JH-7/JH-7A/JH-7B Thread

[vesicles]

It's eerie how most PLAAF aircrat have never and probably will never see combat.

Isn't it a good thing? Most of the planes not seeing actual combat means peace. And I thought that was a good thing. I wish all weapons on this planet will never see actual combat!

Of course that is wishful thinking. However, overwhelming majority of weapons in the world, including those developed and used in the West, have never seen actual combat. Just imagine, how many M-16's out of all the M-16's that the U.S. Army has have actually been used in actual combat? And unless there is another world war, it will stay that way.

 

[Jeff Head]

Isn't it a good thing? Most of the planes not seeing actual combat means peace. And I thought that was a good thing.

Amen my friend.

Among other things, it means that they are doing their job.

"Deterrence means you are winning wars that never have to be fought."
Jeff Tsu Head - 2015

 

[JayBird]

Some guy posted these pics on cjdby today. They are supposedly the first 10 JH-7A female pilots. I like the helmet on the first pic the most for some reason.

 

[Equation]

Some guy posted these pics on cjdby today. They are supposedly the first 10 JH-7A female pilots. I like the helmet on the first pic the most for some reason.

Giggitty...

 

[siegecrossbow]

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所有选手都将驾驶自己的航空装备参赛，机型分别是中国歼轰-7歼击轰炸机（注去年我军参赛的战机为苏30MKK），俄罗斯生产的苏-24M前线轰炸机、苏-25 强击机、苏-27歼击机、苏-30SM多用途歼击机、苏-34前线轰炸机、米格-29SMT多功能歼击机、伊尔-76军用运输机、图-22M3远程轰炸机，以及卡-52武装直升机、米-35武装运输直升机和米-8直升机。
(编译：林海)

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China's JH-7A will enter the Aviadart-2015 competition this year. Other combat aircraft include Russia's Su-24 frontline bomber, Su-25 attack plane, Su-27 fighter, Su-30SM multirole fighter, Su-34 fighter-bomber, MIG-29SMT multirole fighter, IL-76 transporter, TU-22M3 long-range bomber, and helicopters like the Ka-52 attack helo, Mi-35 combat transport, and Mi-8.

 

[SpicySichuan]

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Arriving in Russia!

 

[Jeff Head]

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Arriving in Russia!

Excellent pics showing them with three drop tanks. I had not seen three on a JH-7A at once time before. Excellent long range mission capability, or ferry capability.

 

[Quickie]

What's the distance between the place where the JH-7As took off and the place of competition where they landed. It's one way of estimating the aircraft ferry range that is based on hard facts.

 

[thunderchief]

What's the distance between the place where the JH-7As took off and the place of competition where they landed. It's one way of estimating the aircraft ferry range that is based on hard facts.

Well, competition will be held in European part of Russia, so it quite far from China

More than 100 pilots flying 12 types of aircraft and helicopters will participate in the competition, which will be held at three airfields in the Ryazan, Bryansk, and Kaluga regions. The competition will feature crews of JH-7, Su-24M, Su-25, Su-27, Su-30SM, Su-34, MiG-29SMT, Il-76, and Tu-22M3 airplanes, as well as Ka-52, Mi-35, and Mi-8 helicopters, said Igor Klimov.

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[lcloo]

Quickie - The distance should be around 5,500km. The exercise area is about 150km to 250km north east of Ukraine border. And the take off point of JH-7 should be around Urumqi city in Xinjiang.

Google earth does not work with my computer's Win 8.1, I can't give exact distance. if you have google earth you can measure the estimated line distance more accurate.