J-15 carrier fighter thread

[Rank Amateur]

Nasty accident with the J-15 (NOT T), pilot was said to be safe fortunately.

The still from the video posted above by @Alfa_Particle reminds me of the famous 1962 photo of an English Electric Lightning crash:

 

[Deino]

This J-15S (dual seater) is still using the AL31F engines
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That‘s clearly a CG … look at the Weibo-quote!

 

[Alfa_Particle]

What an insane shot.

 

[by78]

A nice magazine scan of a J-15T landing.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

A new J-15(T?) unit. Posted by the official Weibo account of AVIC.

 

[Blitzo]

A new J-15(T?) unit. Posted by the official Weibo account of AVIC.

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Are we sure it's new? Based on the photo it looks like it is from Zhuhai last year (four training pl-12, background hill)

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

Are we sure it's new? Based on the photo it looks like it is from Zhuhai last year (four training pl-12, background hill)

Yes you're correct. The original post used the word "新款". Mistranslation on my part.

 

[by78]

Another magazine scan of a J-15T landing.

 

[Phantom Chuck]

Another magazine scan of a J-15T landing.

he tail hook is not extended.

 

[by78]

he tail hook is not extended.

Good catch. I didn’t notice it.