China Flanker Thread II

[Deino]

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As to the J-15S. I guess somebody did a heck of a job of PSing the canards in there (which may be...I found the pic with a search for J-15S and it was on one of the Chinese military sites -

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). I do not think the SU-30MKA has canards. No? But the long sting certainly is there, and that nix'es it for sure.....

No, it's a real image; no psed include. Simply an MKA without paint.

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Cheers, Deino

 

[Jeff Head]

No, it's a real image; no psed include. Simply an MKA without paint.

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Cheers, Deino

Alrighty then. Thanks, Deino.

I learn something new every day. I did not think the MKA had canards. Clearly it does.

How about this J-15S pic I found

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I'm a little dubious. Somehow the cockpit seems to sit too high from this angle.

 

[no_name]

It may have been modified from this pic:

 

[Jeff Head]

It may have been modified from this pic:

Excellent no_name. Thanks. It clearly is. They added a J-11BS, or SU-30 cockpit to it. Sneaky little devils.

Still waiting for better actual J-15S Pictures.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Chinese Su-30s and Air Force personnel at an International ground-attack (with rockets) competition in Russia:

The English name for the competition is "Avia-dart". Aside from ground-attack, pilots are expected to perform low-altitude aerobatic manoeuvres as well as evasive maneuvers.

 

[Blackstone]

Why use SU-30s instead of J-11s?

 

[texx1]

Why use SU-30s instead of J-11s?

Most likely security issues since Su-30s are Russian imports and PLAAF doesn't usually send indigenous aircrafts to foreign exercises. Another reason is probably not to offend the Russians by sending unlicensed flanker copies.

 

[Blackstone]

Most likely security issues since Su-30s are Russian imports and PLAAF doesn't usually send indigenous aircrafts to foreign exercises. Another reason is probably not to offend the Russians by sending unlicensed flanker copies.

So send J-10s instead. Are the PLA plutocrats afraid to show their hardware abroad?

 

[texx1]

So send J-10s instead. Are the PLA plutocrats afraid to show their hardware abroad?

Just in case you didn't know J-10 is also indigenous. PLA has always been secretive with their self-developed systems. Countries like to follow their own paths and traditions. Btw I don't think PLA is dominated by wealthy generals. They receive better pays and pensions just like their western counterparts.

 

[Blackstone]

Just in case you didn't know J-10 is also indigenous. PLA has always been secretive with their self-developed systems. Countries like to follow their own paths and traditions.

J-10s are for sale to foreign governments, so showing them to the Russians doesn't pose any more risks than Chinese-adapted SU-30s.

Btw I don't think PLA is dominated by wealthy generals. They receive better pays and pensions just like their western counterparts.

These two Communist plutocrats are gone, but Xi Jinping and Wang Qishan are still hunting down their network of corrupt generals and commissars.