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To: john drake
It does have twin tails and engines, but that is as far as the similarity goes (differences include single vs twin seater, presence of canards, swing wings on the F-14 vs tri-plane on the SU-33/J-15, folding wing tips on the SU-33/J-15, etc). Look at the pictures below. From them it can be seen that the J-15 is simply a SU-33 direct copy, while the F-14 is significantly different from either.

F-14 Tomcat:

Sukhoi SU-33:

Shenyang J-15:


53 posted on 11/25/2012 9:35:44 PM PST by spetznaz (Nuclear-tipped Ballistic Missiles: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol)
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To: spetznaz

Wow, thanks for the aeronautical engineering lesson. It’s appreciated.


55 posted on 11/26/2012 2:34:28 AM PST by john drake
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