A simulation Aircraft Carrier Platform being built in Central China
October.11 (China Defense Mashup Reporting by Johnathan Weng) — Have you ever seen that changing a building roof into a aircraft carrier? Now you is going to see this strange scene in Wuhan City, the largest city in central China.
This odd building is found in Huang Jiahu (黄家湖), where there is a huge University City. According to Chinese news resources, this so-called “Comprehensive Testing Platform” project was initiated in about June or July of 2008.
This project is run by the well-known Chinese Warship Research & Design Center (No.701 Institute under CSIC).
From the picture, you can see a mock flight deck, one Su-27 fighter and one Z-8 helicopter (both are probably full scale models). The most obvious is the “Island” commanding structure which is very similar to the one of “varyag” in Dalian. It is very interesting that Chinese people cut a big square opening on the commanding structure. For the picturing angle, there are possibly 3 square openings on other 3 sides of the structure.
“center”—–should read “central