This thread dedicated to pics showing the commissioning of China's first domestic-built AC.
Key facts:
Type: STOBAR (Short take-off [ie. ski-jump] but arrested recovery [ie. hooking onto wires to slow down the aircraft])
Displacement: 65000t (full displacement)
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Here is a short clip of "arrested recovery" (showing J-15 coming to a full stop by grappling onto wires laid onto the landing strip):
The 65000t aircraft carrier as it was being built:
P.S: A little erratum in the thread's title, should read 65000t instead of 60000t.
Key facts:
Type: STOBAR (Short take-off [ie. ski-jump] but arrested recovery [ie. hooking onto wires to slow down the aircraft])
Displacement: 65000t (full displacement)
---------
Here is a short clip of "arrested recovery" (showing J-15 coming to a full stop by grappling onto wires laid onto the landing strip):
The 65000t aircraft carrier as it was being built:
P.S: A little erratum in the thread's title, should read 65000t instead of 60000t.