Source: The NationalInterest
By Dave Majumdar
China is developing a new carrier-based fighter aircraft to succeed the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark .
The J-15—which is an unlicensed Chinese development based on a T-10K-3 prototype of the Russian Su-33 Flanker-D—has proven to be a disappointment in service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The navalized Chinese Flanker derivative has suffered a number of high-profile crashes due to technical issues with the aircraft’s engines and flight control system.
The J-15’s problems are apparently serious enough that Beijing is embarking on the development of a new carrier-based aircraft that would take the J-15’s place in China’s nascent carrier air wings.
A “new carrier-based fighter to replace the J-15” is being developed, Lt. Gen. Zhang Honghe, deputy head of the PLA Air Force, told the South China Morning Post.
Read more at: http://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/chinas-aircraft-carriers-have-big-problem-fatally-flawed-fighter-planes-25072