Photos of the Chinese Armed Forces

[aimarraul]

Does the banner says to be Y-9 or from where it says its Y-9 ??

What does the banner say ??

It may be the Y-8F600 platform.

182's website says it's Y-9


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随着运九(Y-9)型机2205架机前中段大部件徐徐下架在架外托架上，标志着由156生产厂长丁琳带头的青年突击队又一次圆满地完成了艰巨的突击任务。这支自成立以来就曾多次创造了部件生产奇迹的青年突击队，他们担负了无数次急难险重任务，被视为156厂全体青年职工的骄傲。
在此次突击任务中运九型机对接协调精度要求很高，重点难点就是将前后共八条滑轨完全协调一致，为此突击队队长朴立海及负责此工序的工艺刘宝剑与突击队员田军利用专用量规对各条滑轨行程孔之间间距作了定位控制，从而达到控制各段滑轨间距保证了八条滑轨之间的相互协调要求，使得原计划的滑轨对接时间有效地缩短了整整两天，并将整个突击任务能按节点顺利报捷。
“挑战极限，永挑重担”是这支突击队的座右铭，每一次突击都是一次极限的挑战，可是突击队员们从没流露出一丝骄傲的表现，每接到突击任务他们总能认真地将任务细化到点，责任落实到人，确保按节点顺利完成。（156厂：李景）

Y-9
The first Y-9 prototype (#2205) is shown here as it was undergoing final assembly at SAC. The design was first unveiled at the 11th Beijing Airshow in September 2005. Y-9 is the next generation medium-size and medium-range transport aircraft to replace the obsolete Y-8 series transport aircraft. It appears to have superceded the earlier Y-8-X project (initially dubbed Y-8U?). The aircraft features a spacious cargo cabin which can quickly load/unload maximum 20t containerized cargo, or airdrop 13.2t equipment or 98 paratroopers. It also has a 4-crew cockpit featuring 6 color MFDs and EFIS. The aircraft is equipped with advanced communication, navigation, radar, EGWPS, collision avoidance systems to ensure safe flight under all weather conditions. The aircraft will be powered by 4 WJ-6C turboprops (rated @ 5,100ehp each) with JL-4 6-blade propellers made of composite materials, which improve its high temperature and high altitude performance. Some specifications: max TO weight 65t, max payload 20t or 106 paratroopers, 15t payload range 2,200km, max range 5,000km, max level speed 650km/h, cruise speed 550km/h, service ceiling 10,100m, cruise altitude 8,000m. The development of Y-9 started officially in October 2005 and the construction of the first prototype (tail and head sections) started in 2006. However the project appeared to have been halted in 2007 due to shifting the production to the high priority High New series as well as Y-8C transport aircraft. The developement of Y-9 resumed in late 2008 after the two year delay and the first prototype is expected to fly by 2011.

 

[yangtomous]

 

[aimarraul]

deputy commander of PLAAF visit CAC

Troop unit in field training with new-type equipment
( Source: China Military Online ) 2010-September-15 11:16
　　

　　Since early September, a troop unit of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army stationed on plateau in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region took its troops and a new-type equipment to the depopulated zone in north Tibet to conduct field training and live-shell fire exercise, so as to temper its officers and men in the most arduous environment and under hardest conditions.
　By Li Hong and Luo Yong




　

 

[no_name]

Does red flags meant for identification, or showing that the vehicle is undergoing live fire training?

 

[CardSharp]

Does red flags meant for identification, or showing that the vehicle is undergoing live fire training?

No, red flags are there to make them look cool Varrroommm! but seriously I'd like to know as well.

 

[yangtomous]

886 hospital ship arrive in the Gulf of Aden

 

[no_name]

 

[siegecrossbow]

Where did you get these pictures of upgraded J-8/J-7 plans? They look pretty legit.

 

[no_name]

Got it from a discussion site so didn't post the link. There's other random stuff on it, including Anjian UAV model.

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[CardSharp]

Got it from a discussion site so didn't post the link. There's other random stuff on it, including Anjian UAV model.

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you should really post the picture from there, they are great.

Esp this one. It seems this model tries to get over the problem of a high signature intake by have the body of the plane block it from the front.

 

[no_name]

Model of the cancelled J-9 project:

Model of the cancelled J-13:

Early test model: (fuselage looks like early J-8s)

Below 1st pic Anjian combat UAV, second seems like a manned version.
Wonder if this is the 6th gen plane model. If so it seems to be lower tech than 5th gen but more flexible.

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Then again according to one blogger china does not show it's own wares so these models may be something already investigated but not adopted designs.

Apparently lots of experiments on different aircraft type has been done since early times. Unlike the US, China was relatively poor until recent time and many models remain at the wind tunnel stage and not prototypes (control/system also lacking). However, useful things learned are archived away and can be taken out and applied when technology and 'timing' is right.

 

[no_name]

you should really post the picture from there, they are great.

Esp this one. It seems this model tries to get over the problem of a high signature intake by have the body of the plane block it from the front.

They are some good pics but I think people here have already seen this particular design, and also the Anjian design.

And also some people looks down on models because they reasoned that models don't prove anything. Not quite correct because it proves intent to develop and innovate.

I posted the link so that if people want they can check out the pics themselves. This also avoids 10 page debate on every single contentious pics like we often witnessed on this forum.

 

[challenger]

Shanghai Co-operation Organization
Peace Mission 2010

 

[challenger]

 

[aimarraul]