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Of course, it does. 4 is half of 8. A normal flanker can carry twice the load of a SU-33/J-15 taking off from a carrier. I am not sure about the 30% figure. None of these aircraft takes off with the full load. An aircraft doesn't need to carry full load to carry out operations. Catapult...

I don't remember saying it was a Chinese claim 🤔 2 PL-12 2 YJ-83 2 YJ-91 Flankers don't carry fuel tanks. Empty weight is >18T for both J-15 and SU-33. I'm not saying it can take off with 31T from the long take-off position; instead, I'm claiming it's 32.8T. Yes. The information about the...

Carrying less payload than SH/Rafale M/F-35C doesn't make it junk either, ~4T payload combined with 9.6T fuel is significant, Flankers don't have to carry additional bags like Rafale M/SH. 4T is more than enough to take off with the full air-to-air load and two AShM, no need for additional bags...

Funny, it can take off with full fuel and around 4T payload from the long take-off position on board Liaoning/Shandong. That's a lot better than MiG-29K.