Using GoogleEarth to expose the United States national defense facilities, known IMINT & Analysis Web site recently reported an emergence of the latest shooting in GoogleEarth satellite images show, somewhere in southwest China Huludao a new airport is nearing completion, has been in place from the relevant judged military facilities, the airport could become the first one for the parking of J-15 carrier aircraft in the airport.
China Huludao new airports or used for parking J-15 carrier aircraft
Reported that the new airport is located 28 kilometers southwest of Huludao is in April 2009 -2 010 years in June in the construction of. According to this picture suggests that while the majority of the airport facilities and runway which is still in construction, but its overall layout has been formed. Reported that the airport may be assigned to all of the PLA Navy, and may be used to park the Navy’s J-15 carrier aircraft.
J-15 is a Chinese-made Su-27K (FLANKER-D) derived machine. J -15 prototype allegedly was August 31, 2009 was the first test flight. In view of the application of foreign technology in China has been a lot of experience, F -15 fighter’s performance may at least par Su -33 fighter.
The ongoing flight test prototype aircraft photos show, J-15 is a Chinese-made J-11B fighter aircraft derivative, is improved in the Su-27SK fighter, equipped with Chinese avionics, weapons and engines. J-15, though they have the Russian Su-27K the front canard wings and short tail, but it uses a modified radome, and only the J-11B fighters qualified for the modified tip missile rails.
Moreover, although this aircraft J-15 prototype, still seems to use Russia’s Al-31F engines, but this machine may be equipped with the future of China’s domestic WS10 engine. Or, as Al-31F engine performance as the sea air has been confirmed, so J-15 may continue to use this engine.
The new base for a similar aircraft flying leaps slide shows using the slope as a carrier-based aviation purposes, and this slope and the slope Xi’an similar in construction. The base is another potential characteristics associated with the Navy, in the main runway be built near the northern tip of a similar simulation of landing zones. The regional carrier pilots can land on simulation training. In addition, 24 separate aircraft bunker in the building layout, and perhaps the external display of the People’s Liberation Army Navy J-15 military scale – This indicates that the operation of aircraft wing may be 12 or 24 fighters from the composition.
Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, or will be deployed in China’s North Sea Fleet
Reported that China has chosen to build the airport in the northeast may be that will be used for parking Huludao Chinese-made aircraft carrier. Another option is to allow the naval base in the surface waters of Bohai Bay’s hidden flight training, so that the air wing in the final deployment to the converted, “Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier before, where work and training. Recently, the “Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier has left the dock in Dalian, it may have entered the sea trials before the final assembly stage. From the “Kuznetsov” was the work of the remaining terms, the carrier will not be tested in the ocean of time earlier than the end of 2011.
In addition, the location of bases from Huludao of view, the PLA Navy North Sea Fleet may be sent to a combat unit. Moreover, it seems that “Kuznetsov” was, or Chinese-made aircraft carrier will also enter the North Sea Fleet. In the construction of bunkers for a limited number of aircraft also means that the PLA Navy has not used the U.S. Navy’s model, that can be placed almost no large number of aircraft on the carrier force air base. This shows that if the aircraft on the carrier wing with 24 more J-15 fighters, these fighters will be forced to be deployed in different bases. It is noteworthy that by identifying the location of these bases under construction, it will further understanding of China’s aircraft carrier program, such as those in which Fleet carrier so.
Reported that there is a possibility that the PLA Navy’s flight test may be related to Action from Xi’an to separate. In the near future, Xi’an will test a new transport aircraft, XXJ fifth generation fighter aircraft, a variety of unmanned aerial vehicles and other types of aircraft. People’s Liberation Army Navy to conduct independent testing of new facilities and training, will help reduce the possibility of Xi’an potentially crowded. The event that the case, then the earlier the base of the scale of the air wing and other statements may be ineffective.
With the expansion of the carrier-based naval air force air force, and so the facilities identified on the PLA Navy’s changing the intent and the importance of strength will gradually increase.
