But perhaps the aspect of the Type 076 that stands out most is that it appears to feature a catapult launching system for fixed-wing aircraft, technology also featured on China's new CNS Fujian ...

Carriers use catapults to launch aircraft off the deck and into the sky, but the technology behind that isn't what you might expect. There's no counterweight system flinging fighters into the sky ...

Its electromagnetic catapult-assisted launch system is a major upgrade from the less advanced ski jump-style system used on the Liaoning and the Shandong, its two predecessors, according to the ...

Ford-class ship's "electromagnetic aircraft launch system," or EMALS. The Fujian's "catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery," or CATOBAR, system enables Chinese ships to launch more and ...

Both ships, which are named the Liaoning and Shandong, respectively, lack catapults. However, they are equipped with a ski ramp to launch fixed-wing aircraft, which has so far only included the J-15.

Most aircraft carriers currently use steam powered catapults to launch fighter jets. It helps them reach takeoff speed faster and leave the carrier safely, but unfortunately, they’re a pain to ...

The rendering of the launch system on a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier shows the catapult installed beside the ski jump used by the F-35B. Also, the render shows an UAS of the sister ...

The system also uses far less real estate onboard the carrier. “They way we launch is just slightly different than we would launch on the steam catapult,” said Lt. Ian Loomis, a catapult officer.

its design helped pave the way for other catapult systems, including the 1941 catapult aircraft merchant (CAM) ship that could launch warplanes from ships, according to an Oct. 9 statement ...

The Type 076's most interesting feature appears to be its catapult system, which may be capable of launching fixed-wing aircraft. China's shipbuilding industry has been hard at work on a new class ...