By the way, I wonder which carrier-based fighter will be better, MiG29K, j15 or F/A18C
I think each one is good in its own way
Interestingly, by the way, F/A18C or F/A18E/F are better suited here. Probably the super Hornet seems to be more suitable here. What kind of radar does he have?
F-18E/F block3 was AESA as I recall.
Depends on how much of UFO the FM of F-18 will be and armoment. So far Flankers (J-15) and Fulcrums (MiG-29) are known in this regard
Lets remember to stay on topic with the aircraft being discussed here.
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F18 does get AIM174 to counter PL17 and R37 so really close, J15 is so much larger though.
BBCRF is notoriously badly informed on anything outside of russia, especially in context to modern aircraft and combat systems, I wouldn’t take him seriously, especially in threads to do with foreign flankers
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On the contrary, all chinese flankers in production now use composites in production, some entirely replacing the previous material with composites instead, this applies especially in the case of the modern J-15T and J-16s
Stop writing rubbish
He’s correct though and very well informed about flankers whether it is Russian or Sino. He only works on / around them… and he’s already presented images showing the main structure and frame are identical with only minor changes to hydraulic line routes and part covers etc. J-15 is indeed NOT developed from J-11B. They may have derived some electronics from domestic production and modified them for naval use but the frame itself is identical to the Su-33…
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We are talking about J15T though. His argument was that because composite materials are not visible and that Su33 doesn’t have them, neither could J15 or 15T
The argument here is on J-15T. It is well known that J-11B is using composite materials (unless you have evidence to disprove that directly), and the J-16 is almost certainly using composites in construction. Would it make sense that J-15T does not use composites in this regard, being one of the latest sino flankers?
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I find it funny how people still try to think “China bad, they only copy and fail”
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No one said that
Is the J-15T a new-build or is it upgraded from older models? Additionally, do you have proof of the integration of composites? The claim came from you first, burden of proof is on you.
The J-15 doesn’t, the J-15T surely doesn’t either.
no composite.
I would like to remind you that no military aircraft uses composites in the power pack. Only steel or titanium. Composites are used where appropriate. Flaps, hatches, flaps, antennas.
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Military aircraft are not civilian aircraft, there is no chase for fuel efficiency. It’s all about combat efficiency and survivability, as well as price.
Even if you look at the F-22 its power set is still steel and titanium, composites occupy mostly the non-loaded parts
So explain why J-11B is 700 kilograms lighter than J-11 original. Unless you think that’s not true.
Equipment,they used titanium somewhere, it’s more expensive but lighter than steel. They could replace the bolts with titanium bolts, but only the bolts can reduce the weight by 150-200kg.