China’s Type 002 aircraft carrier
The Type 002 aircraft carrier is a second generation Chinese aircraft carrier design. The ship will be the first Chinese aircraft carrier to be equipped with a catapult.
The third aircraft carrier, known as Type 002, is to be an entirely different design than Types 001 (Liaoning) and Type 001A (Shandong). It will have a displacement of around 85,000 tonnes.
http://www.janes.com/article/64001/china-flight-testing-modified-j-15-for-catobar-operations China has been flight testing a new variant of its J-15 navalised fighter modified for catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery (CATOBAR) operations, according to images posted on Chinese online forums. Released on 15 September, the images show a Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) J-15 in flight featuring what appear to be modifications to its front undercarriage that would enable the aircraft to conduct catapult-assisted take-offs: yet another indication that China may be planning to develop a CATOBAR aircraft carrier. Expectations that China’s third carrier, which is commonly referred to as the Type 002, will be equipped with catapults were reinforced… Read more »