China Flanker Thread II

[Air Force Brat]

i expect a relatively small production run at first. 30, 40 planes tops. that should be some 2 batches, going on in 2013. and 2014. Then the production line may switch to j16. Then, as new, additional carriers get built - which may be near the end of the decade, more j15 may be built alongside j16.

My own theory is that the F-60 or a similar carrier based stealthy aircraft, will be launched with the first indigenous carrier, ramp or catobar, and that may well be concurrent with further J-15 production. Brat

 

[tphuang]

i expect a relatively small production run at first. 30, 40 planes tops. that should be some 2 batches, going on in 2013. and 2014. Then the production line may switch to j16. Then, as new, additional carriers get built - which may be near the end of the decade, more j15 may be built alongside j16.

That sounds about right. My guess is that it will probably eventually get up to close to 100 or even more when they get 2 or 3 carriers into service. Even when the next generation of fighter jet becomes available, the flanker platform could still be part of the air wing.

As for J-16, I'm expecting 3 to 4 regiments based on what I've been reading on Chinese bbs. That would mean around 75 to 100 aircraft.

 

[Deino]

maybe a new bird (at least I have not seen this image before !)

Deino

 

[siegecrossbow]

maybe a new bird (at least I have not seen this image before !)

Deino

Have we ever seen a grey-domed J-11B before?

NVMD I didn't see the canards. New J-15???

 

[Franklin]

maybe a new bird (at least I have not seen this image before !)

Deino

It's a J-15 you can see the tailhook and you can even see the canard if you look closely.

 

[Schumacher]

New or not ? They say a new 2 seater J15S will or have flown recently.

 

[Deino]

It's a J-15 you can see the tailhook and you can even see the canard if you look closely.

Sorry to be misleading, but (to admit) that this is a J-15 was more than clear to me ! ... I was only questioning if it is in fact a new bird maybe from the first serial block or even an older image I maybe have missed.

Deino

 

[Lion]

I think a mini serial production of J-15 may have started... Probably 6-8 operational already produced. I don't think they can afford the prototype to sort out all the problem before going into serial production. Actually, the J-15 can do all the land simulation to sort out 95% of the problem going to encountered..

 

[Deino]

Not sure if real but looking at the wt-pylons it seems to be a J-15 !?

Deino

 

[Blitzo]

Not sure if real but looking at the wt-pylons it seems to be a J-15 !?

Deino

Note the HQ-10 launcher as well. I'm betting it is real.