2024 Zhuhai Airshow main thread, Air Systems

[ficker22]

I would really love to, but I cannot, I have to be at school.

'Lehrermangel' Moment.


Make a Klassenfahrt to Guangdong/Zhuhai.

 

[by78]

The layout for this year's show.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

We're in for a great time at Zhuhai this year.

Excerpt from the news article:

25日，在第十五届中国国际航空航天博览会新闻发布会上，空军副司令员俞庆江表示，在武器装备静态展示中，很多装备都是首次亮相。在飞行展示方面，空军近年来发展的新型战机会公开露面，直观展现远程战略投送、空中打击等能力，会把大家一直想看的、现阶段可以给大家看的装备拿出来。

Roughly translated:

On the 25th, at the press conference of the 15th China International Aerospace Expo, PLA Air Force Deputy Commander Yu Qingjiang said that in the static display of weapons and equipment, many of them will be making their first ever debut. In terms of flight demonstrations, the new warplanes developed by the Air Force in recent years will appear in public to visually demonstrate long-range strategic delivery, air strike and other capabilities. It will also bring out the equipment that everyone has always wanted to see and can be shown to everyone at this stage.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

We're in for a great time at Zhuhai this year.

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For the new warplanes, I'm guessing:
1. J-20A;
2. Air force variant of the J-35;
3. Y(Y)-20B; and/or
4. New CCA and flying wing UCAVs.

H-20 and Sino-NGAD are more-or-less a no-go, IMO.

 

[coolgod]

We're in for a great time at Zhuhai this year.

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Even the PLAAF wants some of that 500K RMB bounty

 

[Blitzo]

We're in for a great time at Zhuhai this year.

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I wouldn't really trust their pressure statement as indicating that platforms we are interested in will actually be shown.

It all sounds like rather generic press/marketing hype.

 

[latenlazy]

 

[Maikeru]

Well this is interesting:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1838813259597779010

At a minimum I'm expecting a static display of J-XD and an H-20 flypast.

Edit: Now with video:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1838830391958114631

 

[tphuang]

Well this is interesting:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1838813259597779010

At a minimum I'm expecting a static display of J-XD and an H-20 flypast.

Edit: Now with video:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1838830391958114631

can we not post any more tweets from this guy? Sourcing is important. Let's stick to good sources please.

 

[Deino]

Well this is interesting:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1838813259597779010

At a minimum I'm expecting a static display of J-XD and an H-20 flypast.

Edit: Now with video:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1838830391958114631

I think we should all lower our expectations and above all remain realistic and therefore the H-20 is completely illusory