China’s third aircraft carrier, dubbed the Type 002 vessel, will be equipped with a conventional take-off technology instead of the cutting-edge electromagnetic system.
China’s third aircraft carrier, dubbed the Type 002 vessel, will be equipped with a conventional take-off technology instead of the cutting-edge electromagnetic system.
The planned third aircraft carrier will reportedly adopt at least three conventional steam launch catapults, a source told the South China Morning Post. And this will be the first aircraft carrier to feature such launch system.
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“There are still some technical problems applying nuclear propulsion to the carrier platform, so the Type 002 will still use steam catapults,” the insider said, noting that this is still a breakthrough as the other two aircraft carriers, Liaoning and the Type 001A, have ski-jump ramps.
