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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA6405 J-15 Flying Shark No. 100, PLANAF, 2015 Special Weapons : KD-88 missile x 2

True 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.

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. 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