Japan's New Aircraft Carrier Reveals Its True Form, Also Equipped with F-35C, But Three Major Obstacles in the Way!
Recently, Japanese media has disclosed the concept of a new aircraft carrier. From the details of the publicly released three-view drawings, this ship has a full load displacement of 65,000 tons, a deck width of 74.8 meters, and a total length of 285 meters. It adopts a straight angled deck design, equipped with two elevators and two steam catapults, and its layout refers to the British Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, while also reserving space for the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The core carrier-based aircraft of this concept is aimed at the F-35C. However, Japan currently only has the F-35A and F-35B in service, and there is no public procurement contract for the F-35C yet. Even the onshore steam catapult training facilities compatible with the F-35C have not been started, and the acquisition of carrier-based aircraft and the basic training system are both in a blank state. From the power markings in the concept drawing, it is planned that this ship will use LM2500 gas turbines. However, the steam catapult system requires a high-power steam generator. Whether the power output of the LM2500 matches the energy consumption requirements of the steam catapult still has a technical verification gap.
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