The naval version of the JL-9 Mountain Eagle trainer jet is being modified to enable it to train Chinese aircraft carrier jet pilots on an actual aircraft carrier at a time when China is in urgent need of training more aircraft carrier jet pilots, as its second carrier was just commissioned last year, reports said on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Read full Naval News at this link ...
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| Two JL-9 fighter trainer jets attached to a regiment of the PLA Naval Aviation Academy take off for a flight training course near the Bohai Gulf on May 4, 2018. (Picture source China MoD) |
