China News Service, Beijing, January 29 (Liu Xiaoyu and Gao Sifeng) According to the spokesperson of the Chinese Air Force, Colonel Xie Peng, on the morning of the 29th, seven J-10 performance aircraft of the August 1st Aerobatic Demonstration Team of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force flew from a certain place in the northwest. Take off from the airport and go to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to participate in the 2nd Saudi International Defense Exhibition held from February 4th to 8th and perform an air show.
This is the tenth time that the performance team has flown abroad to show off the style of China's "Blue Sky Honor Guard". During the transition, the Chinese Air Force dispatched a Yunyou-20 aircraft to accompany the mission formation for aerial refueling.
The Chinese Air Force's August 1st Aerobatic Demonstration Team has been established for more than 60 years. It has successively equipped J-5, J-6, JJ-5, J-7EB, J-7GB, J-10, and J-10C performance aircraft, and has provided services to more than 170 countries. More than 700 flight performances were conducted with more than 700 delegations from the region. In recent years, the Air Force's August 1st Aerobatic Team has continued to go abroad and fly to the world stage, becoming messengers of peace, culture and friendship.
On its first visit to Saudi Arabia, the Chinese Air Force's Bayi Aerobatic Team conducted an on-site inspection of the mission airport environment and carefully choreographed the flight performance based on the environmental characteristics and flight plan. In terms of the color selection of the smoke, this performance specifically added green, which represents the Saudi Arabian flag and symbolizes peace and friendship. The members of the performance team expressed their confidence to present the most exciting flight performance during the official performance and demonstrate the Chinese Air Force's enterprising and excellence-oriented image on the international stage. (over)