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Naval aviation school training plane. Thanks to the original poster.
The CJ-6 is 64 years old at this point. I wonder if there is replacement in development.
A cheap and good reliable tool, for new comers, doesn't need to be replaced.
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CJ-7 was developed with intention to replace CJ-6 but there is no recent news on its development. May be the coming Zhuhai airshow will shed some light as to it has been cancelled or ongoing.
IMO CJ-7 project could had been cancelled considering lapse of time (14 years since maiden flight) and absence of recent news.
From Wikipedia:-
The CJ-7 is a Hongdu/Yakovlev jointly developed, single-engine, two-seat, propeller-driven, trainer aircraft. Hongdu Aviation Industry Group is an aircraft manufacturer that is part of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). The aircraft is intended to be the sole primary trainer used by Chinese aviation schools. The CJ-7 is capable of basic flight training and surveillance missions. The CJ-7 trainer is expected to replace large numbers of Nanchang CJ-6 trainers in the People's Liberation Army Air Force.
The CJ-7 project started in 2006. At the end of 2010, the CJ-7 made its first flight. It is expected PLAAF will purchase 300–500 CJ-7s.
This is defending it for the sake of defending it. Most air forces have a newer design in service for this role. Newer aircraft are just safer and better. PLA could make use of even a turboprop trainer for this role as they like having pilots fly with jets as their second aircraft.
Thanks. I see joint development there. Looking a bit into it, it was still going to use an old Russian radial engine. I can see why they could want something more modern. A low-performance turboprop engined aircraft like the Grob G 120TP or Fuji T-7 would be interesting.
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169Wuhan, a 052B destroyer, just got upgraded. Thanks for the original poster.
