China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (), also known as the Airshow China () or Zhuhai Airshow (), is the largest

airshow An air show (or airshow, air fair, air tattoo) is a public event where aircraft are exhibited. They often include aerobatics demonstrations, without they are called "static air shows" with aircraft parked on the ground. The largest air show ...

and aerospace trade expo in China. It has been held in even years in

Zhuhai Zhuhai (, ; Yale: ''Jyūhói''), also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of Pear ...

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since 1996.

History

1996

Shenyang J-31 (F60) at the 2014 Zhuhai Air Show

The first Airshow China was held from 5 to 10 November 1996. Performances included: * Su-27 cobra *

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aerial refueling * British "Golden Dream" aerobatic team * "World Aerobatics Grand Prix"

1998

The second Airshow China was held from 15 to 22 November 1998. Performances included: *

People's Liberation Army Air Force The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF; ), also known as the Chinese Air Force (中国空军) or the People's Air Force (人民空军), is an aerial service branch of the People's Liberation Army, the regular armed forces of the Peo ...

" August 1st" * Russian Knights * Canadian "Northern Lights" (later as Northern Lights Combat Air Support and now Lortie Aviation Inc.) using the

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L * British "Golden Dream" aerobatic team * Russian

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cobra and aerial refueling

2000

The third Airshow China was held from 6 to 12 November 2000. Performances included: *

Kamov Ka-50 The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" (russian: Чёрная акула, translit=Chyornaya akula, English: kitefin shark, NATO reporting name: Hokum A) is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of th ...

* Sukhoi Su-30MK *

"August 1st" * Russian Knights * British "Golden Dream" aerobatic team * FAI Star Aerobatic Team Elites

2002

The fourth Airshow China was held from 3 to 7 November 2002.

2004

The fifth Airshow China was held from 1 to 7 November 2004.

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was present. Performances included: * Strizhi *

"August 1st"

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

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

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of the United States (first delivery by 2013). Additionally, the

Chengdu J-10 The Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon (; NATO reporting name: Firebird), is a medium-weight, single-engine, multirole combat aircraft capable of all-weather operations, configured with a delta wing and canard design, with fly-by-wire flight contr ...

and

Xi'an JH-7 The Xi'an JH-7 ( – fighter-bomber; NATO reporting name Flounder), also known as the FBC-1 (Fighter/Bomber China-1) Flying Leopard, is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine fighter-bomber in service with the People's Liberation Army Naval Air For ...

A both made their first public appearances.China air show concludes with deals of 102 aircraft inked
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Airbus A380 The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner that was developed and produced by Airbus. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and only full-length double-deck jet airliner. Airbus studies started in 1988, and the project was annou ...

* H-6U tanker mock refueling two

Shenyang J-8II The Shenyang J-8 (Chinese: 歼-8; NATO reporting name: Finback) is an interceptor aircraft developed by the 601 Institute (Shenyang) in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It was conceived in the early 1960s as a low-risk program based on e ...

s * HAIG L-15 * Indian Air Force Surya Kiran

2010

The eighth Airshow China was held in Zhuhai from 16 to 21 November 2010. It included: *

* HAIG L-15 - Replaced with

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AL-222K-25F engine with

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"August 1st" – First open show after aircraft renewal with

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Sherdils aerobatic team

2012

The ninth Airshow China was held from 13 to 18 November 2012 and included: *

Shenyang J-31 The Shenyang FC-31 Gyrfalcon ( zh, s=鹘鹰, p=Gǔ yīng), also known as the J-31 is a Chinese prototype mid-sized twinjet 5th-generation fighter aircraft developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC). The official nickname published by SA ...

display. * FK-1000 * CM-602G * TL500 * CM-506 kg

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 The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF; ko, 대한민국 공군; RR: ''Daehanminguk Gong-gun''), also known as the ROK Air Force or South Korean Air Force, is the aerial warfare service branch of South Korea, operating under the Ministry of N ...

's Black Eagles aerobatic team *

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'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

B, 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.

2021

Originally scheduled to happen in 2020, it was postponed to the following year due to the

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. The thirteenth Airshow China was held from 28 September to 3 October 2021. A total of 700 companies have participated in the event online and offline, with more than 100 aircraft exhibited: *FH-97 jet

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Shenyang FC-31 The Shenyang FC-31 Gyrfalcon ( zh, s=鹘鹰, p=Gǔ yīng), also known as the J-31 is a Chinese prototype mid-sized twinjet 5th-generation fighter aircraft developed by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC). The official nickname published by SA ...

*Tengyun

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2022

The fourteenth Airshow China is scheduled to be held from 8 November to 13 November 2022. *Debut of E195-E2 E190-E2 also received certification from China's aviation regulator. * CASIC Anti-UAV System, composed of DK-1 low-altitude search radar, the ZK-K20 air-defense control system,

HQ-17 The HQ-17 () is an all-weather, low to medium altitude, short-range surface-to-air missile system derived from the Tor-M1. Development In 1996, China ordered 14 Tor-M1 missile systems from Russia, delivered under contract in 1997. In 1999, anoth ...

AE and QW-12 short-range missiles, and ZR-1500 drone defense system. *Export and air-launched version of

YJ-21 The YJ-21 () is a Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile. The missile system is reportedly capable of engaging land targets and surface warships with a hypersonic, maneuverable, conventional warhead. The missile is possibly based on an export-orient ...

hypersonic missile. *JH-7A2 with AFK-98 stand-off cruise missile and YL-5/YJ-1000-1 1,000-kilogram bomb. *Chengdu J-20 stealth fighters ground display *Chinese 6th generation jet fighter aircraft concept * YY-20 tanker aircraft * KJ-500A AEW&C aircraft debut * FH-97A debut * Chengdu WZ-10 debut *Wing Loong III drone debut *

Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon The Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon () is a high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from the People's Republic of China. The design uses a unique joined-wing design. The primary mission is expected to be aerial reconnaissance, but ...

ground display *MD-22 near-space reusable aircraft *WS-19 engine mock-up

List of Past Performers (incomplete)

* August First (

) * Russian Knights and Swifts *

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* British "Golden Dream" aerobatics team and UK Utterly Butterfly

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team * Canadian Air Force * IAA All Stars aerobatics team * Indian Air Force Surya Kiran (2008)Indian aircraft show stunts at Airshow China
/ref> * Indonesian Air Force * Royal Thai Air Force

References

External links

China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition Homepage
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