PLA Air Force news, pics and videos

Andy1974 said:

Now they know Chinas response, it’s only fair that China now conducts 3 days of sorties to Guam, to test if it can sustain high tempo defensive operations, measure the readiness, response, repair or retirement rate etc.

It would be excellent data to compare.

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Jiang ZeminFanboy said:

Not enough tankers yet, however YY-20 production is ramping up, in few years we may see longer deployment by Chinese fighters.

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Strangelove said:

From TWese media, picked up by Hong Kong non-mainstream media (below, in Cantonese). Rough translation...

Recently, there was a China vs US standoff for 3 days in the skies of east Taiwan.... US launched 100 sorties, mainly F-16s from Guam with mid-air refueling, averaging 11 to 12 aircraft every 8 hrs.

PLAAF responded with 300 sorties, marking each US aircraft 3 to 1.

US action was to test PLAAF's readilness and response as well US ability to sustain sorties from Guam (assuming Korean and Jap US bases have already turned to ashes), but was rather shocked by the PLAAF's overwhelming response. Wanwanese AF did not get involved.

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by78 said:

Reinforced aircraft shelters being built somewhere in China. Does anyone know the location?

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by78 said:

Reinforced aircraft shelters being built somewhere in China. Does anyone know the location?

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A.Man said:

Dandong

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Deino said:

Any info on what type it will get?

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10月31日，中国科学院金属研究所塑性加工先进技术团队承担的“航空超高速冲击液压成形技术与装备”通过了由中国机械工程学会组织的科技成果鉴定。

金属所副所长刘岗参加鉴定会并致辞。北京航空航天大学万敏教授担任评审专家组组长。张士宏研究员、徐勇项目研究员等主要研究人员向专家组汇报了项目研制情况并回答专家提问。

该项目基于高应变速率增塑的材料特性，提出了一种全新航空钣金零件制造技术，实现将液压成形与冲击成形二者的有机结合，攻克了高压蓄能组合装置、新型“杆+锤”驱动结构设计、动态减阻设计等关键结构设计，实现了高速高能量冲击源的输出及精确控制，成功研制出新型超高速冲击液压成形专用装备，并开发出相应的先进成形技术和产品。

项目团队先后与国内多家航空制造企业开展深入合作，实现了加强框体类零件、非对称锥型类零件、带曲率半管类零件、深腔回转体类零件等多款航空典型钣金零件的高效、高质量成形，涵盖了铝合金、铝锂合金、钛合金等低塑性材料的成形、冲孔以及校形等各个工艺过程。

鉴定委员会一致认为：项目技术难度大、创新性强，具有自主知识产权，总体技术达到国际先进水平，同意通过科技成果鉴定。该项目成果将为航空高性能轻量化零部件的高效率、短流程、绿色智能制造提供技术支持。

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On October 31, the "Aeronautical Ultra-High-Speed Impact Hydroforming Technology and Equipment" undertaken by the Plastic Processing Advanced Technology Team of the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences passed the appraisal of scientific and technological achievements organized by the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineering.

Liu Gang, deputy director of the Institute of Metals, attended the appraisal meeting and delivered a speech. Professor Wan Min from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics served as the leader of the review expert group. Researcher Zhang Shihong, researcher Xu Yong and other major researchers reported the development of the project to the expert group and answered questions from experts.

Based on the material characteristics of high strain rate plasticization, this project proposes a new aviation sheet metal parts manufacturing technology, realizes the organic combination of hydroforming and impact forming, overcomes the high-pressure energy storage combination device, the new "rod + hammer "Drive structure design, dynamic drag reduction design and other key structural designs have realized the output and precise control of high-speed and high-energy impact sources, successfully developed new ultra-high-speed impact hydroforming special equipment, and developed corresponding advanced forming technologies and products.

The project team has carried out in-depth cooperation with many domestic aviation manufacturing enterprises, and realized a variety of typical aviation sheet metal parts such as reinforced frame parts, asymmetric cone parts, half-pipe parts with curvature, and deep cavity rotary parts. The high-efficiency and high-quality forming covers the forming, punching and shape correction of aluminum alloys, aluminum-lithium alloys, titanium alloys and other low-plastic materials.

The appraisal committee unanimously agreed that: the project is technically difficult, highly innovative, has independent intellectual property rights, and the overall technology has reached the international advanced level, and agreed to pass the appraisal of scientific and technological achievements. The results of this project will provide technical support for high-efficiency, short-process, green and intelligent manufacturing of aviation high-performance lightweight components.

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Deino said:

Yes, 88th Air Brigade at Dandong, but the base is under re-construction & modernisation since 10/2021 at least. Any info on what type it will get?

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