Shenyang J-15
| J-15 | |
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| A J-15 taking off from Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning | |
| Role | Carrier-based Multirole fighter |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation |
| Designer | |
| First flight | August 31, 2009 |
| Introduction | 2013 |
| Status | In production, in active service |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force |
| Number built | ~20 |
| Developed from |
Sukhoi Su-33 Shenyang J-11B |
The Shenyang J-15 (: 歼-15), also known as Flying Shark (Chinese: 飞鲨, Fēishā), is a carrier-based fighter aircraft in development by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and the 601 Institute for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's aircraft carriers. Rumors initially claimed the aircraft was to be a semi-stealth variant, yet later reports indicate the aircraft is based on the Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-33 and is fitted with domestically produced radars, engines, and weapons. An unfinished Su-33 prototype, the T-10K-3, was acquired from Ukraine in 2001 and is said to have been studied extensively, with development on the J-15 beginning immediately afterward. While the J-15 appears to be structurally based on the Su-33, the indigenous fighter features Chinese technologies as well as avionics from the J-11B program.
China has actively sought to purchase Su-33s from Russia on numerous occasions—an unsuccessful offer was made as late as March 2009—but negotiations collapsed in 2006 after it was discovered that China had developed a modified version of the Sukhoi Su-27SK designated the Shenyang J-11B, in violation of intellectual property agreements.
J-15 program was officially started in 2006. The general designer of J-15 is Mr. . The deputy general designer of J-15 is Mr. Wang Yongqing (王永庆).
The first J-15 prototype made its maiden flight on August 31, 2009, believed to be powered by Russian-supplied AL-31 turbofan engines. Video and still images of the flight were released in July 2010, showing the same basic airframe design as the Su-33. In July 2011, it was reported FWS-10H turbofan engine was chosen for J-15 fighter, which has takeoff thrust increased to 12,800 kg, compared to the FWS-10 turbofan's 12,500 kg. Other improvements were also made to make it better suited to carrier-based fighter's requirement. On May 6, 2010, the aircraft conducted its first takeoff from a simulated ski-jump.
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