This Rare Cockpit Video Of Chinese Fighter Pilots Dogfighting Offers Unique Insights

Published Jul 15, 2020 12:21 PM EDT

In-cockpit footage of actual air combat training always makes great viewing, however, a new video offers rare insight into Chinese fighter operations making it even more engaging. This intense clip posted online by China’s People’s Daily newspaper shows People’s Liberation Army Air Force pilots turning and burning in Chengdu J-10 multi-role fighters.

The full version of the video can be seen here. Without the overdubbed music, the English communications are easy to hear.

The People’s Daily Twitter post states: “The Northern Theater Command brigade in the video is known for its notable combat record, having shot down or damaged 67 warplanes in the Korean War against the US.”

The full video seems to include some stock footage, but the main in-cockpit sequences appear to have been shot from inside two-seat J-10AS variants, the combat-capable training version of the original J-10A. This would indicate that the aircraft depicted are from the 34th Air Brigade based at Qihe, in Shandong province. This base comes under China’s Northern Theater Command (NTC) and is home to the 34th Air Brigade, which is the only unit equipped with both the J-10A and AS versions within this command.

One of the most interesting aspects of the footage is that it apparently confirms Chinese fighter pilots use English to communicate in these kinds of engagements, unless the words have been overdubbed on the footage. It has long been thought that PLAAF fighter pilots use English, but it has never been officially confirmed.

The pilots in this clip use radio callsigns “Jaeger 1 and 2” and common air combat language, such as “tally,” which means they have made visual contact with the other aircraft, and “Fox 2” which means firing a close-range heat-seeking missile.

Also of note in the video is the overlay of a situational display and head-up display, albeit with some critical information being obscured. In addition, a forward-facing camera has the aircraft’s main console similarly obscured.

All told, even in this short clip, there is plenty of interesting information to be observed, as well as some good old-fashioned air-to-air adrenaline and exuberance as J-10 pilots train together and hone their “dogfighting” skills.

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发布于美国东部时间2020年7月15日下午12:21

实战训练的座舱视角视频总是引人入胜，而一段新发布的视频则提供了难得一见的中国战斗机作战视角，使其更具吸引力。这段由中国《人民日报》发布在网上的精彩视频显示，解放军空军飞行员驾驶成都歼-10多用途战斗机进行机动和空战。

完整版视频可在此处观看。去掉后期配乐后，英语对话清晰易​​懂。

《人民日报》推特帖子称：“视频中的北方战区旅以其卓越的战斗记录而闻名，在朝鲜战争中击落或击伤了67架美军战机。”

完整视频似乎包含一些素材片段，但主要的座舱内镜头似乎是从双座型歼-10AS（歼-10A的作战教练机版本）内部拍摄的。这表明视频中的飞机来自驻扎在山东省齐河市的第34航空旅。该基地隶属于中国北方战区，第34航空旅是北方战区内唯一同时装备歼-10A和歼-10AS两种型号的部队。

这段视频最引人注目之处在于，它似乎证实了中国战斗机飞行员在类似交战中使用英语进行交流，除非视频中的语音是后期配音的。长期以来，人们一直认为中国空军战斗机飞行员使用英语，但这一点从未得到官方证实。

这段视频中的飞行员使用无线电呼号“Jaeger 1 和 2”以及常见的空战术语，例如“tally”，表示他们已经与另一架飞机建立了目视联系，以及“Fox 2”，表示发射近程红外制导导弹。

视频中还值得注意的是，画面上叠加了态势显示和抬头​​显示器，尽管一些关键信息被遮挡了。此外，前置摄像头拍摄的飞机主控台也同样被遮挡了。

总而言之，即使在这段短片中，也有很多有趣的信息值得观察，以及J-10飞行员一起训练、磨练“空战”技能时展现出的老式空战肾上腺素飙升和激情澎湃的场面。

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