The Chinese Navy’s aircraft carrier Fujian completed its first eight-day sea trial on Wednesday afternoon. Chinese military experts believe that the successful completion of the first sea trial shows that Fujian’s ship power system is qualified, which is a leap for China’s shipbuilding industry.
The ship Fujian is the third aircraft carrier of the Chinese Navy. . The new aircraft carrier launched its first sea trial on 1 May. Due to its large tonnage and electrical energy consumption, the outside world pays special attention to the reliability of its power and electrical system.
China’s official news agency Xinhua announced on Wednesday (May 8) that the Fujian ship completed its first eight-day sea trial voyage that evening and successfully returned to the Jiangnan shipyard dock. During the test, the Fujian ship completed a series of power, electrical and other system equipment tests and achieved the expected results.
Chinese military expert Cao Weidong said in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that the construction of a large aircraft carrier is a big challenge for any shipbuilding industry, and the first sea trial must prove the power system.
The two aircraft carriers currently in service in the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, have each displaced 60,000 tons, making them the largest warships in British history. However, since their service, both vessels have had problems with propeller failure and have been unable to operate.
Cao Weidong said that the United Kingdom is an old industrial country and a powerful naval power, and the reliability of the power system of its medium-sized aircraft carrier is still questionable. . and whether the transmission system is reliable can only provide sea trials.
In addition, the Fujian ship uses electromagnetic ejection, which consumes a lot of power. Since the ship is not a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, whether its power system can meet the power supply needs and whether the power distribution is reasonable are also factors that limit the capabilities her fight
Cao Weidong pointed out that for military equipment, once the use rate of new equipment and new technologies exceeds 30%, its failure rate will tend to increase linearly.
The aircraft carrier USS Ford is the only active aircraft carrier that uses electromagnetic emissions. However, the Pentagon has repeatedly shown that this aircraft carrier, which uses many innovative technologies, including the ejection system, flight control system, etc., has shortcomings. From the first sea trial in April 2017 to the first real combat use in May 2023, the Ford went through five years.
The situation of China’s first aircraft carrier “Liaoning” is similar. From her first sea trial in August 2011 to commissioning in September 2012, the ship Liaoning conducted a total of 10 sea trials in 13 months.
China’s second aircraft carrier “Shandong” conducted nine sea trials in 19 months from its first sea trial in May 2018 to its commissioning in December 2019; it will then go to the Western Ocean for a very intense fight by October 2023. it took more than five years.
Cao Weidong believes that the Fujian ship’s tonnage is unique for the Chinese Navy and it also uses a large number of innovative technologies Even if all subsequent sea trials go smoothly, it will take a year and a half. After service, it also takes time to study and improve combat effectiveness.
Xinhua News Agency said that after the first sea test was successful, the Fujian ship will conduct the next follow-up tests according to the established plan.
Cao Weidong analyzed that the subsequent sea trials on the Fujian ship will test the reliability of the power and electrical system under more complex conditions, such as testing mechanical wear and tear under continuous high-speed navigation, the size of the turning radius at high. speed, and the test under high sea conditions.
2024-05-08 14:12:00
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