spotting around china

ehusmann · Post by **ehusmann** » 23 Feb 2008, 12:41

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...

Erwin

P.Terlouw · Post by **P.Terlouw** » 23 Feb 2008, 13:21

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

Greetings

frank kramer · Post by **frank kramer** » 23 Feb 2008, 15:29

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
Greetings

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

Post by **Jaap** » 23 Feb 2008, 16:17

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

Greetings

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:

Jaap

frank kramer · Post by **frank kramer** » 23 Feb 2008, 16:30

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:
Jaap

Ingenious people, the Chinese

For the record, whatever happened to the REAL russian carrier? Anyone?

Post by **Jaap** » 23 Feb 2008, 19:22

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.

Jaap

Hans · Post by **Hans** » 25 Feb 2008, 21:27

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

Hans

biesenbeek · Post by **biesenbeek** » 26 Feb 2008, 13:27

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 ?

Thx,
Rene

RogierV · Post by **RogierV** » 26 May 2008, 13:10

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

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

RogierV · Post by **RogierV** » 28 May 2008, 03:59

Does anyone have experience with mil spotting at Hainan (Sanya/Haikou)? PM is also welcome.

~Maybe any USN EP-3's expected?

05P51 · Post by **05P51** » 28 May 2008, 04:40

Any spotting experience in Hochimin?

P.Terlouw · Post by **P.Terlouw** » 28 May 2008, 21:17

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

jfaltena · Post by **jfaltena** » 02 Jun 2008, 18:38

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

Grtz, John

Hans · Post by **Hans** » 03 Jun 2008, 08:42

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

Hans

United 777 · Post by **United 777** » 25 Mar 2009, 22:23

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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