plawolf.. I agree with you..I just want to see it...well just a little tweak on your post..
Perhaps.. but running up an engine takes time and doing this on an aircraft elevator would possibly interfere with any aircraft movement(re-spot)
Everytime I see those J-15s I think the same thing I thought when I saw Tomcats up close and personal for the first time in 1981 aboard America..."man those are some big airplanes".
And those big airplanes need a lot of fuel. I have to wonder will or does the PLAN use PLAAF tankers? They could you know. I know over Afghanistan and Iraq the USN used USAF tanker for long legged flights.
As for jet engine shop, well as I and others have said before, it should be perfectly feasible to use the elevators for engine tests.
Perhaps.. but running up an engine takes time and doing this on an aircraft elevator would possibly interfere with any aircraft movement(re-spot)
Everytime I see those J-15s I think the same thing I thought when I saw Tomcats up close and personal for the first time in 1981 aboard America..."man those are some big airplanes".
Being fully fuelled, and possibly also carrying drop tanks, that tanker config J15 will need the longer run up from the second launch poition, so it will only be a very short taxi distances for it to be in the launch position ready to go.
And those big airplanes need a lot of fuel. I have to wonder will or does the PLAN use PLAAF tankers? They could you know. I know over Afghanistan and Iraq the USN used USAF tanker for long legged flights.
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