Why was it named "Flying Shark"
This was actually kept secret at the time, because our country's military aircraft codenames are confidential, but the research and development of aircraft projects must have a name. He was given the nickname "Flying Shark". This is the answer from Sun Cong, chief designer of Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute.
"Flying Shark"
The J-15, nicknamed "Flying Shark", is China's first-generation carrier-based fighter. It is a heavy-duty twin-engine carrier-based fighter. Undertaken by Shenyang Aircraft Industry Group, it is a fourth-generation fighter jet. The J-15 incorporates the technology of the J-11B, and is equipped with canards, folding wings, a tail hook and other characteristics of a carrier-based aircraft. The landing gear has high strength, and the front wheel can cater for towed ejection of carrier-based fighter jets such as those of the U.S. Navy. Way. The issue of catapult take-off was considered from the beginning of the design and will be deployed on the Liaoning aircraft carrier and future domestic aircraft carriers.
Nomenclature rules for my country’s military aircraft
After 1987, my country’s aircraft type codes and modification codes were merged into one and expanded (including civilian aircraft). The meaning is as follows :
Ambulance aircraft: rescue (A)
Target aircraft: target (B)
Reconnaissance aircraft: reconnaissance (C)
Electronic countermeasures machine: Electric (D)
Monitoring machine: Test (E)
Anti-submarine machine: Anti-submarine (F)
Early warning machine: Warning (G)
p>Bomber: H (H)
Fighter: J (J)
Passenger aircraft: Passenger (K)
Trainer: Lian ( L)
Agricultural and forestry aircraft: Nong (N)
Vertical take-off and landing aircraft: Vertical (P)
Assault aircraft: Qiang (Q)
Tanker: Oil (R)
Seaplane: Water (S)
Special machine: Special (T)
Torpedo machine: Fish (U)
Micro (light) aircraft: Micro (W)
Glider: Xiang (X)
Transport aircraft: Yun (Y)
Helicopter: Zhi (Z)
Armed helicopter: (WZ)
Another: The J-H-7 is nicknamed Fei Bao domestically and FBC-1 externally. Super Seven is nicknamed Xiaolong domestically and FC-1 externally.