HM6405

Serie limitada a 800 unidades.

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1/72 scale.

Professionally painted.

Great attention to detail.

All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).

Option to display the model on a stand that is provided.

Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions.

Optional armament provided, ECM pods.

Canopy can be displayed open or closed.

Pilot figure included.

Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.

Highly collectable.

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The J-15 is a Chinese twin-engine all-weather carrier-based fighter manufactured by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in cooperation with the 601 Institute for the Chinese PLAN aircraft carriers. In China the J-15 is known as the Flying Shark with a NATO designation of Flanker-X2.

The J-15 has the same basic airframe design as the Su-33. When the jet entered service in 2015 it was compared to the U.S. Navy’s two-seat FA-18 Super Hornet fighter. In 2018 it was announced the J-15 would stop production for the J-15B.

China’s latest aircraft carrier, Shandong, was commissioned in December 2019 and is the first carrier completely built in China. It will join the carrier Liaoning but will be equipped with 44 J-15 aircraft, 8 more than the Liaoning. There are plans to build several more carriers over the next decade. J-15 No. 100 is the first of the service production J-15s. The newer production of the

J-15 is receiving a green primer instead of the earlier yellow paint. It is believed the green is a more robust product and needed to protect against salt water.

Shenyang J-15 Specifications

First Flight – August 31, 2009

In Service - 2013

Crew – 1 – 2

Dimensions

Length – 21.19 m   (72 ft)

Wingspan

Down – 14.7 m   (48 ft 3 in)

Folded – 8.4 m   (27.56 ft)

Height – 5.9 m   (19.42 ft)

Weights

Empty – 175,000 kg   (38,600 lb)

Loaded – 27,000 kg   (60,000 lb)

Maximum Takeoff – 33,000 kg   (72,752 lb)

Performance

Powerplants – 2 X Modified WS-10 Variants Producing 132kN Each

Maximum Speed – Mach 2.4   (2,940 kph   1,826 mph)

Ferry Range – 3,500 km   (2,175 miles)

Armament

Cannon – 1 X 30 mm GSh-30-1 With 150 Rounds

Munitions On 12 External Hardpoints

8 X PL-12 or R-77

And

4 X PL-9 Or R-73 Air-To-Air Missiles

YJ-62 Or Kh-41 Anti-Ship Missiles

YJ-91 Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles

ECM Pods

Various Bombs And Rockets.