EMF5.28China's first home-built aircraft carrier

It's been a long time coming. China's first home-built aircraft carrier set sail today, kicking off tests and operational trials. The still-unnamed ship left its dock from the northern port city of Dalian earlier this morning. In a statement by the Defense Ministry, tests are set to last from Sunday to Friday, and will "test the reliability and stability of the ship's propulsion and other systems". There are a few differences between the Liaoning and the new ship. The Liaoning has a 67,500 tonnes displacement, while the new carrier has 55,000 tonnes. The new ship is domestically manufactured, while the Liaoning is a modified vessel based on a Soviet Union model. Neither the Liaoning nor the new ship is nuclear-powered, but both can carry around forty planes and have similar "ski jump" ramps.