PLA Navy Carrier/Fighters..

[mxiong]

The 1:4 model of the indigenous R0110 gas turbine for China's 1st aircraft carrier:




As the second pic shows, the power of the turbine is 110 MW = 147,000 HP, so two of these will give an output of around 300,000 HP, which is quite enough to move a medium-sized AC, considering the engines of a Nimitz-class AC only outputs at 260,000 HP.

AVIC I committed to China's aviation growth
Nimitz class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[ejaz007]

Chineese presently have their eyes set on aircraft carriers. Its only matter of time before they either obtain one or start building one. Varyag is already in their hands and guess they must have learned a lot from it.
GHATAK:
IPI pipeline is for transporting gas and not oil and before chooking others do arrange for your own energy needs first.

 

[ejaz007]

China considers next-generation Su-33s for aircraft carrier programme
By Reuben F Johnson
28 October 2008


China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is close to reaching a decision on the procurement of aircraft for its aircraft carrier programme, Russian industry sources have told Jane's.

Negotiations between the PLAN and the Komsomolsk-na-Amure Aviation Production Association (KnAAPO) in Russia have been held intermittently for several years, with the Chinese military said to be unsure whether to purchase a version of the Sukhoi Su-33 carrier-capable fighter or develop its own carrier aircraft based on the Chengdu J-10.

Russian sources have now told Jane's that under the current proposal the Russian in-service Su-33 would be put back into production and the PLAN would acquire 14 of this type to be used for the training phase of the programme.

This option will see a carrier aircraft delivered to the PLAN in the shortest possible timeframe.

The development of a new-configuration aircraft to be used in actual carrier operations would take place in parallel with this training programme.

"The next step will be to modernise the Su-33, which was first designed in the late 1980s, with a new set of state-of-the-art onboard systems," a KnAAPO representative told Jane's on the eve of the biennial Air Show China in late October. "What this new aeroplane is most likely to be is a combination Su-33 airframe with a radar, avionics and cockpit instrumentation that is a 'developed' configuration based on the Su-30MK2, and this will be the PLAN's operational version."


China considers next-generation Su-33s for aircraft carrier programme - Jane's Defence Systems News

 

[Black Stone]

Looks like the Chinese would be getting one pretty soon.

 

[yh1]

I would expect the first Chinese carrier appearing not later than 2012. According to a Chinese document from 2007 both the foreign and indigenous carrier aircrafts will be inducted. Therefore Su-33 as well as J-11 naval variant (J-15) will be acquired by PLAN soon.

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Is PLAN or PLAAF planing to upgrade their J-11 fleet to be technically superior to SU-30 MKI?

 

[yh1]

There has been limited upgrade for Chinese Su-27 (70) and J-11A (about 100). I don't think these fighters can get any better. But the J-11B may have the potential. For example, J-11B has a RCS of less than 5m2 in comparison with 15m2 of other Su-27s and Su-30s. It's also possible to install WS-10A with TVC to increase its manoeuvrability. I think China would build a fleet based on J-11B platform and try to modify it constantly. Su-35BM, not Su-30MKI, will likely be a comparison object of future J-11B. It is all in the hands of SAC.