J-15 carrier fighter thread

Deino

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That actually does look like WS-10H, and it looks like an in service aircraft too (I suppose it could be 554 or 557 if they had repainted additional details on it)

I wonder if we will see J-15B mass produced with WS-10, if they are re-engining J-15s with it.


Again, this idea came thru my min d too but like @Cloud_Nine_ noted, it is too blurry and hidden.

So eventually - similar to the re-engined J-10AS we've seen a few weeks ago - a hint that SAC is at least testing them. To be sure it is converting all operational J-15s to WS-10 is IMO too early yet.

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Deino

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Again, this idea came thru my min d too but like @Cloud_Nine_ noted, it is too blurry and hidden.

So eventually - similar to the re-engined J-10AS we've seen a few weeks ago - a hint that SAC is at least testing them. To be sure it is converting all operational J-15s to WS-10 is IMO too early yet.

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Here's the video:

 

by78

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Ten years ago today, J-15 made its first landing on carrier Liaoning.

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Deino

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Performing final checks on the assembled airframes before they are formally delivered.

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Seems as if there are several J-16 being fitted out alongside one J-15 and that's what wonders me: @huitong has updated his Blog to this:

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But IMO it is not a new-built J-15 and even lesser likely a new batch called J-15G, but "only" a reengined regular serial one. Why should SAC build another Batch 05 J-15, when the improved J-15B is already in production?
If this improved J-15 then is designated J-15G - similar to the J-11BG - is indeed a possibility.

What do you think?
 

LCR34

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Seems as if there are several J-16 being fitted out alongside one J-15 and that's what wonders me: @huitong has updated his Blog to this:

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But IMO it is not a new-built J-15 and even lesser likely a new batch called J-15G, but "only" a reengined regular serial one. Why should SAC build another Batch 05 J-15, when the improved J-15B is already in production?
If this improved J-15 then is designated J-15G - similar to the J-11BG - is indeed a possibility.

What do you think?
The 1st photo shows a single seater and the rest twin seater?
 
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