CHINESE J-15 AND ITS DEVELOPMENT,MANUFACTURUR AND ROLE WITH DETAILS

The Shenyang J-15 (Chinese: 歼-15), also known as Flying Shark (Chinese: 飞鲨; pinyin: Fēishā), is a single-seat, twinjet, all-weather, carrier-basedfighter aircraft in development by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and the 601 Institute for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy's aircraft carriers. Rumors initially claimed the aircraft was to be a semi-stealth variant, yet later reports indicate the aircraft is based on the Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-33 and is fitted with domestically produced radars, engines, and weapons. An unfinished Su-33 prototype, the T-10K-3, was acquired from Ukraine in 2001 and is said to have been studied extensively, with development on the J-15 beginning immediately afterward.While the J-15 appears to be structurally based on the Su-33, the indigenous fighter features Chinese technologies as well as avionics from the J-11B program. Role :- Its a carrier-based multii role air craft Manufacturer . SHENYANG AIR CRAFT CORPORATION DEVELOPMENT . China has sought to purchase Su-33s from Russia on numerous occasions—an unsuccessful offer was made as late as March 2009—but negotiations collapsed in 2006 after it was discovered that China had developed a modified version of the Sukhoi Su-27SK designated the Shenyang J-11B, in violation of intellectual propertyagreements. J-15 program was officially started in 2006. The general designer of J-15 is Sun Cong (孙聪). The deputy general designer of J-15 is Wang Yongqing (王永庆). The first J-15 prototype made its maiden flight on 31 August 2009, believed to be powered by Russian-supplied AL-31 turbofan engines. Video and still images of the flight were released in July 2010, showing the same basic airframe design as the Su-33. In July 2011, it was reported FWS-10H turbofan engine was chosen for J-15 fighter, which has takeoff thrust increased to 12,800 kg, compared to the FWS-10 turbofan's 12,500 kg. Other improvements were also made to make it better suited to carrier-based fighter's requirement. On 6 May 2010, the aircraft conducted its first takeoff from a simulated ski-jump. On 25 November 2012, the aircraft successfully performed its first takeoff and landing on China's first aircraft carrier Liaoning. A twin-seat variant made its maiden flight on 4 November 2012.