CCTV Doc Leaks China Carrier’s Deadly Problem—Jets Unable to Take Off and Land Simultaneously (opens in new tab)

China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, which the Chinese Communist Party had placed high hopes on, recently appeared in a CCTV documentary\. However, instead of showing the long-awaited “catapult launch” footage, media outlets and military experts spotted what they believe is a fatal flaw: the carrier cannot launch and recover fighter jets at the same time\. It is still unclear whether the footage of the carrier’s proudest feature—the electromagnetic catapult—was cut because of a failed ...