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Not power available is the limitation but speed over the ramp. They reach 80 kts without rockets and more speed isn't possible.
J-15 carrier fighter thread
- Thread starter Jeff Head
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Russian Su-33 has a maximum landing weight of 26000 kg. Shouldn't be too far from that for J-15.
If that figure is true then there's no issue with bring back weight. That's basically 2 tons of fuel and another 4+ tons of ordnance. Enough for all sort of missions. 2 antiship missiles+ AAMs, or even 4 antiship missiles and no AAMs, a heavy AAM loadout for air superiority, various ground strike missions (6 500 kg bombs or 3 1000 kg bombs) etc.
Here is my attempt...
1. With such load, the J-15 will not be able to take-off from a ski-jump.
2. Petal arrangement-wise the engines look more a like WS-10. Where are the petal seals you see in the AL-31F? All J-15 in service have AL-31F
2a. Petals are not contracting when afterburner kicks in
3. There is nothing blocking the rear wheels
4. No blast deflector
3. PLAN does not use R-73 (Whooops! EDIT: J-15 does not use R-73)
3a. Missiles under the intake are old soviet missiles (Not sure whether it is an R-23? or Kh-25?)
4. Where are all the personnel?
Correct of course! So are the other comments. That GIF is a fanboi mishap!
The "modified" WS-10 on these J-15 implies that it has been modified for naval saline environment? Is there anyone on the know about the use of indigenous engines in J-15 - like the percentage of birds that use these Naval WS-10. Any reason not to believe the WS-15 is also poised to have a naval version?
None of those J-15s in the last few pictures or gifs use WS-10
