The 2018 Zhuhai Air Show opened in Zhuhai on November 6. The scale of the air show is grand, and there are many countries participating in the air show. What performance teams are worth visiting this air show? Let's get to know!
Flying performance team
According to the flight program list and official reports that have appeared on the Internet, there are expected to be four flight performance teams in the air show. Yes, the flight performance team is the kind where a group of planes fly around in the sky and their hips smoke.
These performance teams are China's August 1st flight performance team, the British red arrow flight performance team, the Russian warrior swift flight performance team and the Saudi Arabian Eagle flight performance team.
China Bayi flight performance team
The Bayi flight performance team of the air force of the Chinese people's Liberation Army was established on January 25, 1962. It is one of the four third-generation supersonic flight performance teams in the world. Its main task is to welcome guests and perform ceremonial stunts.
The composition of the performance team is very strict, and only the best of the air force pilots can be selected. The flight time of the members of the performance team is more than 1000 hours, the flight time of J-10 is more than 300 hours, and the flight level is more than level I. they are competent for highly difficult subjects such as super dense formation.
In the 51 years since its establishment, the Chinese Air Force's Bayi flight performance team has undergone six major changes from the J-5 era to the J-10 era, showing the development track of China's aviation industry to the world with more and more exquisite performance skills.
After years of training in the sky, they have developed many air stunts, such as "devil formation", "respect for me", "rolling in the air", "hanging upside down the golden bell" and "meeting on a narrow road". All of them reflect the excellent skills of the members of the performance team, which is amazing.
British Red Arrow aerobatic team
The British Red Arrow aerobatic flying performance team is one of the oldest flying performance teams in the world. It was founded in 1921 and belongs to the Royal Air Force Central flight school. All members of the red arrow flying show team are professional soldiers of the Royal Air Force.
At the end of 1979, the British Red Arrow aerobatic team changed into BAE Eagle hawk trainer, which has been used until now.
The performance formations of the British Red Arrow aerobatic team include "diamond", "cross", "wine cup", "arrow", "Concorde", "Apollo", "Swan", "triangle" and "eight character" formations. The density of the formation is the highest among the aerobatic teams of various countries.
Since its establishment for more than 30 years, the "red arrow" flight performance team has performed hundreds of performances every year. With its superb skills and wonderful performances, it has won the favor of aviation enthusiasts and audiences all over the world.
Saudi Arabian eagle flying performance team
The Saudi Eagle flight performance team was established in 1998 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Saudi Arabia in 1999.
The performance team uses hawk mk65a advanced trainer, which is a 7-aircraft formation. It is composed of specially modified BAE Eagle mk65 and MK 65A aircraft, equipped with smoke generator to produce three different smoke colors. The main colors of the aircraft are green and white of Saudi flag.
The performance of the performance team in the air is divided into two parts. One part intensively carries out various mobile flights in the form of formation, ending with the symbolic action of drawing the "national emblem"; The other part of the formation is divided into several groups to perform thrilling and difficult stunt flying movements for the on-site audience in turns.
The "Saudi Eagle" flight performance team is highly skilled and well-equipped. It has toured all over the Middle East and won praise from countless audiences. It is worth mentioning that the performance team won the Guinness world record for drawing the world's largest national emblem of Saudi Arabia in the sky.
The "Saudi Eagle" flight performance team will make its debut in China air show for the first time. At that time, it will perform a series of difficult stunt flight movements such as "an arrow through the heart" and "painted national flag", presenting a wonderful flight performance for the majority of the audience.
Must see model: 20 series
Yun-20
Yun-20 (No.: y-20), a new generation of strategic military large transport aircraft independently developed by China, made its first flight on January 26, 2013.
The maximum takeoff weight of yun-20 aircraft is 220 tons, the load exceeds 66 tons, and the maximum speed ≥ 800 kilometers, a range of more than 7800 kilometers, and a practical ceiling of 13000 meters. It has high extensibility, high reliability and safety. Yun-20 can carry out long-distance air transportation of various materials and personnel under complex meteorological conditions.
The yun-20 aircraft is a strategic and landmark equipment of the air force, marking a breakthrough in China's large aircraft design and manufacturing capacity, which is of great significance to promoting China's economic and national defense modernization and responding to emergencies such as rescue and disaster relief and humanitarian relief;
It is of great significance to improve the strategic delivery capability of the air force and the ability of the Chinese army to fulfill its missions.
Star model
In addition to China's top models, Boeing, Airbus and other world-renowned aerospace enterprises will also appear at this air show. A number of "high, fine and sharp" exhibits representing the world's advanced level are expected to appear collectively.
