The problems is the elevators... Rafale are too wide for it and the superbug fit incredibly tight too.
CV-16, CV-17 STOBAR carrier thread (001/Liaoning, 002/Shandong)
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Yes, I was more on about India adding a 27th type of fighter to its fleet/menagerie.
Fujian, come on, Fujian...Well ... come on PLAN, you surely can do it better with both the PLANS-16 and -17!?
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Well ... come on PLAN, you surely can do it better with both the PLANS-16 and -17!?
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The irony is if the PLAN did a picture like this on the timetable the Indian Navy did when their second carrier entered service, the usual suspects would likely accuse them of prioritizing public relations rather than training and readiness.
There's some big military activity going on in Boihai and it seems Shandong is involved.
Would J-35 be coming along far enough to attempt a landing test at this time?
Would J-35 be coming along far enough to attempt a landing test at this time?
Here's a highly hypothetical (though I do personally hope for it to happen) take:That's a joke? Isn't it?
Well, as long as the J-35 is fully ready for at-sea carrier-based trials - I believe that conducting the first ever landing trial with a J-35 on Shandong while at sea is definitely worth it.
This is especially true if China can use the occasion to "slap" US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's face right during his visit to China in the coming days - Just like how China "slapped" the face of ex-US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates back in January 2011 with the first flight of the J-20 conducted just a day after his arrival in Beijing XD