J-15 carrier-borne fighter thread

[asif iqbal]

Is it J15 B or C ?

never of J15C only J15B

 

[Deino]

great means batch 3 is in full swing is it the J15B? ASEA and indigenous engine for 003? would be good

but thats only 12 aircraft we should not see any delay between batch 3 an 4 like we did with batch 2 and 3, I mean the delay was around 3 years

I don't think these are Batch 03 aircraft since it makes no sense to deliver factory-fresh unpainted ones from SAC to Huangdicun and given that there are still the yellow original 55x-prototypes there, I think it is more likely that these are simply two of them.

 

[Intrepid]

... since it makes no sense to deliver factory-fresh unpainted ones from SAC to Huangdicun and given that there are still the yellow original 55x-prototypes there, I think it is more likely that these are simply two of them.

Could be new prototypes?

 

[Deino]

Could be new prototypes?

But why? we know the new Batch 03 currently at SAC are more green than yellow and even then, why delivering yellow coloured new prototypes to Huangdicun? Are they new J-11S/D or of the cat-variant? I don't know. ... I only spoke to Sean O'Connor from Jane's and he said they are there since October last year and often there are two yellow birds standing a bit aside. So IMO they are more likely older prototypes.

 

[Hendrik_2000]

Via lkj 86
April 30, 2020

 

[Intrepid]

Can someone translate what is on the screen?
Does the nose gear have a launch bar?

 

[wangfty]

Can someone translate what is on the screen?
Does the nose gear have a launch bar?

Looks like so. The words on the screen means “let the party flag flutter at model ———” Most likely the celebration for the successful development of CATOBAR version J-15

 

[Deino]

Looks like so. The words on the screen means “let the party flag flutter at model ———” Most likely the celebration for the successful development of CATOBAR version J-15

Nope ...

 

[Intrepid]

The strut behind the nose wheel looks to me like a large provisionally solution, to bring the aircraft without a longlasting development into the air (so the decision for the catapult and construction of the carrier can be made). I would not be surprised if it is solved in a different way on the production aircraft.

 

[wangfty]

Nope ...

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My bad, I wasn't aware of the difference. Then I'd be curious to know why they put a random J-15 nearby. Is it just one from the newer batch to show the production is proceding normally, or could it be a improved version with internal upgrades like radar and electronics? Or it's just sitting there, having nothing to do with the ceremony at all. Wish we know the second half of those words on the screen not shown in the photo.