Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China | 10 J-10s formed the "71" formation to pay tribute to the centenary birthday pilots tell the little-known story behind
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: In today's (July 1st) flight celebration performance, 10 F-10 performance aircrafts of the Air Force’s Bayi Aerobatic Team formed the word "71" and flew over Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in a unique way. Pay tribute to the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China.
As China's "Blue Sky Guard of Honor", what is the significance of forming this special digital formation?
What are the little-known stories behind it?
This is the picture of the plane taking off on the morning of July 1.
Several J-10 performance planes took off in three formations, quickly assembled in the air, formed the "71" according to the predetermined plan, and flew over Tiananmen Square.
As a unit that has been reviewed by the party and the people many times, the Air Force’s Bayi Aerobatic Team has participated in military parades 5 times, participated in the China Air Show 8 times, and has gone abroad to perform air performances many times. This is the first time.
Different from the digital formation of helicopters, the J-10 is a third-generation fighter independently developed by my country, and its high-speed performance has brought a lot of challenges to the formation.
In order to achieve the best viewing effect, the performance team has adjusted the formation plan several times.
Zhang Xiaoguang, a member of the performance team, was just selected from other units of the Air Force to the Air Force Bayi Aerobatic Team on April 27 this year.
He told reporters that from the "Red Sword" and "Gold Helmet" training grounds to the celebration of the centenary of the founding of the party, although the fierce battle of bayonet to become popular is missing, the sacredness and solemnity of flying over Tiananmen still made him feel more honored.
At the end of the interview, Zhang Xiaoguang also told reporters that although the flight celebration mission for the centennial celebration of the founding of the party was completed, his road to flight performance has just begun. In the coming days, he and his comrades will use the most handsome and mighty The "Blue Sky Guard of Honor" performed the most exciting "national gift".
We also look forward to their appearance again.