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A rare at-sea look at China’s aircraft carrier the Liaoning and fighter jet training

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:10 am
by moonstone_laura
This is interesting! From the ' South China Morning Post':

"Rare footage of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning was released on August 28, 2020. showing the vessel at sea with aircraft conducting a series of drills on the vessel."

https://www.scmp.com/video/china/309956 ... t-training

Re: A rare at-sea look at China’s aircraft carrier the Liaoning and fighter jet training

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:51 pm
by T_J
First flight of the Chinese Navy AEW aircraft, designated Xian KJ-600. Likely there will be a carrier on-board delivery variant?

Image

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2 ... 8c04ae7723

Re: A rare at-sea look at China’s aircraft carrier the Liaoning and fighter jet training

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:28 pm
by romeo bravo
T_J wrote:
Mon Aug 31, 2020 8:51 pm
First flight of the Chinese Navy AEW aircraft, designated Xian KJ-600. Likely there will be a carrier on-board delivery variant?

Image

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2 ... 8c04ae7723
An E2 surely :whistle:

Re: A rare at-sea look at China’s aircraft carrier the Liaoning and fighter jet training

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:21 pm
by T_J
romeo bravo wrote:
Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:28 pm

An E2 surely :whistle:
Without a doubt they based it on the E-2 design.

Another image of the Chinese aircraft is at the following link.

https://www.meta-defense.fr/pt/2020/09/ ... -v%C3%B4o/

No doubt they also looked at the Russian Yak-44 design? It only existed as a mock-up.

https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraf ... ft_id=1170