Beijing News News (trainee reporter Ni Wei) according to CCTV reported, the first domestic aircraft carrier commander Hu Wenming said recently, the first domestic carrier China has made new progress, will soon enter the mooring test stage, "it's better than the overall progress in advance".
What is mooring test and how long will the whole process take?
Mooring test, also known as the "dock trial", the main purpose is to test the quality of hull construction and installation quality and reliability, and various mechanical systems, piping, equipment, instrument, meter, weapon, special device etc..
Military expert Cao Weidong introduced in the CCTV, mooring tests can verify that aircraft carriers, power, electricity and other systems can operate at full capacity. During the test, the aircraft carrier stayed alongside the pier and opened all the equipment to check the full load operation of the equipment under stationary conditions.
The time required for mooring tests depends on the operation of the equipment, Cao Weidong said. If all goes well, the carrier may be able to reach the sea in a very short time.
The "global military" has issued a document, the aircraft carrier mooring test contents is complicated, both conventional projects, such as anchor and windlass test, lifesaving equipment test, mooring device test, ramp test, window hatch test, signal equipment test, fire test, water test, ventilation test, fuel boiler test, main propulsion system test the generator and distribution system test; also has special projects, such as aviation equipment test, electromagnetic compatibility test and compatibility test, shipborne weapon test, aircraft.
Military academic researcher Navy, naval expert Li Jie explained to the Beijing News: "mooring test is the last link in the sea before the test, each system is to make the whole of outfitting after commissioning, ensure the sailing".
Li Jie said earlier in an interview with the Beijing News, from the public information, the domestic aircraft carrier construction is very well. According to the law, it takes at least two years to go from the water to the service.
At present, aircraft carriers in different countries are mainly divided into three categories: large, medium and light. Large aircraft carrier is in the United States, Nimitz, Ford, represented by the one hundred thousand ton nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS De Gaulle, France; the Russian Kuznetsov China, Liaoning ship and aircraft carriers 001A, belong to the 4 to 60 thousand ton medium-sized aircraft carrier.
Hu Wenming said: "in the medium-sized aircraft carrier, the first domestic aircraft carrier should be at the forefront in the field of technology"
