China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (中国国际航空航天博览会), also known as the Airshow China (中国航展) and Zhuhai Airshow (珠海航展), is a once-two-year international aerospace trade expo held in Zhuhai, Guangdong, since 1996. It is the largest airshow in China.[1]
| China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition | |
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Air show |
| Dates | November |
| Frequency | Biennial: Even years |
| Venue | Zhuhai Jinwan Airport |
| Location(s) | Zhuhai, Guangdong |
| Coordinates | 22°00′25″N 113°22′34″E / 22.00694°N 113.37611°E |
| Country |  China |
| Established | 1996 |
| Most recent | 2024 |
| Next event | 2026 |
| Activity | Aerobatic displays |
| Organized by | Zhuhai Airshow Co., Ltd. |
| Website | airshow.com.cn |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国国际航空航天博览会 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國國際航空航天博覽會 | ||||||||||
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| Airshow China | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国航展 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國航展 | ||||||||||
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| Zhuhai Airshow | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 珠海航展 | ||||||||||
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History
edit1st edition (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"[2]
2nd edition (1998)
editThe 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[3]
3rd edition (2000)
editThe 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[4]
4th edition (2002)
editThe fourth Airshow China was held from 3 to 7 November 2002.[5]
5th edition (2004)
editThe 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"[6]
6th edition (2006)
editThe 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[7]
7th edition (2008)
editThe 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.[8] Other performances included:
- Airbus A380
- H-6U tanker mock refueling two Shenyang J-8IIs
- HAIG L-15
- Indian Air Force Surya Kiran[9]
8th edition (2010)
editThe eighth Airshow China was held in Zhuhai from 16 to 21 November 2010.[8] 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
9th edition (2012)
editThe ninth Airshow China was held from 13 to 18 November 2012 and included:
- Shenyang J-31 display.[citation needed]
- FK-1000
- CM-602G
- TL500
- CM-506KG
10th edition (2014)
editThe tenth Airshow China was held from 11 to 16 November 2014.
11th edition (2016)
editThe 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.
12th edition (2018)
editThe 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.
13th edition (2021)
editOriginally scheduled to happen in 2020, it was postponed to the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The thirteenth Airshow China was held from 28 September to 3 October 2021.[10] A total of 700 companies have participated in the event online and offline, with more than 100 aircraft exhibited:[11]
- FH-97 jet UAV
- Shenyang FC-31
- Tengyun spaceplane
14th edition (2022)
editThe fourteenth Airshow China was held from 8 November to 13 November 2022.
- Debut of E195-E2[12] E190-E2 also received certification from China's aviation regulator.[13][14][15][16]
- CASIC Anti-UAV System, composed of DK-1 low-altitude search radar, the ZK-K20 air-defense control system, HQ-17AE and QW-12 short-range missiles, and ZR-1500 drone defense system.[17][18]
- Export and air-launched version of YJ-21 hypersonic missile.[19]
- JH-7A2 with AKF-98 stand-off cruise missile, AKF-88C anti-radiation missile[20] and YL-5/YJ-1000-1 1,000-kilogram bomb.[21]
- Chengdu J-20 stealth fighters ground display[22]
- Chinese 6th generation jet fighter aircraft concept[22]
- YY-20 tanker aircraft[22]
- KJ-500A AEW&C aircraft debut[22]
- FH-97A debut[22]
- Chengdu WZ-10 debut[22]
- Wing Loong III drone debut[22]
- Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon ground display[22]
- MD-22 near-space reusable aircraft[22]
- WS-19 engine mock-up[22]
15th edition (2024)
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- Debut of J-35A stealth fighter, J-15T carrier-based fighter and J-15D carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft
- Z-20F ASW helicopter
- Z-20J Naval utility/transport variant
- Su-57 stealth fighter (T-50-4 and T-50-7 prototypes) [23]
- Russian Knights
- August First aerobatic team
- J-20S, Twin Seater variant of the J-20[24]
List of past performers (incomplete)
edit- August First (People's Liberation Army Air Force)
- Russian Knights and Swifts
- 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)[25]
- Indonesian Air Force
- Royal Thai Air Force
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Airshow China". Archived from the original on 17 October 2008.
- ^ "Airshow China 1996". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Airshow China 1998". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Airshow China 2000". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Airshow China 2002". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Airshow China 2004". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Airshow China 2006". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008.
- ^ a b China air show concludes with deals of 102 aircraft inked
- ^ "pixcetera.com". www.afternic.com.
- ^ "AIRSHOW CHINA 2021". Archived from the original on 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Trailer of 13th Airshow China released - Ministry of National Defense". eng.mod.gov.cn.
- ^ Varley, Len (7 November 2022). "Embraer E195-E2 TechLion to debut at Airshow China 2022". Aviation Source. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022.
- ^ "China certifies Embraer jet that could take on homegrown model". CNA. Reuters. 10 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022.
- ^ "China certifies Embraer jet that could take on homegrown model". Reuters. 10 November 2021.
- ^ Perry, Dominic (10 November 2022). "Embraer hails Chinese approval for E190-E2, with larger E195-E2 to follow". flightglobal.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (10 November 2022). "China Approves Embraer's E190 Airliner At Zhuhai Airshow". AIN Online.
- ^ Honrada, Gabriel (8 November 2022). "China flexes drone-killing tech at Zhuhai airshow". Asia Times.
- ^ Liu, Zhen (9 November 2022). "China unveils anti-drone 'hard and soft kill' system at Zhuhai air show". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Chan, Minnie; Zhang, Tong (8 November 2022). "Advanced aircraft, menacing missiles – China's top air show sends a warning to the US". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Barrie, Douglas (25 November 2022). "China's air show but don't tell weapons development". International Institute for Strategic Studies.
- ^ Yeo, Mike (10 November 2022). "China displays air-launched hypersonic missile at air show near Taiwan". defensenews.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Trevithick, Joseph (7 November 2022). "All The Air Combat Developments Out Of China's Massive Air Show". The Drive.
- ^ D'Urso, Stefano; Satam, Parth (4 November 2024). "Prototypes of Su-57 Make Debut at Chinese Airshow, Offering Unprecedented Access to the 'Felon'". The Aviationist. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ D'Urso, Stefano (12 November 2024). "China officially unveils the J-20S, the world's first Two-Seat stealth fighter". The Aviationist.
- ^ "Indian aircrafts [sic] show stunts at Airshow China _English_Xinhua". xinhuanet.com. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
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