J-15 Flying Shark - 551 to 557

[cinoti]

Weapon: standard equipment, 30mm machine gun, YJ 62 antiship cruise missile, PL8/9 AA missile, PL 12 Missile ( active radar seeker long range), based on battle needs, it can carry super sonic YJ-91 antiship and antiradar missile, YJ -8 air to surface missile and KD-88 AS missile, FT-2 anti radar missile and Thunderstone series JDAMs.

 

[cinoti]

there are 8 prototypes of J15 published in open media. 552-556 performed landing on Liaoning,

 

[cinoti]

551
the aerodynamic features are of Su 33 style, but the main frame of the body is a combination of J11B and Russian T-10K-3, electronics and fire control are J11B's standard equipment

551 conducted its maiden flight on August, 2009

 

[cinoti]

557 in PLAN grey

 

[cinoti]

552 's engine is russian made AL 31F spe.3 but with special anti erosive processing.

 

[cinoti]

 

[cinoti]

554 in PLAN grey, its engine is a domestic WS-10A, on the vertical tail, there is a logo depicting a flying shark

 

[cinoti]

555 one of the first J15s on Liaoning to test out touch and fly

 

[cinoti]

556

 

[cinoti]

557 in zinc yellow before painted to grey, also mounted with domestic WS-10A Taihang engine.

 

[cinoti]

some CGGs to ligh-light airframe features:

 

[cinoti]

J-15 S , J15 twin seater in test fly

Engine is Taihang WS-10A

 

[cir]

8 more of these are nearing completion.

Here is one of the new "8" being readied for test flights:

 

[badguy2000]

well,

so, 554 and 555,which are fitted with WS10,also have landed on AC?????

 

[cinoti]

well,

so, 554 and 555,which are fitted with WS10,also have landed on AC?????

picture shows 554 and 557 are Taihang fitted, 554 landed on Liaoning.

 

[cir]

J-15B or the "Silent Shark"ï¼Œ with catapult launch mechanism、new radar、new flight system、new avionics etc。，prototype（s） expected end of 2013 or early 2014：

 

[W.G.Ewald]

IIs zinc yellow color a primer paint?

 

[cinoti]

IIs zinc yellow color a primer paint?

More accurately primer paints.

 

[cinoti]

J-15B or the "Silent Shark"ï¼Œ with catapult launch mechanism、new radar、new flight system、new avionics etc。，prototype（s） expected end of 2013 or early 2014：

areo dynamic frame is not improved for stealthy as far as I can tell, be more more absorbing materials?

 

[Armand2REP]

557 in zinc yellow before painted to grey, also mounted with domestic WS-10A Taihang engine.

That is AL-31F like all the other models.