, then it is already superior to India the country.

What will the others do- go "kaidangku" like you? we know your top deck is free and available ...

 

[JayAtl]

The american AC boys and gals have suggested a fight song for the Chinese after this embarrassment. You even had your Premier come out and walk about like a fool trying to sell a restaurant on water as an AC to the Chinese public.

However, given that it was a very pretty ceremony we would like to present you- your new fight song:

I feel pretty
Oh so pretty
I feel pretty and witty and bright
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me today
I feel charming
Oh so charming
It's alarming how charming I feel
And so pretty
That I hardly can believe I'm real


( contd on west side story)

 

[anarchy 99]

If the majority of people in this aircraft carrier have access to toilets, then it is already superior to India the country.

Liaoning is like luxury for 98% of the Indian population.
Because it has toilets and serves food. 2 luxuries that the vast majority of the Indian population don't have.
I'm sure if you gave a choice between living on the Liaoning and living in India, nearly all of the Indians would choose to live on the Liaoning.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Liaoning is like luxury for 98% of the Indian population.
Because it has toilets and serves food. 2 luxuries that the vast majority of the Indian population don't have.
I'm sure if you gave a choice between living on the Liaoning and living in India, nearly all of the Indians would choose to live on the Liaoning.

Yep, here are some pictures from the other thread.

China aircraft carrier interior, wonderful!

Restaurant on board

Reading room

Now check that famous movie "Slum Millionaire" to see the Indian's average living conditions.

Sort of like Indians making fun of Lenovo laptops (which are the biggest seller in Indian markets) even though a single decent Lenovo laptop is worth more than the average Indian earning $1 a day can afford.

 

[Obambam]

Chinese carrier provides a super market, restaurant and bar for the entire battle group.
India's carrier provides a brick oven for baking pizza and the launch deck for launching LCA class submarines. Each have its own merits

 

[Rafi]

indian inferiority complex, check, as per expectation.

 

[Korean]

Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) With restaurants, bars, post office, and even a supermarket,

What is so shocking about this?

Modern warships have all of that. Nothing special.

The Varyag is a training ship and not a real combat ship, however.

 

[djsjs]

jayati,what is your hope for the 'liaoning'?is't it a yacht better than a carrier?