For those who don't understand Chinese: L-15s aren't and will probably never be immortal. What the original passage meant to say was that the L-15 project achieved success after a long and arduous development process.
Chinese Trainer Aircraft (JL-8, JL-9, JL-10 (L-15), etc.)
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For those who don't understand Chinese: L-15s aren't and will probably never be immortal. What the original passage meant to say was that the L-15 project achieved success after a long and arduous development process.
I am waiting on that myself, although if Totoro is correct, and he well may be, good logic and reasoning there totoro, I would be very excited to see that.... in the meantime, this bird is fine for hooking up at the land based training facility?
Who would be paying for this? Ukraine is broke.
lcloo
Captain
They could do a barter trade exchanging engines for Chinese air frames. Engines have higher value than air frames, so there shall be no financial burden on Ukraine.
I understand China is paying for the engines with money. Then it would be paying with air frames. Can Ukraine forego receiving that money?
thunderchief
Senior Member
I doubt it would do much good for them, unless they obtain smart standoff weapons (with what money ? ) . If Su-25s could not survive in that theatre, neither will L-15 if they go low and slow .
if l15 does end up as a light attack ac in ukraine's hands and somehow the whole war is still going on and it sees action and gets shot down repeatedly (which it might, considering all) - that's going to be some bad publicity for l15. Media rarely look into whole context...