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

J-8F

14th Regiment / 5th Ground Attack Division on Q-5 disbanded remains 6 Rgts.

SanWenYu said:

I understand that the national flag increases visibility of the airplane. It's just that modern military aircrafts usually want to reduce visibility. And Deino said having the flag on airplanes is unique to the 2nd Fighter Division. So I was asking if these airplanes being made more visible is because they often need to face up to foreign aircrafts. I have no idea where this 2nd Fighter Division stations its airplanes.

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About 10 years ago, PLAAF aggressively wanted to be aggressive, as part of the culture building, they decided every division can have their own symbols on the planes. But you have to earn this right through performance. 1st and 2nd divisions are first to earn this right. But after some years due to unknown reason the symbol on the side of planes are canceled. The 2nd division had the national flag in 2009 parade, so they kept the flag as their symbol to by pass this order.

Just something completely different, but I was searching thru my picture library for old historic naval aircraft and I was surprised I do not have a single Q-5 with PLANAF serials ?

Do You have any?? Or was the Q-5 never assigned to any PLANAF Regiment? I thought they were.

Deino

Deino said:

Just something completely different, but I was searching thru my picture library for old historic naval aircraft and I was surprised I do not have a single Q-5 with PLANAF serials ?

Do You have any?? Or was the Q-5 never assigned to any PLANAF Regiment? I thought they were.

Deino

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In Air Fan magazine 2005 hehe 3 successive articles in 3 number whose an ORBAT and map first time i see in détails Chines Air Services with Army also excellent !

The 6 Rgt/2è Div NSF have in 2005 Q-5 and in 2005 there were still H-5 !!!

modern with red, old with black

Deino said:

Just something completely different, but I was searching thru my picture library for old historic naval aircraft and I was surprised I do not have a single Q-5 with PLANAF serials ?

Do You have any?? Or was the Q-5 never assigned to any PLANAF Regiment? I thought they were.

Deino

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They were replaced quite early on by JH-7s, I've only managed to find a single grainy screenshot of a PLANAF 5th Div 14th Regt Q-5.

Thanks a lot ... and YES I know they were replaced quite soon. Anyway I'm surprised no images are know.

Deino

I know Q-5 is an old and obsolete aircraft but it does has its functions, it fly slow and carry a lot of bomb for close air support, the closet China has to A-10 and Su-25. JH-7 and J-16 are more off stand off missile carriers and not the same role.

After Q-5 is gone is there anything to replace it? Or China is going directly to drones?

FORBIN said:

If the count is good 12th Rgt + 1 Navy
on Scramble i see B and C for 131st Air Brigade

So 12 x 28 + some surely 400 J-10s whose i have 300 A/S + 100 B/C.

Must remains 22 J-7 Rgts 550 birds

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In more about 100 JJ-7s, 4 by Rgt plus some and others in training units ? i have 150 max.

Deino
Please the JJ-7 is eventualy able for combat ( ofc limited )coz on Huitong only last J-7 variants... he have radars, guns, IR AAMs ?

sanblvd said:

I know Q-5 is an old and obsolete aircraft but it does has its functions, it fly slow and carry a lot of bomb for close air support, the closet China has to A-10 and Su-25. JH-7 and J-16 are more off stand off missile carriers and not the same role.

After Q-5 is gone is there anything to replace it? Or China is going directly to drones?

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You make a great point. They should replace all the J-7's as soon as possible.

Does anyone have a rough estimate how many Q-5's, J-7's and J-8's there are in service today ? The numbers i'm finding on the net ranges from 400 to close to 800 J-7's.