China Showcases Multilevel Jet Trainers

In a first, China displayed its set of indigenous multilevel jet trainers in a joint performance, on Saturday.

“This shows the Chinese military's capability to constantly develop pilots for the country's advanced warplanes including the J-20,” experts were quoted as saying by the local media on Sunday.

A formation consisting of a CJ-6, K-8 and L-15 trainers conducted a flight performance at Nanchang Flight Convention in East China's Jiangxi Province, Hongdu Aviation Industry Group, the manufacturer, said in a statement on its WeChat account.

“Chinese pilot cadets start learning flying from the CJ-6, then advance to the more sophisticated K-8, and finally graduate mastering the L-15,” an anonymous military expert told the Global Times on Sunday.

“The jets are designed so cadets could gradually understand how an aircraft works, how to control and make maneuvers and then apply the techniques in combat,” the expert said.