J-15 carrier fighter thread
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Re: PLAN's first Carrier Strike Fighter the J-15 Flying shark
btw, on this subject of J-15. Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins posted a new article.
and then I wrote a review of it
and then Andrew Erickson linked my review on his site, lol
about the radome thing, we've seen J-10B not having black radome. In fact, J-15 has the same grey radome. I wonder if that's just for the testing stage or the colour means something.
btw, on this subject of J-15. Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins posted a new article.
and then I wrote a review of it
and then Andrew Erickson linked my review on his site, lol
about the radome thing, we've seen J-10B not having black radome. In fact, J-15 has the same grey radome. I wonder if that's just for the testing stage or the colour means something.
Re: PLAN's first Carrier Strike Fighter the J-15 Flying shark
I thought it was agreed upon that the color of the radome decided what type of radar was installed? It is very likely that the J-15 will employ electronically scanned radars of some sort, perhaps an enlarged version of what is used on the J-10B.
I thought it was agreed upon that the color of the radome decided what type of radar was installed? It is very likely that the J-15 will employ electronically scanned radars of some sort, perhaps an enlarged version of what is used on the J-10B.
Re: PLAN's first Carrier Strike Fighter the J-15 Flying shark
I don't know. I haven't spent that much time going through all the air force threads recently. So, I haven't read that. I can certainly see that as a high likelihood though.
I don't know. I haven't spent that much time going through all the air force threads recently. So, I haven't read that. I can certainly see that as a high likelihood though.
Re: PLAN's first Carrier Strike Fighter the J-15 Flying shark
The Japanes, Koreans and Australians will all then, IMHO, be pushing much harder for VTOL JSFs on their new LPH/Carriers.
BTW, to emphasize it, I thought I would also post the concept picture I put together:
I'm interested in the 2-seater two. PLANAF getting some serious equipment. I wonder how many of the NAval marked and painted J-15s there are?
If the PLAN gets J-15s out to the blue water onboard the former Varyag...and if they can figure out how to do buddy stores so they can get them in the air with something more than defensive air to air missiles...that becomes a game changer.
The Japanes, Koreans and Australians will all then, IMHO, be pushing much harder for VTOL JSFs on their new LPH/Carriers.
BTW, to emphasize it, I thought I would also post the concept picture I put together:
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Re: PLAN's first Carrier Strike Fighter the J-15 Flying shark
tphuang, i dont agree with you when you say that chinas first carrier will be catobar. They are very cautious on mil tech development. It is already hard to jump from 0 carriers built to a varyag sized carrier of 60000t (minimum size to operate j-15), let alone with a catapult that they dont have installed with varyag, and that is very complex tech and requires big R&D to develop (a tech that in decades of existency, only the USA has developed so far). I dont think that they will jump right away at that.
I think that they will build two STOBAR carriers, and then, when they are confortable building carriers, will go to CATOBAR.
timetable? who knows. many years certainly.
tphuang, i dont agree with you when you say that chinas first carrier will be catobar. They are very cautious on mil tech development. It is already hard to jump from 0 carriers built to a varyag sized carrier of 60000t (minimum size to operate j-15), let alone with a catapult that they dont have installed with varyag, and that is very complex tech and requires big R&D to develop (a tech that in decades of existency, only the USA has developed so far). I dont think that they will jump right away at that.
I think that they will build two STOBAR carriers, and then, when they are confortable building carriers, will go to CATOBAR.
timetable? who knows. many years certainly.
Re: PLAN's first Carrier Strike Fighter the J-15 Flying shark
The difference between a STOBAR and a CATOBAR is that in the CATOBAR an EM cat is built into the ski jump. If you disassemble an old floppy drive you will probably see a circular reaction plate driven by a circle of electromagnets. In the EM cat the reaction plate is part of the shuttle and follows rails below the deck. The electromagnets form rows on both sides of the rails. You need to provide anchoring for the rails and the electromagnets and space for the capacitors.