China's first aircraft carrier Type001A assembly sent to sea for trials
This happened literally a couple of days after another aircraft undergoing modernization at the Dalian shipyard, the Liaoning, went to the next test. Recall that the Type001A is the first aircraft carrier built by China. A "Liaoning" was laid in the 1985 year at the shipyard in Nikolaev under the name "Riga", was subsequently sold to Beijing by Ukraine.
The Chinese media say that the Liaoning went to sea for the next stage of testing the deck aviation. This is a test of the J-15 aircraft. These are fighters developed by the Chinese Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. The glider is made according to the concept of the Su-33.
Stated that the engines of the aircraft carrier Type001a launched 27 February.
Against this background, it became aware of the closure of one of the sea areas. This indicates that it is in them that aircraft carriers are tested. At the same time, as noted in the media, "Liaoning" has already completed its part of the tests and headed for the port of Qingdao. But the aircraft carrier Type001A, allegedly, will go to one of the Chinese ports on March 5. During this time, it is planned to test not only its driving characteristics, but also the take-off and landing of the mentioned J-15.
From a post on one of the Chinese blogs:
It is known that for the aircraft carrier with the nomenclature designation Type001A already picked up the name. It will be called "Shandong" ("Shandong"). According to the latest data, this name is approved, and officially the ship will receive it by the end of March of the current year.
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