Some 70 new Chinese and international aircraft will be exhibited at the eighth international air show in Zhuhai, China. The fair, which runs from November 16 through November 21, will be attended by 600 aircraft manufacturers and other industry heavyweights, including many global leaders in the field.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaSome 70 new Chinese and international aircraft will be exhibited at the eighth international air show in Zhuhai, China. The fair, which runs from November 16 through November 21, will be attended by 600 aircraft manufacturers and other industry heavyweights, including many global leaders in the field.
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Some 70 new Chinese and international aircraft will be exhibited at the eighth international air show in Zhuhai, China. The fair, which runs from November 16 through November 21, will be attended by 600 aircraft manufacturers and other industry heavyweights, including many global leaders in the field.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe Tiangong 1 spacecraft will perform the first ever Chinese space docking after its scheduled launch in 2011.
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The Tiangong 1 spacecraft will perform the first ever Chinese space docking after its scheduled launch in 2011.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaChina has already officially started developing a space station that is intended to become operational in 2020. Photo: Model of the Chinese space station on a 1:10 scale.
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China has already officially started developing a space station that is intended to become operational in 2020. Photo: Model of the Chinese space station on a 1:10 scale.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe Beidou navigation system, an analogue of American GPS and Russian GLONASS, was started in 2000, with the first satellite put into orbit in 2007.
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The Beidou navigation system, an analogue of American GPS and Russian GLONASS, was started in 2000, with the first satellite put into orbit in 2007.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaDuring the third phase of its lunar program, China plans to develop and launch a lunar rover that is expected to reach the surface of the moon in 2013. Photo: Model of the Chinese lunar rover on a 1:3 scale.
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During the third phase of its lunar program, China plans to develop and launch a lunar rover that is expected to reach the surface of the moon in 2013. Photo: Model of the Chinese lunar rover on a 1:3 scale.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaCarrier rockets used to put Chinese satellites into orbit.
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Carrier rockets used to put Chinese satellites into orbit.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe LY-60D ground-based anti-aircraft system.
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The LY-60D ground-based anti-aircraft system.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe F-2 high-precision missile.
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The F-2 high-precision missile.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe WJ-600 unpiloted aircraft.
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The WJ-600 unpiloted aircraft.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaV-750
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V-750
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe ASN-209 Chinese multi-functional unpiloted aircraft.
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The ASN-209 Chinese multi-functional unpiloted aircraft.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe Airbus A380, currently the world’s largest passenger airliner, after arrival in Zhuhai.
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The Airbus A380, currently the world’s largest passenger airliner, after arrival in Zhuhai.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe Chinese AC-313 helicopter.
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The Chinese AC-313 helicopter.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaSherdils, a Pakistani aerobatics team flying eight Chinese K-8 aircraft, will perform during the fair.
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Sherdils, a Pakistani aerobatics team flying eight Chinese K-8 aircraft, will perform during the fair.
© RIA Novosti . Maria ChaplyginaThe HO-300 Chinese amphibious aircraft.
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The HO-300 Chinese amphibious aircraft.