Recently a number of Chinese Navy aircraft started to appear with what looks like new numbers painted on. Most databases and websites quote these long numbers as codes, but I wonder if this is some new kind of serial system. I have only seen a few examples so far, and it is too few to draw any conclusion as to the meaning of the digits. However all start with a H, have 7 digits and the last two are displayed large on the aircraft. It certainly are not construction numbers. Also, the J-15 seems to have squadron markings on the tail, so maybe interesting to see if this at some point changes with the numbers remaining the same.
Some examples:
Harbin Z-9F H5373061/61
Shenyang J-15D H1104194/94
Harbin Y-9 H3031023/23 (long number quoted but not visible on picture)
Shaanxi Y-8 H2032082/82 (long number quoted but not visible on picture)
Has anybody seen more of these, any ideas about meaning?
Emergence of Chinese Navy military serials?
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Re: Emergence of Chinese Navy military serials?
Some more:
Harbin Z-20F H5073138/38
3x J-15 ... all have such a number, but not readable
Shenyang J-15T H1104206/06 c/n 020031
Changhe Z-8CJ 8C-21/21 - this one is very different..
Harbin Z-20F H5073138/38
3x J-15 ... all have such a number, but not readable
Shenyang J-15T H1104206/06 c/n 020031
Changhe Z-8CJ 8C-21/21 - this one is very different..
Re: Emergence of Chinese Navy military serials?
Here is a list of what I have been able to find so far through Airliners and jetphotos. It seems to have started about 2 years ago.
1 - fighters
2 - special purpose/patrol some kind
3 - transport
4 - trainer
5 - helicopter
Then two or three digits that are linked to the type and subtype.
The last three digits a sequential number. The highest is 206 for a J-15T which would indicate they have over 200 of them already?
Noteworthy is that I have not been able to find any such numbers on the Z-8/Z-18s, nor on any of the larger planes (Y-8, Y-9). Two were quoted with such a number though, so perhaps it is painted on, but just not visible on pictures.
Another note, Z-9DQ H5374043 has it painted on like that, though H5364043 would be more in sequence. Not sure what to think of that.
All the Z-9 construction numbers are from older pictures. Since the introduction of the serials the construction numbers have been removed from the tails.
registration code cn type H1081010 10 J-11BH H1084095 95 J-11BSH H1104193 93 0103 J-15D H1104194 94 J-15D H1104206 06 020031 J-15T H1104210 10 J-15T H4712006 06 "1450743164006" JL-8 H4712037 37 JL-8 H4712038 38 JL-8 H4712039 39 JL-8 H5342026 26 Ka-28 H2032082 82 Y-8Q H3031023 23 Y-9 H2011010 10 561808 Y-9/KJ100 38 Z18FA-11 Z-18FA 43? Z18FA-16 Z-18FA H5073138 38 Z-20F H5073142 42 Z-20F 65 Z8J-007 Z-8J 67 Z8J-009 Z-8J 9516 Z8JH-001 Z-8JH H5364073 73 Z9-0398 Z-9D 9746 Z9-0399 Z-9D H5364074 74 Z9-0399 Z-9D H5364075 75 Z9-0585 Z-9D H5364076 76 Z9-0586 Z-9D H5364077 77 Z-9D H5364079 79 Z9-0589 Z-9D H5364082 Z-9D H5374043 43 Z-9DQ H5363086 86 Z9-0787 Z-9DQ H5363092 92 Z-9DQ 92 Z9-0788 Z-9DQ H5363093 93 Z9-0789 Z-9DQ 94 Z9-0790 Z-9DQ 95 Z9-0791 Z-9DQ 96 Z9-0792 Z-9DQ 98 Z9-0794 Z-9DQ H5363099 99 Z9-0795 Z-9DQ 01 Z9-0796 Z-9DQ H5373061 61 Z-9F H5373062 62 Z9-0799 Z-9FThere certainly seems to be a system in this. This first digit may denote role:
1 - fighters
2 - special purpose/patrol some kind
3 - transport
4 - trainer
5 - helicopter
Then two or three digits that are linked to the type and subtype.
The last three digits a sequential number. The highest is 206 for a J-15T which would indicate they have over 200 of them already?
Noteworthy is that I have not been able to find any such numbers on the Z-8/Z-18s, nor on any of the larger planes (Y-8, Y-9). Two were quoted with such a number though, so perhaps it is painted on, but just not visible on pictures.
Another note, Z-9DQ H5374043 has it painted on like that, though H5364043 would be more in sequence. Not sure what to think of that.
All the Z-9 construction numbers are from older pictures. Since the introduction of the serials the construction numbers have been removed from the tails.