The jets are part of China’s fleet of third-generation lightweight multi-role fighter aircraft and are powered by Russian AL-31F engines.
A Shaanxi Y-9 transport aircraft was shown taking off and landing at a high-altitude airport. The Y-9 can carry 106 passengers or 132 troops at one time.
The smooth flights by the warplanes suggested the air force had overcome the engine’s high-altitude problems
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