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The Xi'an H-6 (Chinese: 轰-6; pinyin: Hōng-6) [a] is a twin-engine jet bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The H-6 is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 and remains the primary bomber aircraft of the People's Republic of China .
On 26 December 2024, an aircraft believed to be a J-36 was spotted allegedly conducting test flights in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Since the aircraft's serial number (36011) begins with '36,' following the People's Liberation Army Air Force convention, this model was presumably designated as J-36, but further information is limited. [1]
China Airlines Flight 006 was a daily non-stop international passenger flight from Taipei to Los Angeles International Airport. On February 19, 1985, the Boeing 747SP operating the flight was involved in an aircraft upset accident , following the failure of the No. 4 engine, while cruising at 41,000 ft (12,500 m).
The following is a list of military aircraft currently used by People's Liberation Army Air Force. ... China: air superiority: J-11A: 100 J-11B: 180 J-11BS: 90 380 [5 ...
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force – Operated 14 JJ-6 ca. December 2019 [43] Democratic Kampuchea. Air Force of the Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea − 6 donated by China in 1978 in response to the Cambodian–Vietnamese War [38] Egypt. Egyptian Air Force – 40 delivered by China in exchange for MiG-23s in 1979. Between 1982 and 1983 ...
The Republic of China Air Force Thunder Tiger Aerobatics Team was established at Tainan Air Force Base in 1953. [1] At the time of its founding, most Thunder Tiger pilots lived in Tainan's Shueijiaoshe military compound. [2] Since 1993, the group has been based at the Republic of China Air Force Academy in Gangshan, Kaohsiung. [1]
The 66th Air Brigade has been described as a "full-time ace" unit comprising the most skilled pilots in the PLAAF including a number of Golden Helmet awardees.The unit researches and studies adversary use of fighter aircraft, rotorcraft, and electronic warfare for use in training against PLAAF units. [3]
On 9 March 2017, Chinese media revealed that the J-20 had entered service in the Chinese Air Force, [3] [4] making China the second country in the world—after the United States—and the first in Asia to field an operational fifth-generation stealth aircraft. [16] Chinese National Defense Ministry confirmed the service status in September ...