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Liaoning can carry 20 to 25 J-15s, an improved copy of the Russian Sukhoi Su-33 carrier fighter.
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Versus the 90 or so our Super-Carriers can carry.
And then there is this :
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China's Carrier-Based Fighter Jets Keep Crashing And Burning
http://taskandpurpose.com/china-j-15-fighter-jets
July 06, 2018
China is developing a new carrier-based fighter aircraft to succeed the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark.
The J-15—which is an unlicensed Chinese development based on a T-10K-3 prototype of the Russian Su-33 Flanker-D—has proven to be a disappointment in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The navalized Chinese Flanker derivative has suffered a number of high-profile crashes due to technical issues with the aircraft’s engines and flight control system.
The J-15’s problems are apparently serious enough that Beijing is embarking on the development of a new carrier-based aircraft that would take the J-15’s place in China’s nascent carrier air wings.
A “new carrier-based fighter to replace the J-15” is being developed, Lt. Gen. Zhang Honghe, deputy head of the PLA Air Force, told the South China Morning Post.
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Yes, China is working at being a superpower . . .
But they got a lot of problems to overcome.
Including the corruption inherent within a totalitarian regime.
Zim.
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