Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team performs during an activity of opening day at the Aviation University of Air Forces in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Yang Pan)
A pilot of Red Falcon Air Demonstration Team performs during an activity of opening day at the Aviation University of Air Forces in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Yang Pan)
A helicopter performs during an activity of opening day at the Aviation University of Air Forces in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 30, 2018. (Xinhua/Yang Pan)
Maintenance men assigned to an aviation brigade under the PLA Air Force perform pre-flight checks on a J-10 fighter jet prior to a recent flight training exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Xue Xiaoling and Qi Liyuan)
A pilot assigned to an aviation brigade under the PLA Air Force climbs into the cockpit of a J-10 fighter jet prior to a recent flight training exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Xue Xiaoling and Qi Liyuan)
J-10 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade under the PLA Air Force taxi on the runway in formation before takeoff during a recent flight training exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Xue Xiaoling and Qi Liyuan)
A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade under the PLA Air Force flies a sortie during a recent flight training exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Xue Xiaoling and Qi Liyuan)
A J-10 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade under the PLA Air Force deploys its drogue parachute to slow itself after landing at a military airfield during a recent flight training exercise. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Xue Xiaoling and Qi Liyuan)
Multi-type of aircraft perform during the aviation open day activities featuring "Dream High in Aerospace" at the Aviation University of the PLA Air Force in Changchun city, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province on August 30, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photos by Yang Pan)
J-11B fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force with the PLA Northern Theater Command sit on the flightline prior to a round-the-clock flight training exercise on September 7, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wan Quan)
A J-11B fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force with the PLA Northern Theater Command taxies on the runway before takeoff as another fighter takes off for a sortie during a round-the-clock flight training exercise on September 7, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wan Quan)
A J-11B fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force with the PLA Northern Theater Command soars into the sky during a round-the-clock flight training exercise on September 7, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wan Quan)
A J-11B fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force with the PLA Northern Theater Command soars into the sky during a round-the-clock flight training exercise on September 7, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wan Quan)
A J-11B fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force with the PLA Northern Theater Command conducts tactical maneuver during a round-the-clock flight training exercise in September, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Yang Pan)
Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2018 shows the FTC-2000G aircraft operating in Anshun, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China's self-developed FTC-2000G versatile aircraft successfully conducted its maiden flight Friday in the city of Anshun, according to its developer. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)
J-10 Fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force's August 1st aerobatics team is seen at an airport in Zhuhai, South China’s Guangdong province, October 31, 2018. The team will perform at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China). The event will be held in Zhuhai from Nov. 6 to 11. (Photo: China News Service/ Chen Jimin)
Fighter jets of China's Bayi Aerobatic Team perform at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China) in the southern port city of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province on November 6, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/ Chen Jimin)
The 12th Airshow China, one of the world's top air shows, opens in port city of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province on November 6, 2018. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Jimin)
Maintenance men assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command conduct pre-flight inspections on a J-11 fighter jet prior to a night flight training exercise on November 27, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Qingshun)
J-11 fighter jets attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command receive fuel prior to a night flight training exercise on November 27, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Qingshun)
Maintenance men assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command signal a J-11 fighter jet to taxi out during a night flight training exercise on November 27, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Qingshun)
A J-11 fighter jet attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command taxis on the runway before takeoff during a night flight training exercise on November 27, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Qingshun)
A maintenance man assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Western Theater Command signals a J-11 fighter jet to taxi down onto the runway after completing a flight training exercise on November 27, 2018. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Chen Qingshun)