Among them, there are ag600 water amphibious aircraft, ftc2000g, ARJ21 advanced regional airliner, Boeing 787 wide body airliner and other star models at home and abroad.
Ag600 amphibious aircraft
"Large fire fighting / water rescue amphibious aircraft ag600" (hereinafter referred to as ag600) is a large special-purpose civil aircraft developed for the first time to meet the urgent needs of forest fire fighting and water rescue in China. It is a major aviation equipment urgently needed for the construction of the national emergency rescue system.
Ag600 aircraft is an amphibious, multi-purpose aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 tons and can draw 12 tons of water at a time in 20 seconds.
The biggest feature of this aircraft is that it can take off and land on land and on the water surface. It can throw water back and forth between the water source and the fire site for many times. In addition to low-altitude search on the water surface, it can also park on the water surface to carry out rescue operations. Water emergency rescue can rescue 50 people in distress at a time.
FTC2000G
China Aviation Industry Eagle ftc-2000g military trade aircraft, marked by "multi-purpose", not only has strong attack capability (short-range air support, battlefield interception, aerial bombing and vertical attack);
Moreover, it has strong air combat performance (air combat against fighter, attacking low mobility UAV, helicopter, transport aircraft and early warning aircraft), strong training function (meeting the training requirements of modern fighter intermediate, advanced, combat introduction and tactical confrontation) and strong night vision and night combat function.
In short, the aviation industry's "Eagle" ftc-2000g aircraft "one aircraft for multiple purposes" has the remarkable characteristics of "high mobility, high reliability, high efficiency cost ratio and high throughput".
AC series helicopter
AVIC's AC series civil helicopters will further improve the type spectrum of domestic civil helicopters to meet the emergency rescue tasks such as earthquake relief, forest fire prevention, urban fire control, maritime search and rescue, emergency medical rescue and so on.
After installing corresponding equipment, it can be widely used in many fields, such as flight training, aviation club, operation of general aviation companies, police law enforcement, aerial photography, rescue detection, environmental monitoring, pipeline patrol, private flight and so on.
Cr929 long range wide body airliner
Cr929 long-range wide body passenger plane adopts double channel cabin layout, with a range of 12000km and 280 seats. With the goal of economy, green and environmental protection, advanced pneumatic design is adopted, a new generation of turbofan engine with large bypass ratio is assembled, and the most advanced avionics and flight control systems are loaded.
Therefore, cr929 will have lower direct operating costs than similar models, greatly enhance the market competitiveness, better meet the market needs of China, Russia and CIS, and can widely meet the global international and regional air passenger transport market demand. It is determined as the first flight in 2023.
ARJ21 advanced regional airliner
ARJ21 new regional aircraft is a new medium and short-range turbofan regional aircraft with independent intellectual property rights in China. It has 78 seats to 90 seats and a range of 2225 km to 3700 km. It is mainly used to meet the use of radial routes from central cities to surrounding small and medium-sized cities;
It has the characteristics of adaptability, comfort, economy, commonality and serialization.
Challenger 605
"Challenger" 605 jet has the most spacious cabin among all the existing large business jets. It is 2.49 meters wide and 1.85 meters high. Ordinary people can stand comfortably;
At the same time, its cabin width makes the aircraft very suitable for various other tasks, including air rescue, flight inspection, electronic system training and maritime supervision.
Xinzhou 700
Xinzhou 700 (ma700) aircraft is a new turboprop regional aircraft, which is designed according to 70 seat class and is positioned to undertake the regional air transportation business in the medium volume market within 800 km;
It can adapt to the complex flight environment and short-range frequent take-off and landing in high-temperature areas on the plateau, and its fuel consumption, operation cost and maintenance cost are lower than those of similar aircraft. It aims to participate in the high-end market competition of similar aircraft in the world. The first flight is planned to be realized by the end of 2019 and put into the market in 2021.
Boeing 787 wide body airliner
Boeing 787, also known as dream airliner, is the second super long-range medium-sized airliner in aviation history. It is a medium-sized double engine wide body medium and long-range transport aircraft. It belongs to a 200 seat to 300 seat airliner, with a range of 6500 to 16000 kilometers depending on the specific model.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the first super long-range medium-sized airliner in aviation history, breaking the law of linking general large airliners with long-range airliners in the past.
Zhuhai Air Show shows China's strength and progress. Whether or not we are military lovers, we should go to see it and experience China's strength first-hand!