{"id":1657,"date":"2012-11-25T15:29:05","date_gmt":"2012-11-25T15:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:43:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:43:50","slug":"chinese-fighter-jet-aircraft-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/chinese-fighter-jet-aircraft-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"First Chinese Fighter Jet Landing on Liaoning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>China lands J-15 Flying Shark Fighter Jet on Liaoning aircraft carrier<\/h2>\nThe Chinese Fighter Jet is based on an unfinished Sukhoi Su-33 that was bought from Ukraine in 2001. The Shenyang Aircraft Corporation developed the fighter jet further and was equipped with enhanced avionics. Introduction is around 2016 according to Western Experts, but it could be well before. The very fast development of the Chinese defense and especially air defense pipeline is surprising Western Experts. Two Stealth Fighters, The J-20 and <a title=\"Shenyang J-31 \u201cGyrfalcon\u201d \u2013 Second Chinese Stealth Fighter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/shenyang-j-31-chinese-stealth-fighter.html\">J-31<\/a>\u00a0have had their maiden flight within less than two years. The J-31 is believed to be an Aircraft Carrier jet also.\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:20px 0;\"><iframe style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FK84FrDe5_0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\nThe region is afraid about the growing muscle of the Chinese air and sea defense. Sea row with Japan showed that China is willing to defend its interests aggressively.\n\nBBC defense correspondent says \"significant moment\"\n\nJonathan Marcus,\u00a0BBC defense correspondent describes the carrier landing as follows:\n<blockquote><em>\"The images of the carrier Liaoning recovering a J-15 jet fighter using the traditional arrestor hook and cables to bring the aircraft to a rapid halt, mark a significant moment: China's public arrival as an operator of carrier-borne air power. Nonetheless the Chinese Navy still has much to do before it can be seen as having a truly operational carrier capability.<\/em>\n\n<em>Considerably more training will be needed to create a cadre of air-crew and technicians to keep its carrier-borne jets flying in a variety of sea conditions. China will also have to create the operational practices and procedures, not just to establish a carrier air-wing made up of a variety of specialised aircraft but it will also have to develop the ability to operate its carrier alongside other vessels in a dedicated battle group.<\/em>\n\n<em>The Liaoning is thus largely a training carrier but a significant pointer as to the direction China's sea-power is heading.\"<\/em><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Liaoning Aircraft Carrier in comparison<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1663\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/chinese-fighter-jet-aircraft-carrier.html\/s3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1663\"><img data-opt-id=1267817263  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1663\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1663\" title=\"Varyag aircraft carrier in Istanbul\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Varyag-aircraft-carrier-in-Istanbul-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Varyag aircraft carrier in Istanbul<\/p><\/div>\n\nThe Liaoing is 304.5m, compared to the 330m US Nimitz class Aircraft carriers. It is larger than the French Charles de Gaulle with 261.5m and the UK Invincible class with only 210m. The\u00a0Liaoing will be able to carry 50 aircraft plus helicopters. The US is still far ahead with 11 active aircraft carriers, Italy is second with 2. India, Brazil, Spain, Thailand, Russia, France and the UK have only one active aircraft carrier each.\n\nThe 304.5m Liaoning is a refurbished Soviet Admiral Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier\u00a0purchased from Ukraine. \u00a0It was told the Varyag was sold to a Chinese Businessman (Chong Lot Travel Agency Ltd, Hong Kong) wanted to turn the former Varyag into a floating casino in Macau. According to the Ukraininan press,\u00a0Chong Lot Travel Agency Ltd paid\u00a0USD\u00a020 million for the Varyag. In 2001 the Aircraft Carrier was towed to China. After an overhaul, it was not used as a Casino but for the Chinese Navy.\n<h2>China to build up huge naval fleet<\/h2>\nIn 2013, China plans to launch it's first domestically built aircraft carrier: It is planned to be commissioned in 2015. According to CNA, China will build a superb first-class Navy over 20 or 30 years. 3 aircraft carrier are planned within 10 years. Afterwards China will start to build at least 2 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The Varyag\/Liaoing is a diesel-powered aircraft carrier.\n\n<strong>Further Articles and Ressources<\/strong>\n<ul>\n\t<li>Fifth generation fighter jets: A <a title=\"Fifth generation fighter jets \u2013 A Chinese, Russian and US arms race.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/fifth-generation-fighter-jets-a-chinese-russian-and-us-arms-race.html\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese, Russian and US arms race\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li>Shenyang J-31 \u201cGyrfalcon\u201d \u2013\u00a0<a title=\"Shenyang J-31 \u201cGyrfalcon\u201d \u2013 Second Chinese Stealth Fighter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/shenyang-j-31-chinese-stealth-fighter.html\" target=\"_blank\">Second Chinese Stealth Fighter<\/a>\u00a0made its maiden flight<\/li>\n\t<li>Will <a title=\"Will UAVs displace fighter jets soon?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/uav-replace-fighter-jets.html\" target=\"_blank\">UAVs displace fighter jets<\/a> soon?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the Chinese J-15 fighter jet?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The Shenyang J-15 \"Flying Shark\" is China's carrier-based fighter jet. It is derived from an unfinished Sukhoi Su-33 prototype that China obtained from Ukraine in 2001, then developed further by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation with new avionics. It is designed to operate from China's aircraft carriers, taking off and landing on their decks.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the Liaoning aircraft carrier?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The Liaoning is China's first aircraft carrier. It began life as the Soviet vessel Varyag, was bought incomplete from Ukraine, towed to China in 2001 and rebuilt for the Chinese Navy after earlier rumours it would become a casino. Diesel-powered and about 304.5 metres long, it serves largely as a training carrier and can embark around 50 aircraft.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How does the Liaoning compare to American aircraft carriers?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The Liaoning, at about 304.5 metres, is smaller than the roughly 330-metre US Nimitz-class supercarriers but larger than France's Charles de Gaulle and the UK's Invincible class. It carries around 50 aircraft plus helicopters. The United States remains far ahead in carrier numbers, reflecting decades more experience in <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/military-aviation-history-zeppelin-to-sixth-generation\/\">naval aviation<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Why is the J-15 based on the Russian Su-33?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>China acquired an incomplete Su-33 prototype from Ukraine in 2001 rather than buying the design from Russia. The Su-33 was itself a navalised Su-27 Flanker built for carrier operations, with features like folding wings. Shenyang used it as the starting point for the J-15, then fitted Chinese avionics and systems to suit the Liaoning.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What stealth fighters has China developed?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>China has developed two main stealth fighters that first flew in the early 2010s: the larger J-20 and the smaller J-31 (later FC-31), the latter widely seen as a possible carrier aircraft. Their rapid arrival surprised many Western analysts. China has since pushed further into advanced designs, including <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/chengdu-j-36-tailless-stealth-fighter-three-engines\/\">tailless next-generation prototypes<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Why did China's rapid jet development surprise the West?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Western analysts were struck by how quickly China fielded advanced aircraft, with two stealth fighter prototypes flying within roughly two years and a working carrier-borne jet soon after. The pace suggested a maturing aerospace industry catching up faster than expected, a trend that has continued with China's <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/chinas-fighter-export-machine-kicks-into-gear\/\">growing fighter exports<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How big is China's aircraft carrier ambition?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>China set out to build a major blue-water navy over the following decades, including several aircraft carriers and eventually nuclear-powered ones. 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