Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA6411J-15 Flying Shark No.60, Aircraft Carrier Shandong , PLAAF, June 2025 (w 2 x KD-88 & 2 x YJ-83)
General Background
The J-15 is a Chinese twin-engine all-weather carrier-based fighter manufactured by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in cooperation with the 601 Institute for the Chinese PLAN aircraft carriers. In China the J-15 is known as the Flying Shark with a NATO designation of Flanker-X2. The J-15 has the same basic airframe design as the Su-33. When the jet entered service in 2015 it was compared to the U.S. Navy’s two-seat FA-18 Super Hornet fighter. In 2018 it was announced the J-15 would stop production for the J-15B.
Hobby Master HA6411, J-15 Flying Shark No.60, Aircraft Carrier Shandong, 1:72
- First Flight: August 31, 2009In Service: 2013Crew: 1 – 2DimensionsLength: 21.19 m (72 ft)Wingspan: Down – 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in)Folded – 8.4 m (27.56 ft)Height – 5.9 m (19.42 ft)Weights: Empty – 175,000 kg (38,600 lb)Loaded – 27,000 kg (60,000 lb)Maximum Takeoff – 33,000 kg (72,752 lb)Performance: Powerplants – 2 X Modified WS-10 Variants Producing 132kN EachMaximum Speed – Mach 2.4 (2,940 kph 1,826 mph)Ferry Range – 3,500 km (2,175 miles)Armament: Cannon – 1 X 30 mm GSh-30-1 With 150 RoundsMunitions On 12 External Hardpoints8 X PL-12 or R-77 And4 X PL-9 Or R-73 Air-To-Air MissilesYJ-62 Or Kh-41 Anti-Ship MissilesYJ-91 Supersonic Anti-Ship MissilesECM PodsVarious Bombs And Rockets






























