As the name 'Type-003' suggests this will bring the Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier fleet to three. This will allow the operation of electromagnetic launch catapults. The Type 003 configuration would for the first time be catapult-assisted takeoff barrier arrested recovery (), while the first two carriers ⦠The next generation of Chinese carrier is also being developed with the PLAN seeking to equip the Type-004 carrier with cutting-edge systems and ⦠This will allow the operation of electromagnetic launch catapults. The Type 003 aircraft carrier is a planned aircraft carrier of the People's Liberation Army Navy's aircraft carrier programme. The Type 003 aircraft carrier is a second-generation Chinese aircraft carrier design. The Type 004 aircraft carrier is a planned aircraft carrier of the People's Liberation Army Navy's aircraft carrier programme.It is intended to be an iteration on the preceding Type 003 aircraft carrier, and like the Type 003, it will feature an integrated electric propulsion system that will allow the operation of ⦠It is expected that additional carriers adopting the 003 design will be built before the PLAN advances to a nuclear powered design, but itâs not known how many 003 pattern carriers may be built. Proceeding at breakneck construction speed, Chinaâs shipbuilding industry is close to churning out its next aircraft carrier. The Type 003 will be the first indigenously built Chinese aircraft carrier to feature an integrated electric propulsion system. To avoid confusion, we have opted to simply refer to it as Chinaâs third aircraft carrier. And more are expected, possibly progressing to nuclear power from the 4th hull on. Thread starter ChineseTiger1986; Start date Mar 14, 2014; ... China's aircraft carriers currently rely on early warning helicopters to do the job, but they can only carry smaller radars, have limited speed, and only cover a radius of about ⦠Not mentioned that the Soviet boilers used by the Type 001/002 are much more inferior to those used by the Kitty Hawk class. The Type 003 will be the first Chinese carrier to feature an integrated electric propulsion system. The only conventional option for the Type 003 is the gas turbines with the QE class as an example. [1][2] The Type 003 ⦠However, the QE class is only 2/3 the size of the Type 003, and I doubt the gas ⦠Some sources have referred to the vessel as the Type 002, while others call it the Type 003. Type 00X/003 (former Type 002) Aircraft Carrier News & Discussions. An aircraft carrierâs island contains the command center for flight deck operations, as well as operations for the entire vessel. 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