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iantsai

Junior Member
Registered Member
Satellite images of expansion activities at western airbases. Not sure about the analysis and identification, as it's done by some Indian guy, but the images are nonetheless interesting.

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I think what they called 8 x J-8II should be JH-7. The shape of their wings is not delta wing and the wingspan is wider.

Common J-8 almost retired from PLAAF, only the reconnaissance variant JZ-8 in service by now, but reconnaissance aircrafts seldom show up in pack.
 

iantsai

Junior Member
Registered Member
If my eyes aren’t deceiving me, I spot at least 2 Y-20s with WS-20s. Can we say that they’re about to enter service?
Not now.

If Y-20B entered service, we'll see one or more with PLAAF serial number on the tail.

Y-20 with four WS-20 engines just indicates that WS-20 may have finished R&D phase and start mass production. But Y-20B may still be in developing & testing phase.
 

by78

General
Can anyone identify the blurred airframe in the background? The image was taken at Shenyang. I'm not sure what it is, but it could just be a Flanker or some other known airframe in a state of assembly. According to the yellow placard in the second image, the location is Shenyang's new equipment testing/integration service center, or something along those lines.

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taxiya

Brigadier
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Can anyone identify the blurred airframe in the background? The image was taken at Shenyang. I'm not sure what it is, but it could just be a Flanker or some other known airframe in a state of assembly. According to the yellow placard in the second image, the location is Shenyang's new equipment testing/integration service center, or something along those lines.

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looks like a side-by-side twin seat aircraft. I remember seeing something like it from another angle some time ago.
 

by78

General
looks like a side-by-side twin seat aircraft. I remember seeing something like it from another angle some time ago.

I thought so too. I was tempted to post this at JH-XX thread, but thought it prudent to first get a trusted second opinion on this. Thank you.
 
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