China's 003 Aircraft Carrier (former 002)

[SexyChineseLady]

Sea trials will happen this year!

 

[Corvus Splendens]

Sea trials will happen this year!

without catapults ? should take another 1-2 years to complete fitting out.

 

[SexyChineseLady]

 

[Super falcon]

Sea trials will happen this year!

Yes it will be interesting to see how it's emals will work

 

[SexyChineseLady]

Yes it will be interesting to see how it's emals will work

Not sure there will be flight tests to go along with sea trials. But the covering sheds should be taken off the catapults during sea trials so we can see them.

 

[SexyChineseLady]

Latest photos:

 

[houde10000]

without catapults ? should take another 1-2 years to complete fitting out.

first sea test will be launched in couple of months, before August 1st PLA day

 

[SexyChineseLady]

To be expected but still a surprise that PLAN is already moving away from true and tried mechanical trapping mechanism on Liaoning and Shandong!

China is hitting electro-magneticisn hard! Not just on carriers but more importantly on Maglevs and EVs in the civilian space.

Also railguns

 

[NutCracker]

Communist #china's 3rd garbage aircraft carrier - Fujian was found to have developed two extraordinarily large cracks running across the flight deck. Here is the coordinate 31.341013, 121.753049. You are welcome!

warning: loud meme at the end of video.

 

[SwordOfDarkness]

warning: loud meme at the end of video.

Hmm. Looks like it could be a crack, but also could just be water. I wouldnt be too excited.

 

[SKC]

warning: loud meme at the end of video.

Looks more like Water marks!

 

[SexyChineseLady]

Looks like they've started up the engine room!

 

[SexyChineseLady]

Two of three electrical-magnetic catapults are revealed!

 

[skywatcher]

Two of three electrical-magnetic catapults are revealed!

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So how long will it take before sea trial?

 

[SexyChineseLady]

So how long will it take before sea trial?

It should be pretty close. They need to finish and remove shed over catapult one and then paint the deck.

 

[SexyChineseLady]

They are removing the last shed over the catapults!

 

[SexyChineseLady]

All sheds removed and smoke from the funnel!

 

[SexyChineseLady]

 

[SexyChineseLady]

The new air wing is getting ready too!

 

[SexyChineseLady]

New photo -- only in China where a super carrier can be dwarfed by other ships build in the same yard