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

Looks like the J-8 has a cockpit equivalent to a Russian flanker

by78 said:

Another J-8 cockpit image, although I'm not sure which variant it is.

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ACuriousPLAFan said:

Why does China needs so many active J-7 brigades for? Frontline defense? Training?

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Pilots didn't get their new aircrafts... probably that they need to build new hangars and facilities to change the fleet. They still have that many because of time to replace more than anything else. Time to replace and time left on these airframes.

Inside a J-8's intake.

siegecrossbow said:

You are right. DF-104 does have delta wing. Maybe it is DF-104?
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Found two more images.

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展望2023年中国军队新征程，杜文龙表示，歼-7战斗机今年或退出中国空军作战序列。
end of an era for sure.

tphuang said:

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展望2023年中国军队新征程，杜文龙表示，歼-7战斗机今年或退出中国空军作战序列。
end of an era for sure.

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Pardon, based on the translation:

Looking forward to the new journey of the Chinese army in 2023, Du Wenlong said that the J-7 fighter jet may withdraw from the Chinese Air Force's combat sequence this year.

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... who is Du Wenlong ?

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展望2023年中国军队新征程，杜文龙表示，歼-7战斗机今年或退出中国空军作战序列。
end of an era for sure.

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Time to convert them into kamikaze bait drones!

Deino said:

Pardon, based on the translation:



... who is Du Wenlong ?

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I have no idea. Looks like someone that was talking about this on CCTV.

Deino said:

Pardon, based on the translation:



... who is Du Wenlong ?

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Just a Chinese TV expert.

tphuang said:

I have no idea. Looks like someone that was talking about this on CCTV.

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Du Wenlong, with the rank of senior colonel, is a native of Tongzhou, Beijing. Graduated from Shijiazhuang Army Academy, Shijiazhuang Army Command College and National Defense University, master's degree in military science. CCTV special commentator [1-2], the first batch of external propaganda experts in the whole Chinese military.

Mainly engaged in the research of contract tactics and weapons and equipment.

He is currently the director of the Network Research Center of the China Military Culture Research Association, the chief consultant of the military section of Xinhuanet, and the chief expert of the Shanghai Civil-Military Integration Development Research Association

杜文龙，军衔，北京人。毕业于、和，军事学硕士。央视特约评论员 [1-2] ，全军首批外宣专家。主要从事合同战术和武器装备的研究工作。
现任中国军事文化研究会网络研究中心主任，新华网军事板块首席顾问，上海市军民融合发展研究会首席专家