LoL, but I think avic actually patented the shape of j-20... just not sure about j-15, so to that extend....
J-15 Carrier Multirole Fighter thread
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Do you think they will be able to use the CATOBAR variant on the STOBAR carrier or they will keep a STOBAR variant in production to replace attrition ?
Some pretty cool video on mid-air refuel training - linked from Henri Kenhmann‘s Twitter
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There seems to be nothing in the CATOBAR design requirement that would prevent it from being used in STOBAR mode.
On the current variant they still use J-11B’s radar/avionics so it is safe to say that it is inferior. The J-15B will use AESA and uprated avionics.
The J-15 story is getting more and more confusing!
... and now here is J-15 no. 72!
While the renumbering from 1xx numbers to 01-24 made sense and the additional Batch 03 fighters logically became No. 30+, the No. 60 modex J-15 were or are still unusual.
My feeling tells me that we see a second squadron under construction with numbers 01-35 in the first wing and no. 60-xx in the second.
(Image courtesy of KTLJ via Huitong's CMA-Blog)
While the renumbering from 1xx numbers to 01-24 made sense and the additional Batch 03 fighters logically became No. 30+, the No. 60 modex J-15 were or are still unusual.
My feeling tells me that we see a second squadron under construction with numbers 01-35 in the first wing and no. 60-xx in the second.
(Image courtesy of KTLJ via Huitong's CMA-Blog)
Beat my by half a minute damn. I agree this just throws up more questions. I would like to know if the 6X is filled already given that we have a 7X serial. Also what is the state of the 3X serials, I assume they wouldn't just build half a dozen aircraft with lower serials of new batch and then renumber to a higher first digit so there is bound to be a serial higher than 35 (and what about 4X then, just not spotted?).The J-15 story is getting more and more confusing!... and now here is J-15 no. 72!
While the renumbering from 1xx numbers to 01-24 made sense and the additional Batch 03 fighters logically became No. 30+, the No. 60 modex J-15 were or are still unusual.
My feeling tells me that we see a second squadron under construction with numbers 01-35 in the first wing and no. 60-xx in the second.
(Image courtesy of KTLJ via Huitong's CMA-Blog)
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It could also be that we are just understimating numbers by quite a bit even if not all numbers from 00-72 are filled. Given that we already see large spread of spotted serial numbers I'd assume we are at ~50 J-15 now.
Anyway production rate seems to be relatively decent right now.