J-15 carrier-borne fighter thread
- Thread starter Jeff Head
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As such following my previous list of all known serials (= in Bold-Italics) and an estimation of the missing ones, it looks like:
Block 01 =
No. 100 = c/n 0101
No. 101 = c/n 0102
No. 102 = c/n 0103
No. 103 = c/n 0104
No. 104 = c/n 0105
No. 105 = c/n 0106
No. 106 = c/n 0107
No. 107 = c/n 0108
No. 108 = c/n 0109
No. 109 = c/n 0110
Block 02 =
No. 110 = c/n 0201
No. 111 = c/n 0202
No. 112 = c/n 0203
No. 113 = c/n 0204
Deino
Block 01 =
No. 100 = c/n 0101
No. 101 = c/n 0102
No. 102 = c/n 0103
No. 103 = c/n 0104
No. 104 = c/n 0105
No. 105 = c/n 0106
No. 106 = c/n 0107
No. 107 = c/n 0108
No. 108 = c/n 0109
No. 109 = c/n 0110
Block 02 =
No. 110 = c/n 0201
No. 111 = c/n 0202
No. 112 = c/n 0203
No. 113 = c/n 0204
Deino
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Uh, how do you know?
On the side of the air intake is a serial number: 0204
SinoSoldier
Colonel
I'm guessing Block II aircraft will be the first ones slated for combat purposes. I wouldn't be surprised if J-15 production mirrored that of the Super Hornet, with the first block mostly utilizing technology siphoned from the F/A-18C and the 2nd block incorporating newer components (e.g. AESA radar and EW equipment).
I do believe J-15 will eventually be upgraded with newer avionics in the same way that Block I super hornet was upgraded to Block II.
However I'm not sure if the "block 2" J-15s that we see (aka production serial number 20x) necessarily has newer avionics... I wouldn't be surprised if they are simply the second batch of J-15s -- in other words, what Deino called "block 2" should really be called "batch 2," and what you believe to be "block 2" J-15 (having newer avionics) may warrant a whole new designation. For instance, the true J-15 with upgraded avionics may be called J-15B, having its own unique suffix. A notional J-15B may also be developed with catapult launch capability.
I also disagree with the idea that J-15s which lack the newer avionics would not be combat capable -- J-15s with J-11B level avionics would be perfectly suited for capable, even if they are not as advanced.
Intrepid
Major
He can count ...
antiterror13
Brigadier
If You look closely, then all SAC-build Flankers have their construction number noted on the intake and like Blitzo noted correctly, the first two numbers are denoted to the batch - I often call them Block similar to the ones used on the F-16, however batch is probably better indeed ! - while the second one shows the aircraft's individual number within that batch.
Deino
PS: by the way, Huitong has now '111' too !
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