Posted on 09/06/2014 6:53:20 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
BEIJING (AFP) - Two pilots in a squadron conducting fighter jet take-off and landing tests for China's lone aircraft carrier were killed during trials, state media reported, offering a rare glimpse into the secretive project.
The revelation of the deaths came in a report last week on the signing of an order of commendation for the crew of China's first carrier-based jet fighter, the J-15. "Two test pilots of the squadron sacrificed their lives during the tests," the official Xinhua news agency reported on August 27. No details were given on exactly how or when the pilots were killed or the timing of the tests.
China's sole aircraft carrier, the 300m Liaoning - a Soviet-era vessel Beijing bought from Ukraine - was commissioned in September 2012.
The Xinhua report said that Chinese President Xi Jinping signed the commendation order for the squadron, part of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force.
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Eventually they will get it right, but it’s not going to be easy. Stolen tech only goes so far.
In an all out fight with the US this boat would be at the bottom of the sea in minutes!
I would venture to say too that the Japs are already conceiving their PLAN on how, when, where, to sink this tub if war breaks out between them.
Do they paint their planes yellow so they are easier to find?
In an all out fight, if there’s any testosterone remaining in the white hut, MAD is still the overwhelming doctrine.
MAD is still the overwhelming doctrine.
At the rate Ozulu is decommissioning our nuclear arsenal, it is not MAD anymore, it is more like slightly MIFFED (meager international formally forceful engaged destruction)
Asian drivers....only the equipment differs.
Carrier flight operations are inherently dangerous. The skills needed to do them successfully are paid for in blood.
Prayers for the aviators and their families.
That's a fundamental difference between the US and Chinese approaches to such things. After two pilot deaths, the US would suspend operations and reevaluate the program and make any necessary adjustments to get the system right for the pilots.
The Chinese will just keep throwing pilots at it until they get the right pilots for the system.
as russian VARYAG she had 12 VLS SS-N-19 SHIPWRECK SSMs in the bow.
Worked with a retired Navy carrier guy.
He claimed that a typical deployment would have TWO accidental deaths.
He then continued that if we wanted to get an idea of what it is like, just put a postage stamp on the floor, turn off the lights, stick out your tongue, jump forward and lick the stamp.
True. You can steal tech. You can't steal excellence. You can't steal muscle memory or the training that it results from. You can't steal motivation to be the best when your corrupt Communist masters confiscate the fruit of your labors for their own nefarious purposes.
The Chinese, like the Russians and the Indians, use STOBAR, and those yellow lines are the two takeoff runs.
Nevermind. I thought you wrote “paint their lines yellow”.
D’oh!
I have noticed they have difficulty parking.
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