Shenyang J-15
| Shenyang J-15 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | multi -role carrier-based attack aircraft |
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| First flight: |
August 31, 2009 |
| Commissioning: |
2013 |
| Number of pieces: |
50 (2019) |
The Shenyang J-15 Fēishā ( Chinese 飞 鲨 , German Flying Shark ) is a carrier-based multi- role fighter that is being developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation for the Chinese Navy . The J-15 is said to be based on the Russian Sukhoi Su-33 , but unlike the J-11, it is not a licensed version of the Flanker family.
development
The development of the J-15 probably goes back to 2001, when China acquired the Su-33 prototype T10K-7 and the cockpit section T-10K-3, which were stored in Ukraine . The machines were examined intensively and served as the basis for the J-15.
The first information on the J-15 came to the public in June 2010 via the Russian Defense Ministry . Colonel Igor Korotschenko confirmed that the J-15 was a "Su-33 clone" and not a stealth aircraft in the J-XX program, as previously suspected. The Russian Defense Ministry assumes that the J-15 was developed, among other things, in violation of the licensing agreement for the J-11. In 1995, China acquired the license rights to build 200 Su-27SK machines, known as the J-11, for $ 2.5 billion . According to Korotschenko, the J-15 was initially called the J-11BH, which proves the importance of the J-11 for the J-15 and is also the reason why the negotiations for the sale of the Su-33 "Flanker-D" to China in 2006 and 2009 failed.
The maiden flight of the J-15 took place on August 31, 2009.
technology
The machine is powered by two Shenyang WS-10 turbofan engines, each capable of developing a thrust of 126 kN. The first images of the J-15 were published in July 2010, on which the similarity to the Su-33 can be clearly seen. For example, the J-15 still has canards and horizontal stabilizers. The J-15 is to be used on the Liaoning aircraft carrier in the future.
It has an actively electronically scanning AESA radar , an infrared-based search and location system and is coated with radar-absorbing materials. According to the Chinese state newspaper, the J-15 is said to be aerodynamically equal or superior to all fighter jets of the regional armed forces, with the exception of the American F-22 .
During an exercise in January 2014, a J-15 was equipped with four air-to-air missiles (two of the PL-8 type , two of the PL-12 type ).
variants
- J-15 : Single-seat basic version, copy of the Su-33
- J-15B : Modernized variant of the J-15, new radar, " glass cockpit "
- J-15S : Two-seat combat trainer, seats in tandem
- J-15D : like J-15S, but instead of being used as a combat trainer for electronic warfare . Pods and other electronic equipment installed without an IRST sensor. Counterpart to the F / A-18G Growler.
Web links
- Shenyang J-15 at sinodefence.com (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.businessinsider.com/engineers-race-to-build-stealth-fighters-for-china-aircraft-carriers-2019-7
- ↑ https://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2019-09-28/doc-iicezueu8919501.shtml
- ↑ a b c d Russia downplays Chinese J-15 fighter capabilities. RIA Novosti, June 4, 2010, accessed January 7, 2011 .
- ↑ Jefim Gordon, Dmitri Komissarow: Sukhoi Su-27 & 30/33/34/35: Famous Russian Flanker (= Famous Russian Aircraft ). Crécy Publitioning Ltd, 2019, ISBN 978-1-910809-18-1 .
- ^ First glimpse of Chinese fighter, or Russian rip-off? Flightglobal, July 12, 2010, archived from the original on July 18, 2013 ; accessed on January 7, 2011 (English).
- ↑ First aircraft carrier strengthens China's navy. Retrieved September 25, 2012 .
- ↑ Jets land on China's 1st aircraft carrier. China Daily, accessed November 26, 2012 .
- ↑ german.people.com.cn: China's J-15 conducts new exercise , accessed January 27, 2014.