China Experimenting With Catapult Launched Carrier Aircraft
China has stepped up development of Catapult-Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) operations for its carriers, with the appearance of a Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark carrier-borne fighter with CATOBAR apparatus and continued construction of supporting land-based infrastructure. In mid-September photos surfaced online of a J-15 with what appears to be a catapult launch bar on …