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Chinese Air Force's flight academy starts using Hongdu L-15 Falcon training and light attack aircraft.
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For
the first time, Chinese-made supersonic fighters are being used at the
People's Liberation Army's Air Force's flight academy to reform pilot
training, the state-media reported Tuesday, March 10. The fighter is "low
lost, highly efficient, safe and simple to use and maintain,"
the PLA Daily, the Chinese military's mouthpiece, said. Currently, flight
instructors are the only ones capable of piloting the aircraft. |
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 People's Liberation Army's Air Force's Hongdu L-15 "Falcon" light attack and training aircraft |
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After
training more instructors, the supersonic fighters will become a new training
model at the flight academy.
Previously, cadets spent one or two years in the air force before receiving supersonic fighter training after graduation. Following the reform, the air force's pressure to train supersonic pilots will be somewhat alleviated and the limited training resources will be focused on real combat drills, the report said. An Air Force officer
said the introduction of supersonic fighters can shorten the training
span between academies and the military, further elevate training instructors'
tactics level, "greatly shorten pilots' training cycle" and
give full play to the capacity of current armaments. |
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