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I'm never sure where to post helo pix..but these helos belong to the PLA...
A group of WZ-10 attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army receive power-on inspections during a routine maintenance operation on April 23, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Li Shilong)
A maintenance man assigned to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army cleans the propellers of a Z-19 attack helicopter during a routine maintenance operation on April 23, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Li Shilong)
..looks like the mate on top of the cockpit is walking on the glasshouse..naughty..naughty!
Maintenance men assigned to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army conduct phase maintenance on Z-9 attack helicopters in front of hangers during a routine maintenance operation on April 17, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Jian)
A group of WZ-10 attack helicopters attached to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army receive power-on inspections during a routine maintenance operation on April 23, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Li Shilong)
A maintenance man assigned to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army cleans the propellers of a Z-19 attack helicopter during a routine maintenance operation on April 23, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Li Shilong)
..looks like the mate on top of the cockpit is walking on the glasshouse..naughty..naughty!
Maintenance men assigned to an army aviation brigade under the PLA 80th Group Army conduct phase maintenance on Z-9 attack helicopters in front of hangers during a routine maintenance operation on April 17, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Jian)
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Not sure where this belongs, but seriously ... Skynet?!
I think it is a translation of 天网. Its direct translation into English is "skynet", a concept derived from ancient Chinese literature. The concept was referenced many times throughout history and had slightly different meanings.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape you can't run from the long arm of the law
Another translation:
Justice has long arms.
The net of Heaven has large meshes,but it lets nothing through.
The mill of God grind slowly.
This term was also used later during the 3 Kingdoms period.
Someone better than me at interpreting this can help me out.
SinoSoldier
Colonel
Ah, thanks for the explanation, makes much more sense. For a second there I thought the Chinese have developed a very dark sense of humor.
A brigade of the PLA 75th Group Army conducted a live-fire drill in a desert from late April to early May 2018. The drill tested the commando operations and coordination of different units under harsh environmental conditions. (Photo/81.cn)