J-15 carrier fighter thread

[Air Force Brat]

here we see the canards at "rest", at their maximum downward deflection! I rather doubt they have nearly this much "upward" deflection?

I don't know what I was thinking??? but they absolutely do likely have this much upward positive pitch travel, duh!

 

[by78]

From the rehearsals.

 

[by78]

From the parade.

(1619 × 1080)

 

[by78]

One more.

(2000 × 1333)

 

[by78]

Two more...

 

[Deino]

Given this small video and two - eventually three - identified serials and construction numbers my guess was wrong:

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c/n 0108 = 07 ?? (was formerly no. 107- not very clear in the background)
c/n 0209 = 18 (was formerly no. 118)
c/n 0211 = 20 (was formerly no. 120)

But this leaves the question on what happened to the former no. 100, is this now '00' - IMO unlikely - or has it become the new '24'?

And what's written under the c/n?

 

[by78]

Tailhook.

 

[asif iqbal]

Still no block 3?

 

[Intrepid]

China has planned for one training airwing.

For other reasons, two training carriers will soon be available.

So they can use one of the two training carriers elsewhere (as a real laboratory for designers and engineers, for example).

 

[Inst]

Just out of humor's sake, has anyone tried arguing that the Su-33/J-15 is a Lavi clone as it's swept wing, canard instead of LERX, ventral strakes?

Two engines though. I'd argue that all aircraft to date are a clone of the Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk plane as they all have engines and wings. Would take the B-2 and related flying wing designs out of the running, though.