The Q-5, J-7, J-8 and older PLAAF aircraft

by78

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Another one.

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F.L.

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Does anyone know more about these early production J-7Is ? Why do they have such a big canopy ?
These are not J-7s from the very beginning (Type 62, J-7 without suffix), because they already have two cannons and a parachute at the base of the tail. So characteristics of J-7I.
PLAAF J-7 (3487 red, 70004) at Beijing (17 October 2013).jpgPLAAF J-7 (80139 red) at Shanghai - Oriental Green Boat Park (15 August 2022).jpgPLAAF J-7 at Shanghai - Oriental Green Boat Park (13 March 2011).jpg
 
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