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Friday, November 22, 2013

Three J-15 fighters can take off simultaneously from Liaoning carrier

J-15 Flying sharkDuring its three-week exercise in open seas, Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier was able to launch three Shenyang J-15 fighters simultaneously from its flight deck according to an article written by Greg Waldron for Flightglobal, a UK-based news and information website related to the aviation and aerospace industries.

Waldron said the Liaoning has a total of three jet blast deflectors. While two parallel deflectors are located immediately forward of the island superstructure, a third is located closer to the stern of the ship.

With all three positions fully operational, the aircraft carrier is capable of launching three J-15s from its forward ramp at the same time.

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