Chinese aircraft carrier development

[kaiserd]

Recent news on Chinese aircraft carrier developments.

Images show construction of China's third aircraft carrier, thinktank says

Satellite photos indicate bow and hull are already under assembly, ChinaPower says, and carrier is expected to be completed in 2022

www.theguardian.com

Tracking China's Third Aircraft Carrier | ChinaPower Project

The construction of a third aircraft carrier – the Type 002 – appears to be underway at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard. Learn more.

chinapower.csis.org

 

[Julio Garay Terrazas]

And these guys?

 

[chimeric oncogene]

Huh. They kept the ski ramp.

 

[fredymac]

Catapults and ski ramp? Why? The drawing suggests the catapult ends at the base of the ramp. At the minimum, this would mean the waist catapults will be different.

Didn't they say they were not using EMALS for any initial build due to technical issues? Or have they now said they have it all figured out and will be using them?

 

[Sherman Tank]

It'll have catapults and a ski ramp and blackjack and hookers and spray ice death from bloody stumps.

 

[fredymac]

Seems criticism of aircraft carriers is OK unless it strays into Chinese shipyards.

 

[DWG]

I wouldn't attach much reliability to a random fan-drawn pic off the internet. Note what appear to be Okhotniks queueing for takeoff. Same username (wen98) also has pictures of mecha, but I'm fairly sure they won't be rolling out of Chinese arsenals anytime soon.

 

[Hood]

Yep nice fanart, at least a third of that stuff is kitbashed Shipbucket drawings.
Sadly the real thing is never as cool as fanart.

 

[lordroel]

Well at least the deigns look Chinese and not a copy of a US carrier.

 

[Julio Garay Terrazas]

More information about the futures chinese aircarft carrier http://alternathistory.com/kakim-budet-avianosets-type-003-kitaj/
Don't take the name of the web page too seriously.
It have a a lot of true and or rare information.

 

[iPhone6Minus]

Seems like the project before Varyag came to China.

 

[ceccherini]

View attachment 640851Seems like the project before Varyag came to China.

No, it's the now building 003, the island design match the mockup so the actual thing could very well end to look like this picture.

 

[iPhone6Minus]

View attachment 640851Seems like the project before Varyag came to China.

No, it's the now building 003, the island design match the mockup so the actual thing could very well end to look like this picture.

I need to make a correction both you and me. This model was came out at the graduation paper of Meng Xiangyin from Harbin Engineering University in 2010. It was use to do the simulation for airflow field. Maybe it does not relate with any project.

 

[GTX]

China's Wacky And Puzzling New Aircraft Carrier Has Set Sail

With the curious carrier now at sea, more details about its design and purpose may begin to emerge.

www.twz.com

 

[Archibald]

What the heck is that ugly thing ?

 

[awhalen61]

Oceanographic, survey, or rescue vessel able to be converted into a drone or full decked aircraft carrier during wartime would be my guess? the seeming lack of military markings makes me lean that direction instead of a purpose built helicopter or drone carrier

 

[GTX]

Detailed Deck View Emerges Of China's Mysterious Aircraft Carrier-Like Ship

New photos of the flattop reveal additional details, but the precise role of this intriguing vessel remains unclear. New photos of the flattop reveal additional details, but the precise role of this intriguing vessel remains unclear.

www.twz.com

 

[observer144]

Maybe people can comment on the hull of this new, odd, Chinese aviation ship. I'm not an engineer, but it looks like the freeboard, or height to flight deck, seems really low. Like it doesn't seem like a long distance, blue water combatant. More like a littoral environment.

Maybe near-shore ASW (esp against submarine-based intelligence gathering). Or maybe something specific to operations against the island of Taiwan?

 

[PFJN]

Hi,
The low freeboard, apparent lack of lifts, and leads me wonder if it might be some sort of training ship, maybe for deck handling or something like that.

Pat

 

[observer144]

Hi,
The low freeboard, apparent lack of lifts, and leads me wonder if it might be some sort of training ship, maybe for deck handling or something like that.

Pat

Seems like a lot of work just for deck-handling training. Could just pave a parking lot in the right shape for that.

 

[PFJN]

Seems like a lot of work just for deck-handling training. Could just pave a parking lot in the right shape for that.

Hi,
I'm not sure that a shore side facility would be ablet to fully prepare deck crew for dealing with ship motions and Motion Induced Interruptions (MIIs).