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: 65000-75000t (full displacement)
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Here is a short clip of "arrested recovery" (J-15 coming to a full stop by grappling onto wires placed across the landing strip):
These images show clearly the arrested recovery system (wires) placed near the beginning of the landing strip of a Chinese STOBAR aircraft carrier:
The 65000t aircraft carrier as it was being built:
Key facts:
Type: STOBAR (Short take-off [ie. ski-jump] but arrested recovery [ie. hooking onto wires to slow down the aircraft])
Displacement: 65000-75000t (full displacement)
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Here is a short clip of "arrested recovery" (J-15 coming to a full stop by grappling onto wires placed across the landing strip):
These images show clearly the arrested recovery system (wires) placed near the beginning of the landing strip of a Chinese STOBAR aircraft carrier:
The 65000t aircraft carrier as it was being built:
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