China's first domestically built aircraft carrier is ready to be launched as it marked the 68th anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy on 23 Apr. Online pictures emerging from Dalian, Liaoning province revealed a large aircraft carrier of 315 metres in length, 75 metres wide with a displacement of 70,000 tonnes. It is slightly larger than China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning which was refurbished from the semi-completed Soviet carrier Varyag, which Beijing bought from a Ukrainian shipyard in 1998.
The new ship, provisionally named as Type 001A has a bigger hangar and deck space for a larger complement of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. It also features the same ski-jump ramp as the Liaoning.
Work has already started on the third aircraft carrier, the Type 002. The Type 002 will reportedly incorporate a conventional steam launch catapult and will be launch sometime after 2020.
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The new ship, provisionally named as Type 001A has a bigger hangar and deck space for a larger complement of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. It also features the same ski-jump ramp as the Liaoning.
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Work has already started on the third aircraft carrier, the Type 002. The Type 002 will reportedly incorporate a conventional steam launch catapult and will be launch sometime after 2020.
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