China Flanker Thread II
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Was this before or after the carrier landings? If it's after, then it's concrete proof they are actively training new pilots for carrier ops.
kwaigonegin
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Kudos to the pilot! Landing at night is difficult enough but to do it with one engine flameout is a pants soiling experience.
AssassinsMace
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Here's a nice video of J-15 testing and training.
[video=youtube;AVUPr-LCz-w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVUPr-LCz-w[/video]
[video=youtube;AVUPr-LCz-w]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVUPr-LCz-w[/video]
Nah, night landings are a piece of cake, line up the dots, the whole runway is illuminated, I used to practice black-out landings with no landing lights just for fun, Flying the Flanker on one is a simple matter of energy management, now if you have to perform a go around, then it could get hairy, then you have to keep airspeed above VMC in order to maintain directional control. Now if we are talking "night traps" that is a whole nother animal. Brat
The video is great, and does in fact confirm that training is ongoing for the Air Wing, and this video is outstanding, something equivalent to discovery channels, Wings. When bringing the Flanker aboard ship, the Captain will order the vessel to turn into the wind, and the speed will be increased to near Flank, in order to lower the actual touchdown speeds of the Flanker, the indicated airspeed will remain the same. You will set up your decent rate and generally not attempt to chase the deck, unless the sea state is very heavy, you will be in the ball-park, that fabulouse long stroke landing gear will take care of the rest.
Highly illustrative of why the J-15 is the right bird for the job. brat
Are the Flankers viable alternatives to the H-6s for carrying large standoff weapons like the LACMs?
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