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Shorter link to Rene's picture is this one: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled ... 0701049/L/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Every picture on A.net has such a short link, just look right above the picture...

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If you are looking for military airplanes in China the best options are museums as photographing around military airbases are strictly forbidden and a Western face between Chinese people already attract attention.

Around Shanghai there is a Military museum located some 40km west where they display a russion carrier look-alike with all kinds of military jets on the flight deck. You can see it at Google Earth at 36 06 18 18N 121 00 51 12E

Also I remember a small fun park wit a J6 presented in the city itself

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P.Terlouw wrote:IAround Shanghai there is a Military museum located some 40km west where they display a russion carrier look-alike with all kinds of military jets on the flight deck. You can see it at Google Earth at 36 06 18 18N 121 00 51 12E
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Isn't that the ex-Russian Navy Kiev-class aircraft carrier that was actually BOUGHT by a Chinese entrepreneur and TOWED to China?? In that case, it's not a look-alike but the real thing :wink:
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P.Terlouw wrote: Around Shanghai there is a Military museum located some 40km west where they display a russion carrier look-alike with all kinds of military jets on the flight deck. You can see it at Google Earth at 36 06 18 18N 121 00 51 12E


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Little (important) typo: It's at 31 06'N.
It was build in situ in the current Amusement Park Dong Fang Lu Zhou and now has about 6 Q5s, a Mi-8 and a J6:

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Jaap wrote:It was build in situ in the current Amusement Park Dong Fang Lu Zhou and now has about 6 Q5s, a Mi-8 and a J6:
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Ingenious people, the Chinese :cool:

For the record, whatever happened to the REAL russian carrier? Anyone?
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frank kramer wrote:For the record, whatever happened to the REAL russian carrier? Anyone?
Actually there are two real ex Soviet carriers in China:
The Kiev is also an amusement park and the (never finished) Varyag is now being finished as a genuine Chinese a/c carrier.

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Jaap, you're forgetting the Minsk, which is in use as an museum near Shenzhen. while the Kiev is used as part of an amusement park near Tianjin

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J-6 in amusement park

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Hiya all,
P.Terlouw wrote: Also I remember a small fun park wit a J6 presented in the city itself
This one is in the aformentioned Jinjiang Amusement Park, right next to the Aviation Center.

If anyone can profide me with the identity of this one pls ?

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Supporting todays Olympic torch relay through Yangzhou was PLAAF AS332L1 Super Puma 2151. 8)

Probably all torch relays have a (camera) heli flying over at the end of the relay, so go get him!

EDIT: picture at http://www.scramble.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41813
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Does anyone have experience with mil spotting at Hainan (Sanya/Haikou)? PM is also welcome.

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Any spotting experience in Hochimin?
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P.Terlouw wrote:

Also I remember a small fun park wit a J6 presented in the city itself



This one is in the aformentioned Jinjiang Amusement Park, right next to the Aviation Center.

If anyone can profide me with the identity of this one pls ?
Here a picture of that J6. It is the 10604. I took the picture in december 2003

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For the Chinese questions maybe the following link is a nice one:
http://www.scramble.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38491

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jfaltena wrote:For the Chinese questions maybe the following link is a nice one:
http://www.scramble.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=38491
You're right. I'm going to merge both topics ;-)

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Hotels in Beijing

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Not sure if the following questions belongs in this forum. My brother and I are going to Beijing in May. We are supposed to travel with Emirates via Dubai leaving from Düsseldorf. For the moment we are looking for a place to stay in the Chinese capital. Could anyone of you recommend an airport hotel? Is it wise to stay in the center of Beijing and commute to and from the airport? Is it difficult to get to the runways and do some spotting? What are your experiences?
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