Chinese AWACs testing air refeulling capability

[rcrmj]

this will effectively increasing the airborn time of chinese AWACs

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[rcrmj]

China's KJ-2000's airborn time is around 8 hours, (2hours to the mission area, and 2 hours back, so only left 4 hours for the job) far from enough to provide constant and efficient AWs for a long distance mission.

 

[hboGYT]

this will effectively increasing the airborn time of chinese AWACs

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I'm sure this is just another example of lazy journalism, but the picture clearly shows a Russian AWACS.

 

[Way to go]

AWACs are expensive toy. Too dangerous.

 

[aimarraul]

 

[aimarraul]

but the picture clearly shows a Russian AWACS.

didn't you recognise the logo of CFTE

 

[houshanghai]

it is only the paint coating of testing plane in china.
imo ,this is new kj2000 AWACs not kj2000 PT，bcz china add at least 4 new kj2000 by the rumor.

 

[rcrmj]

it is only the paint coating of testing plane in china.
imo ,this is new kj2000 AWACs not kj2000 PT，bcz china add at least 4 new kj2000 by the rumor.

how many KJ2000s are in service atm?

 

[houshanghai]

how many KJ2000s are in service atm?

2 pt + 4 old one( without atm in service)+ 4 new one(with atm by the rumor)

i guess plaaf have 10 kj2000 now.

 

[Martian2]

China's "762" KJ-2000 AWACS

There are at least four KJ-2000s in operation.

http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/specia...raft/kj2000.asp

"The AWACS aircraft designated KJ-2000 made its first flight in November 2003. Following some extensive flight testing at China Flight Test Establishment (CFTE) in Yanliang, Shaanxi Province and radar system testing at an airbase near Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, the aircraft entered operational service between 2006~07. A total of four examples (30071, 30072, 30073, and 30074) are being operated by the PLAAF 26th Air Division based in the eastern Zhejiang province near the Taiwan Strait."

[Note: Thank you to HouShanghai for the picture.]

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Finally after years of silence, without any note, the original first KJ-2000 prototype numbered ‘762’ re-appeared in a new splendid white-grey colour scheme with red and blue stripes quite similar to the already known Il-76MD engine testbed.

After the modifications – which had begun in late 2002 – were completed at the Xian Aircraft Company, the prototype was renumbered to “762” and repainted in a splendid white scheme with gray undersides, wearing huge CFTE-logos on the tail and CFTE-titles (China Flight Test Establishment) on the front fuselage. In this configuration the KJ-2000 performed its maiden flight on 11 November 2003.

CFTE ‘760’ Engine Testbed

Source link: China Defense Blog: Search results for KJ-2000

[Note: Thank you to Deino for the pictures and captions.]

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I removed the "blue filter" from the picture in the original post.

China's "762" KJ-2000 AWACS

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China's "762" KJ-2000 AWACS

China's "762" KJ-2000 AWACS

[Note: Thank you to Aimarraul for the pictures.]