China makes first carrier landing on refurbished soviet carrier with reverse engineered jet.
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[QUOTE][B]BEIJING — China has conducted the first landing of a fighter jet on its new aircraft carrier in a move that extends Beijing's ability to project its growing military might in territorial disputes.
The Chinese-made J-15 made the successful landing on the Liaoning, a former Soviet carrier, during recent exercises, the defence ministry said in a report Sunday on the flight tests.
The Liaoning went into service in September in a symbolic milestone for China's growing military muscle that comes at a time when Beijing is increasingly embroiled in a series of territorial disputes with its neighbours.[/B]
[B]"The successful landing... has always been seen as a symbol of the operating combat capability for an aircraft carrier,[/B]" Zhang Junshe, a vice director at the military's Naval Affairs Research Institute, told state television.
[B]"This is a landmark event for China's aircraft carrier.[/B].. and (moves it) one step closer to combat readiness."
Video carried by China Central Television showed a tail hook on the rear of the J-15 catching hold of a cable on the deck of the aircraft carrier as the jet landed and slowed to a halt.
China had not previously announced that its navy possessed such highly technical cable landing technology.
[B]The J-15 had also successfully taken off from the aircraft, the ministry said.[/B]
[B]The J-15 is a Chinese designed multi-purpose carrier-borne fighter jet based on Russia's Sukoi 33, equipped with Russian engines[/B] and capable of carrying precision-guided bombs, press reports said.
Since the carrier entered service, the crew have completed more than 100 training and test programmes, the ministry said.
[B]China bought the stripped-down 300-metre (990-foot) carrier from Ukraine nearly 10 years ago and refurbished it at the northeastern port of Dalian.[/B]
Construction of the vessel, formerly known as the Varyag, was commissioned by the former Soviet Union more than 20 years ago, but work halted with the sudden collapse of the Soviet bloc.
The Liaoning -- named for the northeastern province which includes Dalian -- is not expected to be fully operational for another three years at least.
Over the past year, China has become increasingly assertive over its longtime maritime territorial claims as its economic and military power have expanded, causing rising anxiety among its neighbours.
Tensions in the East China Sea have risen dramatically in recent months over islands known as the Diaoyus to Beijing and claimed by Tokyo as the Senkakus.
China is locked in a similar row with Vietnam and the Philippines in the South China Sea.
[B]At a key Communist Party congress earlier this month, outgoing President Hu Jintao urged the nation to push forward fast-paced military modernisation and set the goal of becoming a "maritime power".
Such an endeavour would mean that China would soon need to construct an independently built aircraft carrier, Hu Wenming, chairman of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) that retro-fitted the Liaoning, said.
"We must enhance our independen[/B]t weapons and equipment research and production capacity to match the country's clout, and independently build our own aircraft carriers," Hu told the China Daily on the sidelines of the congress.
[B]A top Taiwan intelligence official said earlier this year that China had already decided to build two aircraft carriers. However despite rumours that work has already begun, there is no evidence has started.[/B][/QUOTE]
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Not only made in China, but made out of used parts.
Five bucks says the carrier was ready to fall apart just after the plane took off
Damn, Soviet technology is sure making great advances!
[QUOTE=laserguided;38585779]A top Taiwan intelligence official said earlier this year that China had already decided to build [B]two aircraft carriers[/B].[/QUOTE]
What happened to the other one? :v:
[QUOTE=OnDemand;38585832]What happened to the other one? :v:[/QUOTE]
it broke
It looks like somebody tried to sail it under the influence and crashed it into something immovable, bending it upwards.
China will grow stronger.
[QUOTE=OnDemand;38585832]What happened to the other one? :v:[/QUOTE]
It was swallowed by a 5 year old
[QUOTE=Scrimp;38586656]China will grow stronger.[/QUOTE]
China will grow larger.
Why are their forces dressed up like theyre Power Rangers?
