The Q-5, J-7, J-8 and older PLAAF aircraft

Hitomi

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The nerratives of this video sounded very much like words of appreciation for J8's many decades of service before its final departure from active service. Retirement of J8 has been expected for many years now.

The question now is what aircraft types will they be getting after J8 retires.
It might simply be a video posted in commemoration of the Hainan Island Incident where the J-8 played a huge role rather than a send-off video.
 

tamsen_ikard

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How many of these older planes does the PLA have in storage? In a major war with US, with large scale plane losses, these older planes could be used to quickly replace lost planes for air defense.

China does have a big disadvantage here. While US has 4th gen planes like F-16 and F-15 in storage, they have J-7 in storage. This could be a decisive factor in a war of attrition where both parties will not have enough time to produce new planes and whoever achieves air superiority first wins the war.
 

Maikeru

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How many of these older planes does the PLA have in storage? In a major war with US, with large scale plane losses, these older planes could be used to quickly replace lost planes for air defense.

China does have a big disadvantage here. While US has 4th gen planes like F-16 and F-15 in storage, they have J-7 in storage. This could be a decisive factor in a war of attrition where both parties will not have enough time to produce new planes and whoever achieves air superiority first wins the war.
More likely to be a shortage of trained, experienced and non-geriatric pilots than modern aircraft. Both sides will most likely move to UCAVs in a war of attrition.
 

siegecrossbow

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How many of these older planes does the PLA have in storage? In a major war with US, with large scale plane losses, these older planes could be used to quickly replace lost planes for air defense.

China does have a big disadvantage here. While US has 4th gen planes like F-16 and F-15 in storage, they have J-7 in storage. This could be a decisive factor in a war of attrition where both parties will not have enough time to produce new planes and whoever achieves air superiority first wins the war.

Contrary to popular belief, you can’t just dig a plane out of the graveyard and get it up and running immediately.
 

Ringsword

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Contrary to popular belief, you can’t just dig a plane out of the graveyard and get it up and running immediately.
Yes youcan!!! -just rewatched "Battlefield Earth"(it's awful) and them humans can fly Harriers VSTOL aircraft after 1000 years in storage so I am sure the Chinese can do somewhat better- and can lob MiG15's at those F35s.LMAO- and I am having some red wine with pasta after a hard week- so don't hurt me.
 

by78

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A nice magazine scan of J-7FS.

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F.L.

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Does anyone know more about these early production J-7Is ? Why do they have such a big canopy ?
These are not J-7s from the very beginning (Type 62, J-7 without suffix), because they already have two cannons and a parachute at the base of the tail. So characteristics of J-7I.
PLAAF J-7 (3487 red, 70004) at Beijing (17 October 2013).jpgPLAAF J-7 (80139 red) at Shanghai - Oriental Green Boat Park (15 August 2022).jpgPLAAF J-7 at Shanghai - Oriental Green Boat Park (13 March 2011).jpg
 
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