China’s Flying Sharks
Why Is China Spending Large Amounts of Money on Building Aircraft Carriers? The Chinese made their carrier-based fighter choice back in 1991 it was largely in China’s interests that abreast-seating configuration of the Su-33UB, which is unusual for fighter jets, was eventually implemented. Alexey Biryuk / vk.com/wall-85287128_1469 Russian MiG-29K, Adm. Kuznetsov aircraft carrier The prototype of the Chinese carrier-based fighter — the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark — first flew on August 31, 2009...