
Canada, "Han and Defense Review , " July number articles reported that the authority of comprehensive and reliable information in Beijing to judge , the Chinese clone of the F- 15 carrier-based fighter flight started in May . The flight test activities at least a year or more, if everything is normal , then .
J- 15, September 9 , 2009 manufactured the same year, was taxiing , the wings fold testing. But the authoritative source said : did not test flight in 2009 . This trend may be related to the second batch of F- 11B fighter aircraft by the Navy , the Air Force refused to receive information about . To be prudent, J- 15 flight test phase delay the time to enter . Open a number of sheets on the network to take off J- 15 pictures , including a picture clearly see the front wing , although the picture is fuzzy , to forge such a fuzzy picture , it is very difficult. Can be sure that 33 F- 15 is a Soviet clone of the letter . As we all know , the Soviet Union before the landing gear 33 designed for the two-wheeled , stand straight , to judge from the picture , the same F- 15 has such a feature . Radome coating different, the F- 11B during flight radome color is black, the gray F- 15 . This distinction is necessary because different skills radar , as a naval fighter , F- 15 radar, an additional air-to -ship weapons to the interface . The first F- 15 aircraft is not clear whether the installation of radar , in general not necessary. Because the first aircraft flight control testing machine is mainly used for testing .
Su- 33 as ski-jump take-off by 14 degrees , it was shortened caudal , F- 15 are identical. The current conclusion: China is clearly through the Ukraine, not only made T-10K testing machine , and most likely made the maintenance of T-10K drawings, simply copy T-10K airframe .
Change color from light green body color judgments, F- 15 composite materials used in roughly J- 11B, F- 11BS same , especially in the vertical tail , the wing part. Su- 33 because it is developed in the late 80's , the last assembled in 1992 , so only a very small amount of composite materials. So , J- 15 's empty weight is lighter than the Su- 33 . Aircraft thrust-weight ratio greater results, means that the increase in load of bombs .
May this year, Shenyang Airport found a more flat fan of J- 11B flight. F- 11B test flight in 2009 because the tremor occurred , but was rejected by the Air Force . The new flight display : Shenyang plant seems the second installment of the original F- 11B has been improved. F- 15 flight test means that the plant is restored to the technical problems to some extent self-confidence.
Authoritative sources, the F- 15 still use the Russian AL-31F turbofan engine. As a new aircraft , with the new engine at greater risk .
Imports only from T-10K testing machine , manufactured in 2009 the first F- 15 aircraft , just less than five years , indicating China's cloning technology was exceptionally high. If the aircraft materials , radar , avionics technology will not reach the stage of independent technological development , can not be cloned . Even if the U.S. aviation industry Kelong Su 33, may also require considerable time .
In the next five years, a new generation of F- 11B, J- 11BS, J- 15 are likely to become more mature fighter volume production ; F- 15 flight test to finish, probably around 2012 , provided that the continued use of Russian engines . 2013-2014 , F- 15 may enter the production phase. It is fully able to catch up with the progress of China-made aircraft carrier production