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

[hirobo2]

I do think 004 has a high probability of being nuclear. The age of China double designing, double manufacturing is over because of costs (wasted doing the same things) and confidence and better engineering in designs. Look at the development of China's space program and you should detect the trend. The Mars lander is one of its kind and the succeeding one will not do the same thing.
Also, the most important reason is its 'needs' to protect, not just its immediate waters but also its trade lanes. China's trade lanes are as important and critical to its economy as its immediate waters. So a nuclear-powered carrier and newer generations of attack subs are critical to PLAN's next stage. That stage is NOW to 2035 and China's already late coming of age.


Funny how you would say Chinese would not save a few bucks on shorter length and would save pennies to convert a steam catapult to EM's. Just your bias and ignorance of the history of 003. There were lengthy arguments on steam or EM at the beginning. Eventually EM won, then a design team was assembled. That took a couple years before actual fabrications took place.

Nope, I had been following Type 003 development. They were almost gonna build Type 003 then had to stop work because EM became feasible. Hence they were never gonna restart Type 003 from ground zero. Too much work to remod/redesign everything.

It's not Chinese nature to save a few bucks. When China builds something, it's majestic and grand and spacy and roomy.

Type 003 looks like a Frankenstein freak ship to me. Thus, the only conclusion I can make is this:

1. EM catapults is always better than steam. A perfectly looking steam ship is less desirable than a freak ship with EM.
2. Type 003 looks like a compromise, not what China wanted but it's way better than a steam ship, and not what an EM ship would look like.

 

[MajesticPug]

It depends on how much time they have and how urgent they need working operational aircraft carrier. Type 001 and 002 aren't really useful to launch heavy J-15A that aren't ideal for war.

Type 003 will have to go through sea trials with lots of flights and landing experiments before China would come up with revised design. If Type 003 proven good enough, China would proceed to build more Type 003 class aircraft carriers while conducting research on designing nuclear powered aircraft carrier.

When 003 is proven good enough, more 003 type will be built has nothing to do with the next being nuclear-powered. I'd believe 004 will be nuclear and if its tests turn out successful, more nuclear-powered 004 (perhaps 4) will be built. When this is done, 001 and 002 will be retired.

 

[Deino]

Are these two modules / parts for the remaining two large openings on the flight deck? ... so closure of the deck quite soon?

 

[waja2000]

Are these two modules / parts for the remaining two large openings on the flight deck? ... so closure of the deck quite soon?

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People said possible have last pieces 3-5 meter wide module for bow site.

 

[Deino]

People said possible have last pieces 3-5 meter wide module for bow site.

For the bow?? I thought this was already finished?

 

[waja2000]

For the bow?? I thought this was already finished?

i means edge module in red box

 

[siegecrossbow]

For anyone who want a good laugh please look here as a reply to my tweet:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1413487271248994313

... and please see my replies.

It’s obviously a Chinese guy posing (badly) as an Indian to mock them. Indians never say “India no. 1”, which seems to borrow from the “Taiwan no.1” phrase.

 

[Deino]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1418113793440325632

 

[Han Patriot]

It’s obviously a Chinese guy posing (badly) as an Indian to mock them. Indians never say “India no. 1”, which seems to borrow from the “Taiwan no.1” phrase.

Indians would say Yindoo supapowa

 

[Deino]

Update again ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1422457676475375616

 

[waja2000]

lately not much new photo for 003 ... hopefully end this month have some new photo

 

[Daniel808]

A Super-Carrier indeed

https://twitter.com/x/status/1426162975686107141

 

[KampfAlwin]

Any updates?

 

[waja2000]

Any updates?

not many now, since many china military forum already close down.

 

[ozranger]

Any updates?

As reported discussions on PLA equipment from any China forums and discussion boards have been prohibited by the authorities. Some minor leaks could incur prosecution to the leakers.

Only state media can report PLA equipment under specific censorship.

It is understandable that they applied such tightened control on that in the context of preparation of the final Taiwan operations.