J-15 carrier fighter thread

[Hendrik_2000]

Here is the video where all those pic above are taken from. It also show J 15 start exercising from Lingshui air base they need to equipped it with ski ramp and arrested wire allowing pilot to hone their skill and become the air base for CV17 wing

Great amount of information! The actual combat training of the PLA J-15 carrier aircraft at super close range, "Flying Shark", is the first to reveal a variety of military technologies!
The main content of this program: a strong military industry force creates a strong national defense strength. From small boats to fleets, from yellow water to dark blue, with the twin aircraft carrier bright sword "Flying Shark" spreading its wings, a powerful modern navy is accelerating its growth. In this episode, we followed the reporter's lens and approached the edge weapons of the sea to get a glimpse of the demeanor and strength of the "Flying Shark".

 

[Hendrik_2000]

The man who headed the design team for J 15 is honored

https://www.facebook.com/188625661189259/posts/4456351854416597

Luo Yang, the man behind the country's first carrier-based fighter jet
A number of brilliant minds and souls have shone in the history of Communist Party of China.
One of them is Luo Yang, the man behind the country's first carrier-based fighter jet.
Luo graduated from Beihang University in 1982 and then embarked on a 30-year career in aviation as a jet designer in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province.

In the mid-1980s, the Shenyang Aircraft Company (SAC) received few orders for jets. But Luo and his colleagues never gave up. Luo always worked on the frontline of the development and testing of the fighter jet with one faith that China must build a world-class fighter jet of its own.
Luo was the head of production and design for the Shenyang J-15 fighter jet, which is China's first generation multi-purpose carrier-borne fighter jet. The jet is able to carry anti-ship, air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles and precision guided bombs. It quoted military experts as saying the J-15 has comprehensive capabilities comparable to those of Russia's Sukhoi Su-33 and the US F/A-18 Hornet.

The man behind developing China's carrier-based J-15 fighter died suddenly of a heart attack on November 25, 2012 in Dalian, Liaoning at 51 years old, just after the jet made its first successful aircraft carrier landing.
President Xi Jinping called Luo's death "a big loss to the Party as well as the nation."

In 2018, Luo received the posthumous award of Reform Pioneer medal in honor of his contribution to China’s aviation industry by successfully developing the first fighter jet making takeoff and land on China’s aircraft carrier.

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[by78]

Re-posting a lost image.

 

[by78]

Another image of buddy refueling.

 

[asif iqbal]

it would therefore appear that China now has enough J15 to fill the decks and hangers of both CV16+ CV17

I would expect 24 on each carrier

48 x J15 over a target far away from home is good loiter time

with aerial refuelling this time is extended

however ideally China needs an extra batch to cover for continuous cover

so another 24 should ensure 48 are ready at anyone time

for 003 we need to see extra 36 x J16

the final J15 number therefore may come close to 100 units

 

[Tsavo Lion]

Time will tell! By the time the CV-18 is ready, they may have an additional type fighter, namely J-31. Also, Su-30/ J-11/J-20s &/ other land based fighters can be deployed to their SC Sea island bases to cover that bathtub.

 

[Atomicfrog]

Another image of buddy refueling.

Having wet hardpoints would be great for the buddy refueling, Russian flankers don't have that but do the j-15 have been seen with external tanks ?

 

[Deino]

Having wet hardpoints would be great for the buddy refueling, Russian flankers don't have that but do the j-15 have been seen with external tanks ?

No, in fact NO Flanker - besides the Su-34 - has been seem AFAIK with fuel tanks under the wings

 

[Tsavo Lion]

..do the j-15 have been seen with external tanks ?

unless they r used to augment the PLAAF against India from land bases, we won't see that until they start operating off CATOBAR CV/Ns.

 

[gelgoog]

Sukhoi has access to external fuel tank designs and we know the Su-24 and Su-57 can use two of them.
MiG-29K can use two small external fuel tanks and a centerline pod for buddy buddy refueling.
Considering China produces the J-15 they could design it to use external fuel tanks if it lacks the capability.
But given the huge internal fuel tank of the Flanker and limitations in terms of usable payload because of use of STOBAR method in the Type 001/002 carriers probably useless to design that in. More of a consideration for the CATOBAR fighters I think.