how many SU-33 produced ?
i never said, we can't use AL-31F engine for naval operations. but J-15 really struggled with this engine.
J-15 carrier-borne fighter thread
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i never said, we can't use AL-31F engine for naval operations. but J-15 really struggled with this engine.
Official number is 35. Perhaps J15 struggled due to teething problems with adequate maintenance in naval environment?
Beautiful bird, the encapsulation craft looks good right there. It is admirable that such complex technology of the world's most outstanding carrier-based heavy fighter has been absorbed and perfected by SAC from scratch in such a short period....damnThis is new... Panel gaps around the nose and the cockpit appear to have white sealant/paint applied to them.
I think China took delivery of some D-30KP2 engines from Russia in 2020.
Those are reserve for Y20 early version.
China has designed and manufactured a more powerful engine for its new fleet to maximise the potential carrying capacity of this fat lady,
You are right, but I'm talking about those early batches of Y20 (equipped with D30KP2) and imports of these engines in 2020.
While the later variants are testing with WS18 or even WS20, initial versions have to maintain an increasing fleet before new variants take over, and that's why there are still imports of D30KP2 even when it's clear WS20 is around the corner.
Plugging Deino's tweet about an in service J-15S with serial number 46. So at least part of the gap between the 30s and 60s serials is likely filled with J-15S variants.