China lands first jet on aircraft carrier

[midnight rambler]

And it was a Su-33 -

http://news.yahoo.com/china-lands-fighter-jet-carrier-show-force-141821417.html

[joboo]

Meanwhile in Russia...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wXrRzbJ678

[Serpo]

http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.reutersnews.com/2012-11-25T083031Z_1_LOVE8AO0NMU96_RTRMADP_BASEIMAGE-960X540_AT-SEA-CHINA-AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DRILL-O.JPG

[Horn]

I guess this is supposed to mean we have another 70years before they catch up to us?

[midnight rambler]

I guess this is supposed to mean we have another 70years before they catch up to us?

The ChiComs have Su-27s and variants, they've already surpassed the MIC. lol The MIC has nothing close except hi-tech fantasy vaporware shit.

[learn2swim]

Congrats to China, it only took 101 years. Another "big leap forward for the commies". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_aviation

[Horn]

The ChiComs have Su-27s and variants, they've already surpassed the MIC. lol The MIC has nothing close except hi-tech fantasy vaporware shit.

Oh boy, I'm not even getting into this one with you...tanks is one thing, I can do that, but I wouldn't even dare tread next to your beloved... :)

[mick silver]

so china had aircraft carrier for how many years now and this is the first plane thats landed on the deck of one .

[midnight rambler]

Oh boy, I'm not even getting into this one with you...tanks is one thing, I can do that, but I wouldn't even dare tread next to your beloved... :)

Never mind the one skijump flattop, the one thing that makes the MIC pay attention is that fleet of smaller ships each with a battery of eight a/c carrier killin' Yakhont hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles lol -

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-re3Pz5xeQHs/TbS7tLU2XXI/AAAAAAAAJEs/d6njRhpTFVA/s400/yakhont_vivanews.jpg

[Horn]

Never mind the one skijump flattop, the one thing that makes the MIC pay attention is that fleet of smaller ships each with a battery of eight a/c carrier killin' Yakhont hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles lol -

Good reply, payload makes all the difference these days.