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    Modern Chinese Warplanes. Harpia Publishing

    in Reference material

    Posted

    Thanks a lot for this very nice review and for all interested - maybe some might not know me; I'm the author - here is also an animated preview available for this book (see below) which is part two of a complete set of directories for all three Chinese Air Arms:

    Part 1 on the Chinese Naval Aviation:

    http://www.harpia-publishing.com/galleries/MCWNavAir/index.html

     

    Part 2 on the PLAAF as reviewed above:

    http://www.harpia-publishing.com/galleries/MCW18/index.html

     

    ... and part 3 on the Army Aviation will follow in late April 2019:

    http://www.harpia-publishing.com/futurebooks

     

     

    Best,

    Andreas = Deino

     

     

     

    Two new books on Chinese Military Aircraft and the PLAAF

    in Magazines & Books

    Posted

    Just found :wink: :wink: ... by David L. Veres !

    http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/ref/cp/book_cp_dragon.shtml

    In introducing his book, Andreas Rupprecht candidly identifies rapidly changing events as the chief obstacle to accurately chronicling Chinese aviation history.

    "New developments are happening in China all of the time," he writes, "and one can be certain that new information will appear immediately afterwards. That is the risk one has to take."

    I, for one, am glad he took that chance: Rupprecht penned Dragon's Wings, his thoroughly informative, highly entertaining chronicle from Classic – an imprint of Ian Allan Publishing.

    Subtitled "Chinese Fighter and Bomber Aircraft Development", the lavishly illustrated, 224-page account details development of frontline combat types. Most intriguingly, it also reveals numerous secret Chinese projects. And along the way, it corrects many myths, mistakes and misimpressions.

    Coverage begins with the earliest Soviet jets in PLAAF/PLNAF service, segues to licensed production of MiG-17 and MiG-19 variants, recaps the native JJ-1 trainer, and continues with the first largely indigenous fighter designs and MiG-21 developments.

    That's where Rupprecht unearths nuggets like the Dong Feng (DF) 107 and DF-113 – advanced concepts that confirmed maturing Chinese design talents. But when they failed to achieve production, China successfully developed domestic derivatives of the MiG-21F – the Chengdu-built J-7, the vastly enlarged J-8 and, eventually, the almost unrecognizably related FC-1/JF-17 "Thunder".

    Next comes a fascinating chapter on further "In-House" projects. Coverage thereafter hits crescendo with sections on today's modern Chinese designs – the stillborn J-9, world-class J-10 and stealth J-20. Some of these allegedly equal the best world's best warplanes. Did Israel materially aid J-10 development? The author's research offers no definitive answer.

    I especially enjoyed Rupprecht's segue into strike, attack and bomber types – notably Q-5 and H-6 variants, my personal favorites. How about that turboprop Il-10? And that torpedo-carrying Q-5B? Or that Xi'an H-7 study? The last resembled a hybrid Tu-16 and B-52!

    Dozens of rare photos, color profiles and helpful sidebars augment text. Charts conveniently distill variant details. And Bai Wei's digital illustrations of Chinese projects provide intriguing peeks at what might have been.

    Our Chinese cups truly runneth over. And this volume perfectly complements other recent references – including Chinese Air Power (Midland), Chinese Air Power (Harpia) and Chinese Aircraft (Hikoki).

    But with extensive coverage of key designs – almost a medley of monographs – Classic's Dragon's Wings stands apart. Author Rupprecht offers plenty of previously unseen information for a truly compelling chronicle. I really enjoyed this enormously informative effort.

    Roundly recommended!



