On Saturday morning a carrier-based helicopter landed and took off from China's first domestically developed aircraft carrier for the first time, reports Global Times.

 

《环球时报》报道，周六上午，一架舰载直升机在中国首艘国产航母上首次完成起飞和降落测试。
 

 

The Z-18 helicopter took less than five minutes to land and take off from the deck of the as-yet unnamed Type 001A carrier, which was launched in April last year.

 

An analyst¹ from news portal Sina.com.cn noted² that China's first carrier, Liaoning, began sea trials five days after the completion of its first helicopter landing test in 2011. If the navy sticks to the same testing schedule, and the weather and oceanographic conditions permit, the Type 001A carrier may start sea trials from Thursday.

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