The Q-5, J-7, J-8 and older PLAAF aircraft
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I believe the outer covers are just not taken off in that pic.
Hello, I would like to know if it possible to find out where and when this photo was taken?
And what model is this exactly, if I may ask?
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Longshi is a credible professional photographer, so very unlikely a CG, though the photo could be enhanced via certain techniques, or the shot was taken by a very expensive professional level camera.
It's an old Q-5D (usually in green) from the old 28th Air Division - if I'm not mistaken - from the abolished 82nd Air Regiment.
Excellent, but it seems strange for a plane to be all green. Even in WW2, at least, Soviet aircrafts were painted blue underneath to blend in with the sky. Is there a particular reason?
If you fly it low or during the night having a dark green color is clearly not bad at all. Threat from the past 50 years are not AA gun anyway and the Q-5 was not for dogfights so color is a bit irrelevant.