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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

China's J-15 Has Been Spotted On The Deck Of The Varyag

[J-15 Flying Shark]This photograph of China's J-15 Flying Shark jet sitting on the flight deck of the former Varyag aircraft carrier has surfaced on China's Internet.

Alert 5 points out that the jet looks more like a full size replica than the real thing and that a Z-8 helicopter was also aboard.

There are two ways to launch an aircraft from the deck of a carrier: by catapult and through using a "ski jump" or lift at the end of the flight deck to push the plane into the air.

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