    CHeers, Deino

    Two new books on Chinese Military Aircraft and the PLAAF

    in Magazines & Books

    Posted

    I would like to introduce to new books I was working one during the last years .... :rolleyes:

    The first one to be published soon as a handbook of the current PLAAF:

    Modern Chinese Air Power - People’s Liberation Army Air Forces - On sale 29 Oct 2012

    Much of the fascination that Chinese military aviation holds for the analyst and enthusiast stems from the thick veil of secrecy that surrounds it. This uniquely compact yet comprehensive directory serves as a magnificently illustrated, in-depth analysis and directory of modern Chinese air power. It is organised in three parts: the most important military aircraft and their weapons found in Chinese service today; aircraft markings and serial number systems; and orders of battle for the People's Liberation Army Air Force and Naval Air Force. The study includes the latest developments emerging from behind the 'Bamboo Curtain', including the J-20 stealth fighter programme and other indigenous projects that are equipping a rapidly modernising air arm. The centrepiece consists of almost 100 fully illustrated pages detailing the organisational structure of the Air Force and Naval Aviation, providing an easy-to-use review of all known flying units, their equipment and their markings. No other book has ever attempted to present this level of accuracy in this way: 'Modern Chinese Air Power' portrays the PLAAF and the PLANAF in a degree of detail that was previously unavailable.


    http://www.harpia-publishing.com/node/117


    And the second one a bit later, which just came out last month year more related to the aircraft types and esp. the failed projects:

    As China continues its rise as a world power, there is growing interest in its military aviation. Very little has been published in the past on the subject because of the difficulty of obtaining information, but aviation authors Tony Buttler and Andreas Rupprecht have been researching this subject together for a number of years, both from the perspective of their interest in the Chinese aircraft and also through an interest in Chinese secret aviation projects. They have now amassed enough material to put together a book on Chinese fighter and bomber aircraft development since Mao's Communist Party took control of the country in 1949. The book examines the design and development of the country's major military combat aircraft (fighters, bombers, attack aircraft, antisubmarine) since the industry became established after the Second World War, plus a good number of design proposals which, for whatever reason, were rejected or abandoned. The text is supplemented with photographs, line drawings, and color artwork of the aircraft.


    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dragons-Wings-Andreas-Rupprecht/dp/1906537364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346936658&sr=8-1

    Anyway It's finally done .... and I hope You like it,

    Deino :drink:

    1/48th Xian JH-7A Flying Leopard...

    in Work in Progress - Aircraft

    Posted

    Hey ... that's simply incredible !! :jump_fire: ... keep up that work. :worthy:

    Here's a link to Sentinel Chicken's (JP Santiago) profiles of the JH-7 that were published International Air Power Review including an unbuilt single seater, the electronic warfare version and the green TV show one. http://airlinebuzz.com/forums/blog.php?b=116

    I did the review kit as Aircraft 081 at the top of the profile page but only had the boxart to work from which got the underside, rear panels around the engines and fin flash colours wrong so mine looks weird!

    Paul Harrison

    Nice for quoting my report, but just one minor correction: The one with the longer nose in brown is not a single seater, but a "concept" or You might say "what-if" of the original PLAAF-version with a side-by-side cockpit arrangement. Sadly there's no photo available of this version and this profile is based on the few reports I know. However following latest info I got, this version was to feature not a F-111/Su-24-style canopy but more a A-6-like one ! :huh:

    Anyway... I will follow this one ....

    CHeers, Deino

    Trumpeter new 1/72 J-20

    in Aircraft Modern

    Posted

    That's alot of panel lines for a "wanna-be" stealth aircraft :D

    Looks nice but too bad about the Weps bay.

    Mike V

    Come on ... both the F-22 and F-35 have a lot more panel lines than this one and no-one has any daubts that both are "stealthy".

    Besides that I agree with You about the missing weapons bays and especialyl the missing brake on the back-spine ! :(

    Deino

    The Black Project Discussion

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    I can understand the hype around the larger kits from Trumpeter and esp. this one .... but are there any rumors for the small-scale guys (1/72) ??? ... and even some of them could be quite large !

    So what about a new B-52 or even better B-1 ... or an update of the Tu-16 to make the latest H-6-versions like the H-6H and esp. the H-6K. ... or what about some transports like the Y-7 and Y-8 ... and then the KJ-200 ?????

    I also hope for some new smaller birds like the Chinese J-7-series, the Q-5 ... !!

    So please Mr. Song ....

    Deino

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