J-15 carrier fighter thread

asif iqbal

asif iqbal

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Interesting comparison but then again the F14 Tomcat was a formidable fighter

it was used to carry the mighty AWACS killer Aim-54 Phoenix missile which was only ever exported to the Shah of Iran
 
Austin Powers

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asif iqbal said:
Interesting comparison but then again the F14 Tomcat was a formidable fighter

it was used to carry the mighty AWACS killer Aim-54 Phoenix missile which was only ever exported to the Shah of Iran
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The problem with F-14 was it was severely under powered. It wasn't until F-14D in the late 80s did it receive adequate engines.

sheogorath said:
Thay are around the same size, with the Flankers being smaller only in wingspan when the Tomcat's have their wing fully extended. F-14's were certainly heavier though.
The Kuznetsov class design wasn't really meant to carry Flankers, though. As far as I am aware, its intended air wing was mostly Yak-41/Yak-141's.
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Kiev was meant to carry Yak. Kuznetsov was built for MiG-29K and Su-27K.

Figaro said:
Did you not hear about the maiden flight of the J-35 that is going to occur next year?
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J-35 complements J-15 in the air to air role. J-15 is big and carries a sweet truck of bomb load and is more suitable for striking missions.
 
Sardaukar20

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halflife3 said:
what types of missiles are those? The ones mounted below the nacelles seems placed too low.
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Looks like a variant of the YJ-83 AshM. No way it is realistic to mount below the nacelles. I have never seen Flankers mount missiles there. The plane can't even land if the missiles are not fired.
 
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Sardaukar20 said:
Looks like a variant of the YJ-83 AshM. No way it is realistic to mount below the nacelles. I have never seen Flankers mount missiles there. The plane can't even land if the missiles are not fired.
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I’m not necessarily saying it could work on a ski-jump carrier, but Russians do mount AshM-sized missiles below the nacelles of Flankers.
 
The Observer

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GTI said:
I’m not necessarily saying it could work on a ski-jump carrier, but Russians do mount AshM-sized missiles below the nacelles of Flankers.
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What missile on which flanker variant? I need some help to jog my memory if I've ever seen anything like that situation before.
 
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