Zhuhai Suprise: ZBL09 30mm/MANPAD AD variant

On display at the Zhuhai 2012 airshow.

Photos of the day: Getting ready for Zhuhai Air Show 2012

In addition to Z-10 and Z-19 on display, AVIC is showing off a model of the J-31. I guess is the cat is out of the bag.

Photos of the day: First pair of Y-8C leaves for Venezuela

After completing all the flight test activities, this new pair of Y-8C is heading to their new home in South America. A total of 8 Y-8C were ordered

Photos of the day: PLA snipers in Colombia

For Tirador De Alta Precision 2012 (here)

Photos of the day: Z-19

Without much fanfare,  The Z-19 light attack chopper is  now servicing two different LH brigades, the 8th and the 2nd.  Yes,  it is still ugly and in need of a chain gun.

As a side note,   Z-19 will be on public display at the 2012 Zhuahi airshow later this month. 
























Wednesday, February 01, 2012



Z-19 in LH Color



It has been over a year since the first photo s the Z-

Yes, Twin seater J-15S does exist.

Yesterday Shenyang aircraft company's rumored twin-seat J-15 Multirole Naval Fighter took to the sky for her maiden flight.

Here are some photos of her (notice the tailhook)





















Friday, September 28, 2012


A closer look at the J-15 Multirole Naval Fighter Project (SAC)




Fueling suspicion that the J-15 programme may be much further advanced than we think.There were already

First flight of J-31

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's stealth aircraft project J-31's prototype made its first flight yesterday. Here are some of the better photos that I saw online:


This is probably the best photo I've seen of J-31


This one has J-31 prototype with J-11BS chase aircraft


At this point, I'm not sure what the exact plan for this project is. That's something we will find out further down the road, but speculations include a future naval fighter jet or form part of hi-lo combo with J-20 or as a aircraft that will eventually be up for exports.

I've read numerous people who believe that this is result of China hacking into Lockmart computers. This is due to the fact that J-31 resembles F-35 from front profile and F-22 from side profile. I think that's complete nonsense. I've seen the struggles of SAC trying to indigenize flankers (which they received full blue prints + production line in the license production deal). It's very hard for me to believe that SAC can reproduce F-35 from stolen files without access to the same engines or the material or the complicated computer code that controls the whole aircraft.