Why is the underside so dirty?
J-15 carrier-borne fighter thread
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Why is the underside so dirty?
Well, airplanes get dirty, especially bellys and undersides?? If its been to the boat, sea water is salty and especially littoral waters may be muddy and heavy with particulates, in any regard salt is "baaadd". Lots of airplanes leak fluids, and ailerons, flaps, stabilators, ruddervators, etc require hinges to be lubed liberally, in addition there is fuel, fluids, and just accumulated crud that gravity and airflows tend to concentrate on the belly, add gpu's and you have a perfect storm.
From experience it is NO fun to clean the belly! may take special solvents to loosen up that junk, and paint on the belly may be a little grainy as well, even a slight pebbled texture that makes cleaning even more challenging?
by78
General
Because that's the 'dirty underbelly' of the beast.
antiterror13
Brigadier
I am quite surprised that China allows some photos of J-15 factory production for public.
It shows at least 6 (possibly 9) in various stages
It shows at least 6 (possibly 9) in various stages
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Why not? The J-15 isn't exactly top-notch technology out there.
There might be a lot of top-notch technology in the J-15 production of parts, perhaps in Ti printing heavily loaded parts, but you won't see anything of that in these photographs.
antiterror13
Brigadier
True, but J-15 is better than any operational aircraft in the region apart from the USN
antiterror13
Brigadier
You are right, at least to me ... its nothing. But trained and professional staff could tell a lot just from the photographs
Those photographs have presumably seen by knowledgeble people to make sure nothing significant is visible.