PLAN Aircraft Carrier programme...(Closed)

test bd said:

At last count how many J-15's are active.?

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We have seen fourteen production J-15s at this point popeye.

They have supposedly already started a second batch.

Jeff Head said:

We have seen fourteen production J-15s at this point popeye.

They have supposedly already started a second batch.

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Not supposedly ... obviously!!

See the c/n. 0204 !

Deino said:

Not supposedly ... obviously!!

See the c/n. 0204 !]

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I have seen 113 before, but thought that was part of the "batch" of 100-113.

I thought the second batch would start at 114.

Now, there may be two blocks in that first production batch for sure. But I thought the first production batch was 14 aircraft.,

If it is ten aircraft to the "bacth" ...then we are indeed on the second batch.

I am just not sure how many the factory is producing at a time in what we would call a bacth.

We know that there are 14 production aircraft flying...at least that is what we have seen to date..

test bd said:

I want to see some action like this...aircraft do need fuel doncha know..

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So.....you want to see some A-4 aboard the Liaoning (forgive me I'm just being smart_A)?

Those are harriers equation.

Equation said:

So.....you want to see some A-4 aboard the Liaoning (forgive me I'm just being smart_A)?

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No.. I want to see some sailors fueling aircraft...or conducting flight operations in all weather conditions or working on aircraft in the hangar or conduct a MAJOR VERTREP..or a basic firefighting drill.. In four years of operations I've seen none of these things with PLAN CV-16.. To me the PLAN program seems to be stuck in stagnate.

When I ,as an old salt, see the operations I described then I will say that PLAN carrier program has arrived.

I remember when I saw the first videos of Liaoning CV-16s arrested landings. I was very excited..however since that time I've seen little that prove to me that the PLAN is really able to operate this ship like a..well....aircraft carrier should. Just my opinion. I do not intended to insult anyone.

ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 2, 2015) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anna Van Nuys/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2015) Sailors perform maintenance on aircraft in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat ready force that protects the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 26, 2015) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Sea Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 delivers cargo from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a vertical replenishment.(U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Christopher Harris/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 20, 2015) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) fight a simulated fire during a flight deck firefighting drill. George Washington is conducting a hull-swap with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) after serving seven years as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)

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TerraN_EmpirE said:

Those are harriers equation.

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Ooops you're right. They both do look similar, except for their wings.


A-4

Jeff Head said:

We know that there are 14 production aircraft flying...at least that is what we have seen to date..

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Thanks Jeff.

Fourteen..sweet..The most I've seen aboard the CV was five.

OK. fourteen J-15s.. get 'em out to the ship and start operating..let's see some action. Ooppss.. This is the PLAN. That is not happening anytime soon...They move at the speed of slow...

test bd said:

I remember when I saw the first videos of Liaoning CV-16s arrested landings. I was very excited..however since that time I've seen little that prove to me that the PLAN is really able to operate this ship like a..well....aircraft carrier should. Just my opinion. I do not intended to insult anyone.

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This video is three years old and is the best one we've seen about CV-16..

Equation said:

Ooops you're right. They both do look similar, except for their wings.

A-4

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wings and tails A4 has a low wing harrier a high wing A4 has a cruciform tail Harriers is like the F4 a inverted Y shape.