[QUOTE=D3TBS;38586749]Why are their forces dressed up like theyre Power Rangers?[/QUOTE]
This is actually on-set footage of the new Power Rangers movie by Michael Bay.
[QUOTE=D3TBS;38586749]Why are their forces dressed up like theyre Power Rangers?[/QUOTE]
??
That's how flight deck personnel are supposed to dress
[img]http://puu.sh/1u88i[/img]
[QUOTE=D3TBS;38586749]Why are their forces dressed up like theyre Power Rangers?[/QUOTE]
bright colors make them more visible, much safer for crew around jets etc. and in a man overboard scenario.
[QUOTE=Apache249;38585954]It looks like somebody tried to sail it under the influence and crashed it into something immovable, bending it upwards.[/QUOTE]
Ski jump ramps are regular design for non catapult carriers
Keep making jokes all you like, but China's actually going to be terrifying over the next few decades.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;38587199]Keep making jokes all you like, but China's actually going to be terrifying over the next few decades.[/QUOTE]
Good thing Command & Conquer has prepared me.
[QUOTE=OnDemand;38585832]What happened to the other one? :v:[/QUOTE]
This isn't either of the two. It's not a built one. It's a small soviet carrier that the chinese refurbished.
[QUOTE=D3TBS;38586749]Why are their forces dressed up like theyre Power Rangers?[/QUOTE]
To quickly differentiate roles.
[del]Admiral Kuznetsov[/del] Varyag is a nice looking ship. I'm glad to see it underway rather than rotting in a drydock.
[QUOTE=Jund;38587031]Ski jump ramps are regular design for non catapult carriers[/QUOTE]
I know...
Why is this thread full of [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/funny2.png[/img] ?
Does China have to invade few middle eastern countries for oil before it can be taken seriously or what?
aaaaaand here we go with people rating boxes as they somehow were upset by this comment :v:
should say first jet carrier landing
I find it hard to believe china hasn't done it with a prop plane before
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/HMS_Argus_(1917).jpg[/IMG]
if it's their first carrier landing period... they need to get on Britain's level... 1918
[QUOTE=Jund;38586975]??
That's how flight deck personnel are supposed to dress
[img]http://puu.sh/1u88i[/img][/QUOTE]
Pretty much this: Since everyone's wearing noise-cancelling earphones to drown out the sound of 120+ decibel jet engines, they communicate via hand signals on the flight deck. The color coordination comes into play because each person is part of a set group that does a set job; mechanics are one color ground guides are another, refueling crew is another, etc.
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[QUOTE=adam1172;38587326][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPH9iKpM-fk[/media][/QUOTE]
I nostalgia'd so hard...
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38588538]should say first jet carrier landing
I find it hard to believe china hasn't done it with a prop plane before
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Being invaded and occupied by Japan, collapsing into massive civil war, and then suffering political uprisings for a while before being able to start rebuilding your country tends to slow things down.
By the time China started building it's navy, prop planes were obsolete long ago. No sense building obsolete designs when you can just skip all that and buy one slightly dated and jumpstart your carrier technology and know-how.
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38588538]should say first jet carrier landing
I find it hard to believe china hasn't done it with a prop plane before
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/HMS_Argus_(1917).jpg[/IMG]
if it's their first carrier landing period... they need to get on Britain's level... 1918[/QUOTE]
Dat razzle dazzle. Mmmm
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38588538]should say first jet carrier landing
I find it hard to believe china hasn't done it with a prop plane before
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/HMS_Argus_(1917).jpg[/IMG]
if it's their first carrier landing period... they need to get on Britain's level... 1918[/QUOTE]
Well seeing as carriers are extremely expensive and ridiculously complex, it's not at all surprising that this is their first.
There's only ten countries in the world with aircraft carriers in service, and a total of only 16 have ever operated them.
Hey china, now land one of your stealth aircraft on it. Oh wait! They fall apart on take off!
That ship actually looks pretty nice
So now they have one. Well, since America has ten and Taiwan has a specially designed anti-carrier missile, it isn't too worrying
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