China tested a new submarine project Type 039A with airindependent propulsion, transfers “Warspot” with reference to the portal navyrecognition.com, In this test, the details are not known.
Chinese Navy, after the test cycle, stated, that the submarine project Type 039A “breaking records Chinese fleet of finding the duration and under water immersion depth, second only to nuclear submarines”. According to the Navy statement, A new submarine is capable of not emerge from two to three weeks, while the submarine with conventional diesel engines can spend under water from 10 to 100 hours.
Recall, that last year China at the IDEX exhibition 2017 He presented a model of the type of domestic submarine S-26 airindependent propulsion. On the model Stirling engine was installed, as well as a large reservoir for liquid oxygen. Submarines type S-26 is a modification of the diesel-electric submarines Type 039 (Yuan), which are in service with the Chinese Navy 1999 of the year. Previously, the Navy leadership has announced plans to equip all diesel-electric cooker submarines Type 039 (Yuan) airindependent propulsion.
According to the developers, submarine type S-26 with an anaerobic installation has a length 79,5 meters and a displacement of 2660 tonnes. Submarine capable immersed to a depth 300 m. Cruising is 8000 miles at a speed of 4 host, and the maximum speed of the submarine under water reaches 18 knots.
