China’s Air Force: from Shield to Sword

... modern global level worthy of a superpower – was essentially achieved. www.xjkunlun.cn P-51 Mustang, the first PLAAF fighters As a result the profile of the PLAAF was quite extraordinary – at its first air display, on 1 October 1949 (to ... ... family, installed in Chinese-made Y-8 aircraft. www.fvjs.cn H-6K bomber (based on the copy of the Tu-16) PLAAF A multitude of UAVs, including large-scale types, are being developed with an eye to American and Israeli equivalents. One landmark success in ...