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A startle at the sea and the sky

748 PLAfan  7 months ago
Auto Credit Based on PLAfan's PLA NAVY j-15

On this day in 2012, a yellow-painted, domestic carrier-based aircraft J-15 with number 552 landed on the deck of my country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, and then skidded up again... This is the first time that a Chinese aircraft carrier has blocked the ship and skidded off. It was only two months after the Liaoning ship was officially delivered to the Navy.

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor PLA NAVY j-15
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 42.9ft (13.1m)
  • Length 61.6ft (18.8m)
  • Height 16.8ft (5.1m)
  • Empty Weight 16,285lbs (7,386kg)
  • Loaded Weight 29,578lbs (13,416kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.191
  • Wing Loading 56.3lbs/ft2 (274.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 525.7ft2 (48.8m2)
  • Drag Points 11519

Parts

  • Number of Parts 359
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 1,658