Aircraft Carrier Liaoning, 2017. Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series. 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. Canopy can be displayed open or closed. Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic. 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. 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. Navys two-seat FA-18 Super Hornet fighter. In 2018 it was. Announced the J-15 would stop production for the J-15B. The aircraft carrier Liaoning was originally being built as the aircraft cruiser Riga but was. Renamed Varyag in 1990. When the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 all work stopped on the. The now named Liaoning, it was. Commissioned in 2012 and combat ready in 2016. In December 2015 the J-15 Flying Shark 116. C/n 02-07 registration 116 2015 was assigned to the Liaoning. 116 would become one of twenty. Six J-15s assigned to the carrier. First Flight August 31, 2009. In Service – 2013. Length 21.19 m (72 ft). Down 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in). Folded 8.4 m (27.56 ft). Height 5.9 m (19.42 ft). Empty 175,000 kg (38,600 lb). Loaded 27,000 kg (60,000 lb). Maximum Takeoff 33,000 kg (72,752 lb). 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). Cannon 1 X 30 mm GSh-30-1 With 150 Rounds. Munitions On 12 External Hardpoints. 8 X PL-12 or R-77. 4 X PL-9 Or R-73 Air-To-Air Missiles. Various Bombs And Rockets. The item “Hobby Master HA6402, J-15 Flying Shark Aircraft Carrier Liaoning, 2017″ is in sale since Thursday, August 22, 2019. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Diecast & Toy Vehicles\Aircraft & Spacecraft\Contemporary Manufacture”. The seller is “airland-model” and is located in Hong Kong. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Non-Domestic Product: No
- Modified Item: No
- Custom Bundle: No
- Material: Diecast
- Scale: 1:72
- MPN: HA6402
- Brand: Hobby Master
- Recommended Age Range: 14+