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Aircraft carrier finishes three-month test voyage

China’s first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, has returned to its homeport after a three-month voyage, during which it carried out crucial tests.

During the voyage that started on June 11, the carrier witnessed more than 100 sorties by various aircraft, including the J-15 carrier-borne fighter, the official Liberation Army Daily said yesterday.

J-15 fighters took off and landed on the carrier with maximum loads and various weapons, the report said.

Some observers had questioned whether J-15s could take off and land on the carrier with a full load of weapons.

The tests have resulted in further improvement of the carrier’s flight control processes, according to the official newspaper of the People’s Liberation Army.

The voyage is the longest and farthest undertaken by the Liaoning since its maiden voyage, the report said. It is also the first since it based its homeport in Qingdao in February.

The Liaoning is China’s only aircraft carrier in operation. It was refitted based on an unfinished Russian-made carrier and delivered to the navy on September 25, 2012.

 


 

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