On August 12, the US Global Strategy Network published an article entitled "China Skid Runway Exposure". The article holds that this recently discovered photo, which was "miraculously" taken by a commercial satellite, is probably a photo of China's experiment on its aircraft carrier skid flight deck, and it is considered as evidence that China is carrying out experimental activities on the design of its Su -30 fighter and skid flight deck. It is expected that China will have an aircraft carrier with actual combat capability in the next few months, and it will definitely use skid-jump take-off runway instead of steam ejection technology. ?
Some people once suspected that China should build a training facility and base somewhere to realize its dream of an aircraft carrier. Now through this photo, the location of the base has been found, just in Yanliang, Xi. Strangely, this base is located at an altitude of nearly 500 meters. Usually, countries with aircraft carriers set their pilot training bases near sea level. The author thinks that it may be because Yanliang is a windy area, and its wind speed and environment are very similar to the typical wind speed encountered in the real aircraft carrier take-off and landing, which makes the pilots feel more real when taking off the training course on the fixed taxiway of the base, thus making the pilots master the aircraft carrier take-off and landing technology skillfully. ?
At the end of last year, China announced that its first aircraft carrier pilots had started training at Dalian Naval Academy. These related personnel will receive four years of teaching and training, so that they can become qualified pilots who can skillfully operate fighters on aircraft carriers. However, the article said that Russia had previously warned China that it might take ten years or even longer to train a team of pilots with the necessary knowledge and skills to skillfully control carrier-based fighters. The author thinks that China's short four-year training is "gambling", but it also reflects China people's urgent desire for the dream of an aircraft carrier and their struggle spirit of "running in small steps" under difficult conditions. ?
Earlier this year, the aircraft carrier Varyag made in the former Soviet Union was modified and named "Shi Lang" by China (Shi Lang, a famous general of the Qing Dynasty water army in China, was ordered by Emperor Kangxi in 168 1 year to recover the island of Taiwan Province province that the colonists attempted to occupy), and the China Navy named it "83". China renovated the Varyag. It is expected that the sea trial will be ready by the end of this year. ?
"Varyag" is one of the Russian "Kuznetsov" class aircraft carriers. It was built in the1980s. At first, the "Varyag" aircraft carrier was designed with a displacement of 90,000 tons, using nuclear power and equipped with steam catapults similar to those in the United States. However, due to the high cost, Russia had to lower the standard. Not only did the nuclear power design be abandoned, but the full-load displacement was finally designed to be 65,000 tons. Instead of using a steam catapult, it was replaced by a sliding takeoff deck. Due to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and other factors, the ship has stopped construction for many years. Although nuclear power is not used, the design of this Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier is still daunting. This 300-meter-long aircraft carrier can carry up to 36 Su -27 carrier aircraft (later named Su -33), 14 Ka -27PL anti-submarine helicopters, 2 electronic warfare helicopters and 2 search and rescue helicopters, and can carry 2,500 tons of fuel, providing fuel for 500- 1000 aircraft. The aircraft carrier has a design crew of 2,500 (when fully loaded with fighters, the crew can reach 3,000). At present, there are only two aircraft carriers of this class; The first "Kuznetsov" aircraft carrier served in the Russian navy, and the other was the "Varyag". At present, the "Kuznetsov" aircraft carrier is carrying out patrol missions in the Mediterranean. ?
The carrier "Varyag" has been docked at Dalian Port in China since it was purchased from Ukraine in 2002. After being specially guarded, enthusiasts can only see it from the nearby highway. Since then, local military fans have noticed that the staff are doing some processing on the "Varyag" aircraft carrier. The most obvious feature is that the ship has been painted with light gray paint commonly used by the China Navy at the shipyard; The second is the transformation of the superstructure of the island by engineers. People can see in the distance that there are many crew members and a lot of shipbuilding materials coming in and out of the dock where the carrier Varyag is located. The new construction contract is considered as direct evidence of adding more equipment to the carrier Varyag, including many "unconventional" materials, which have also been delivered to the carrier. ?
According to the article, China has been in contact with Russian shipbuilding enterprises, and may have introduced the drawings and technology of the equipment needed on the carrier "Varyag". Some China leaders have informally indicated that they will have an aircraft carrier (referring to the refurbished Varyag) in 20 10. ?
At the end of the article, the author thinks that China is in the stage of eager to acquire new military technology and strength. It is obviously an "ambitious" plan for China to own an aircraft carrier, and all parts of this huge country are waiting for the official appearance of the aircraft carrier.