Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Most Advanced Aircraft to Debut at China Air Show
China's Fourth International Air Show scheduled November 4 to 7 in Zhuhai, the nearest mainland city to Macao, will display a batch of the most advanced fighters of the nation, to make up for the stunt flying once planned but cancelled later, as learned from the organizing committee.
China's Fourth International Air Show scheduled November 4 to 7 in Zhuhai, the nearest mainland city to Macao, will display a batch of the most advanced fighters of the nation, to make up for the stunt flying once planned but cancelled later, as learned from the organizing committee.
Life-sized models of "Chao Qi"-China's new generation fighter co-developed with Pakistan, which will be put into flying next year, and "Kun Lun"--turbojet engine independently worked out by China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I) will make debut at the air show. Besides, the fourth-generation fighter "Qian Shi", the most sophisticated China-made jet, will also be unveiled in Zhuhai.
China Aerospace Science & Technology Corp. will display the full-scale "Shenzhou" experimental spaceship model, a new generation of carrier rockets, geostationary orbit communications satellites, up-to-date small satellites and satellite components, four-fifths of which are new.
FC-1 put into formal production in Chengdu
A new type fighter "Chao Qi" FC-1 was put into formal production in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on September 16. Designed by AVIC I after studying international market demand, FC-1 could meet the need of various military environments. As an all-weather, multi-use light fighter, it is equipped with advanced electronic system and could launch medium-range missile and carry out both air-to-air, air-to-ground attacks.