Posted on 09/28/2012 6:48:28 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
All-Chinese jets to serve on nation's first carrier
China's first aircraft carrier will be equipped with aircraft developed from fighters made in China, Ministry of Defense spokesman Yang Yujun said Thursday.
Chinese J-15 fighters.[File photo]
Domestic military officials and analysts are predicting that Chinese J-15 fighters, instead of Russia's Su-33 fighter, will be used as many photographs had been published showing the plane on the Liaoning's deck.
The current weak point of the J-15, also known as the Flying Shark, which is said to be a match for US F-18 Hornet fighters, is its Russia-made Al-31 engines which are less powerful than those of the American F-35 fighter, said Hu Siyuan, a professor with the National Defense University PLA China.
"However, the J-15 will be more competitive in future when the Chinese jet is equipped with made-in-China engines because the US jet has only a single engine," he said.
The twin-engined Chinese fighter made its maiden flight in 2009 in northeastern Shenyang.
China's J-31 stealth fighter may also be used on the carrier in future, analysts said.
The J-31 attracted wide public attention in June when some online pictures showed the cutting-edge fighter fully wrapped but with its futuristic shape still discernible.
"Both fighters have twin engines and will have great potential to upgrade weapons load and fighting ability in future," said military analyst Qu Yanbing, adding that the Liaoning would have about 40 fixed-wing aircraft on board.
Yang on Thursday dismissed foreign media reports saying that China is building a second aircraft carrier in Shanghai and that it will be launched late this year.
"Such reports are inaccurate," Yang said at the regular news briefing.
Though the carrier could be combat ready at any time, it will continue to be used for scientific research and experiments as well as military training, Yang said.
"Aircraft carriers can be used for both attack and defense as well as to safeguard the peace and for rescue works in disasters, but, for the Liaoning, experiments and training are its major task," he said.
As for the Liaoning's impact on China's surrounding areas, Yang stressed that the country adheres to the path of peaceful development, independent foreign policy and pursues a defensive national policy.
(Shanghai Daily contributed to the story.)
China's J-31 stealth fighter.[File photo]
The J-15 is built in China and is indegenous.. But it was an illegal copy of the Russian SU-33 based on the SU-27 kits the Chinese were using to build their J-11s (which they have also now completely copied) and a prototype SU-33 they opbtained from the Ukraine. They abjectly violated Russia's intellectual; rights.
Fine...this is Red on Red arguement. but it makse clear that what Romney says is true. The Chinese have no respect for international law our copyright or intellectual rights. Either militarily or in normal commerce.
As to the J-15s. They will be good aircraft, but they only have six prototypes now and are just starting production. It will be at least 18 months before they have a squardon ready for that carrier...and then they have to get trained...which will take another year or two. The carrier will be fangless for another 3-4 years.
“All-Chinese jets to serve on nation’s first carrier “
Title makes it sound like EVERY ONE of China’s jets are on this one ship.
Hope they build a lot of them (J-31s), they will need them. As a former USN Carrier Aviator, carrier flight ops are easier said than done. The former Soviet Carrier is not a large deck, and one can only learn so much from watching film.
Hope they have a bottomless supply of pilots as well, they will likely lose a few in the process of building this capability.
Enough for ONE night of CarQuals if I remember how poorly the Chinese fly at night. And I do since I instructed their grandsons many year ago.
Meant J-15 - Not J-31, that photo leads me to believe it wasn’t designed as a carrier based plane, that will pose some dificulties. The carrier environment (takeoffs/landings) require more than your average airframe.
Grandsons=Grandfathers. ooops
If they are all-Chinese made, then they won’t last long.............but they’ll be cheap..................
It will eventually utilize these planes.
Sometime in the future.
The distant future.
Stealing someone’s design is like stealing computer code. You know what it does but not why and how it does it. You are constantly reacting to the unexpected. If something doesn’t work as expected, you have no idea if the design is wrong or you copied it wrongly.
‘Made in China’..
If they are anything like the stuff I’ve bought made there, get’m in a tight turn.
Pei Ping.
The F-18 has 2 engines anyways
That would be one very big carrier
I hope the Liaoning has a Forrestal accident. Then we can rename it “Xippo”.
Meant J-15 - Not J-31, that photo leads me to believe it wasn’t designed as a carrier based plane, that will pose some dificulties. The carrier environment (takeoffs/landings) requires more than your average airframe.
Meant J-15 - Not J-31, that photo leads me to believe it wasn’t designed as a carrier based plane, that will pose some dificulties. The carrier environment (takeoffs/landings) requires more than your average airframe.
After they learn how to land on a carrier deck.
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