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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. HK view PLANS Shandong (CV-17) 山東艦航母編隊 visiting Hong Kong July 2025 74: John Kwok Nagnm· CC0
- 2. Shenyang J-15T: John Kwok Nagnm· CC0
- 3. A PLAN Shenyang J-15 carrier-based fighter aircraft is taking off from Chinese aircraft carrier PLANS Liaoning (CV-16) 20220504: 日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部· CC BY 4.0
- 4. Shenyang J-15 in the 2nd China (Mianyang) Science & Technology City International Hi-Tech Expo 38: RG72· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Two J-15Ts and a J-15D in Zhuhai airshow 2024: Z3144228· CC0
- 6. A PLAN Shenyang J-15 carrier-based fighter aircraft is preparing to land on Chinese aircraft carrier PLANS Liaoning (CV-16) 20220506: 日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部· CC BY 4.0
- 7. A PLAN Shenyang J-15 carrier-based fighter aircraft is taking off from Chinese aircraft carrier PLANS Liaoning (CV-16) 20220511: 日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部· CC BY 4.0
- 8. PLAN Shenyang J-15 carrier-based fighter aircraft 20220504: 日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部· CC BY 4.0
- 9. PLAN Shenyang J-15 carrier-based fighter aircraft 20220506: 日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部· CC BY 4.0
- 10. PLAN Shenyang J-15 carrier-based fighter aircraft 20220508: 日本防衛省・統合幕僚監部· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The Shenyang J-15 (Chinese: 歼-15; pinyin: Jiān-Shíwǔ), also known as Feisha (Chinese: 飞鲨; pinyin: fēi shā; lit. 'Flying Shark'; NATO reporting name: Flanker-X2, Flanker-K) is a Chinese all-weather, twin-engine, carrier-based 4.5 generation multirole fighter aircraft developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) and the 601 Institute, specifically for the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) to serve on People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) aircraft carriers. The aircraft entered active service with the PLAN in 2013.
How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 14.7 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 17 years ago, in 2009.
- Top speed is 17.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Faster than sound: up to Mach 1.9 (sea-level speed of sound ≈ 1,235 km/h).
- Wingspan of 14.7 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Range of 3,500 km: 19× Amsterdam to Brussels.
- Can fly 2.0× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).
jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2009-08-31
- introduced
- 2013
- status
- in production
- number built
- 116
- role
- carrier-based multirole fighter
- origin
- 🇨🇳 People's Republic of China
- makers
- Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
- engines
- 2× Saturn AL-31 or WS-10B
- crew
- 1
- length
- 22.3 m
- wingspan
- 14.7 m
- height
- 5.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 33 t
- top speed
- 2,300 km/h
- range
- 3,500 km
- ceiling
- 18,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q115620, Wikipedia: Shenyang J-15 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.