China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition
China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition | |
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Status | active |
Genre | Air show |
Dates | November |
Frequency | Even years |
Venue | Jinwan Airport |
Location(s) | Zhuhai, Guangdong |
Coordinates | 22°00′25″N 113°22′34″E / 22.00694°N 113.37611°E |
Country | ![]() |
Established | 1996 |
Attendance | 320,000 (2012)[1] |
Activity | Aerobatic displays |
Organized by | Zhuhai Airshow Co., Ltd. |
Website | airshow.com.cn |
China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Chinese: 中国国际航空航天博览会), also known as Airshow China (中国航展) or Zhuhai Airshow (珠海航展), is the largest airshow in mainland China. It has been held in even years in Zhuhai, Guangdong since 1996.[2]
History[]
1996[]
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The first Airshow China was held from 5 to 10 November 1996. Performances included:
- Su-27 cobra
- Il-78 aerial refueling
- British "Golden Dream" aerobatic team
- "World Aerobatics Grand Prix"[3]
1998[]
The second Airshow China was held from 15 to 22 November 1998. Performances included:
- People's Liberation Army Air Force "August 1st"
- Russian Knights
- Canadian "Northern Lights" (later as Northern Lights Combat Air Support and now Lortie Aviation Inc.) using the Extra 300L
- British "Golden Dream" aerobatic team
- Russian Gromov Flight Research Institute cobra and aerial refueling[4]
2000[]
The third Airshow China was held from 6 to 12 November 2000. Performances included:
- Kamov Ka-50
- Sukhoi Su-30MK
- People's Liberation Army Air Force "August 1st"
- Russian Knights
- British "Golden Dream" aerobatic team
- FAI Star Aerobatic Team Elites[5]
2002[]
The fourth Airshow China was held from 3 to 7 November 2002.[6]
2004[]
The fifth Airshow China was held from 1 to 7 November 2004. Yang Liwei was present. Performances included:
- Strizhi
- People's Liberation Army Air Force "August 1st"[7]
2006[]
The sixth Airshow China was held from 31 October to 5 November 2006. The first three days were corporate days and not open to public. The remaining three days were public days. Over 30 countries and 600 aviation companies took part. Performances included:
- Russian Knights
- British "Golden Dream" aerobatic team[8]
2008[]
The seventh Airshow China was held from 4 to 9 November 2008. Some 4 billion U.S. dollars worth of deals were signed at the six-day event, including one involving Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) selling 25 ARJ21-700 regional jets to GE Commercial Aviation Services of the United States (first delivery by 2013). Additionally, the Chengdu J-10 and Xi'an JH-7A both made their first public appearances.[9] Other performances included:
- Airbus A380
- H-6U tanker mock refueling two Shenyang J-8IIs
- HAIG L-15
- Indian Air Force Surya Kiran[10]
2010[]
The eighth Airshow China was held in Zhuhai from 16 to 21 November 2010.[9] It included:
- Airbus A380
- HAIG L-15 - Replaced with Ivchenko-Progress AL-222K-25F engine with afterburner
- People's Liberation Army Air Force "August 1st" – First open show after aircraft renewal with Chengdu J-10
- Pakistan Air Force Sherdils aerobatic team
2012[]
The ninth Airshow China was held from 13 to 18 November 2012 and included:
2014[]
The tenth Airshow China was held from 11 to 16 November 2014.
2016[]
The eleventh Airshow China was held from 1 to 6 November 2016 and included:
- Republic of Korea Air Force's Black Eagles aerobatic team
- Royal Air Force's Red Arrows
- fly passing of Chengdu J-20 LRIP model.
2018[]
The twelfth Airshow China was held from 6 to 11 November 2018 and included presentation of:
- CM-401 missile system
- world's first quantum radar
- world's first air-cooling airplane-board radar
- aerobatic performance of Chengdu J-10B, one of world's first serial airplane with thrust vector control (TVC) engine
- fullscale mockup of Tianhe core module of future Chinese large modular space station
- aerobatic performance of Chengdu J-20 production model.
List of Past Performers (incomplete)[]
- August First (People's Liberation Army Air Force)
- Russian Knights and Strizhi
- Patrouille de France
- British "Golden Dream" aerobatics team and UK Utterly Butterfly aerobatics team
- Canadian Air Force
- IAA All Stars aerobatics team
- Indian Air Force Surya Kiran (2008)[11]
- Indonesian Air Force
- Royal Thai Air Force
See also[]
- Air transport in China
References[]
- ^ About Airshow China Archived 2014-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ About Airshow China Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airshow China 1996 Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airshow China 1998 Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airshow China 2000 Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airshow China 2002 Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airshow China 2004 Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airshow China 2006 Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b China air show concludes with deals of 102 aircraft inked
- ^ Airshow China, 2008 - Pixcetera.com
- ^ Indian aircraft show stunts at Airshow China
External links[]
Media related to China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition at Wikimedia Commons
- Air shows in China
- Zhuhai
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- Autumn events in China