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Chinese Air Power: Current Organisation and Aircraft of all Chinese Air Forces

Door Yefim Gordon e.a.

Categorie
WO II
Boeknummer
#332576-KK26
Titel
Chinese Air Power: Current Organisation and Aircraft of all Chinese Air Forces
Auteur
Gordon, Yefim & Dmitriy Komissarov
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Manchester : Hikoki Publications Limited
Jaar van uitgave
2021
ISBN10
1910809462
ISBN13
9781910809464
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous colour photograph, 4to.
Samenvatting
By the turn of the century China had reaffirmed its position as one of the world's leading military powers. With much importance attached to fleet renewal; the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) and the Naval Aviation are fielding new types, emphasis shifting from local derivatives of Russian or western types to indigenously developed aircraft and helicopters. The book focuses on the current PLAAF/PLANAF order of battle and describes the most advanced aircraft types currently in service or due to enter service.

Among the many aircraft reviewed in this volume are the Chengdu J-10 single-engine fourth-generation fighter in service since 2003, fifth-generation fighters like the twin-engin, tail-first Chengdu J-20, and the smaller Shenyang J-31 fifth-generation light fighter. Delive... (Lees verder)ries of Xian H-6K missile carriers, the Chinese version of the Tupolev Tu-16 bomber, are continuing, the H-6N with inflight refueling capability, entering service in 2019. Transport aviation is not forgotten either. China has also been building an aircraft carrier fleet equipped with the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark shipboard fighter derived from the Sukhoi Su-33.

The latest addition to the Chinese Army Aviation's arsenal is the Harbin Z-20 medium utility helicopter which looks like the Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk. Numbers of the CAIC Z-10 attack helicopter and the lighter Harbin Z-19 attack helicopter are also now operational. Unmanned aerial vehicles are also reviewed in this comprehensive survey.
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400
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Goed
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€ 30,00

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