Xpeng Huitian's "Land Aircraft Carrier" flying car will be unveiled at the air show. Photo courtesy of the organizer
Yesterday morning, the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition press conference was held in Beijing, Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Executive Vice Governor Zhang Hu attended the press conference to introduce the 15th China Airshow related information and highlights.
Zhang Hu said that with the approval of the competent national authorities, the 15th China Airshow will be held in Zhuhai from November 12 to 17, jointly sponsored by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. This year's air show actively expands the four platform functions of "international exchanges, global cooperation", "high-end manufacturing", "Hong Kong and Macao integration into the overall development of the country", "popular science education, patriotism education", benchmarks the world-class air show, and will carefully prepare a blue sky event with richer content, more exciting activities, more powerful guarantees and more convenient visits.
Scale multiplication
The air show space was increased to 450,000 square meters
In terms of air show space, Zhang Hu said that the scale of the air show space has doubled. The implementation of the "five major projects" of the air show venue optimization and upgrading, the air show space from 100,000 square meters to 450,000 square meters, two new exhibition halls, a total of 13 exhibition halls, indoor exhibition area of 120,000 square meters. Among them, in order to comply with the trend of rapid development of unmanned systems, the UAV unmanned ship demonstration area (Doumen Lianzhou) of China Airshow was opened for the first time, covering an area of about 330,000 square meters; The newly expanded Jinfengtai viewing area has greatly expanded the space for watching the air show.
In terms of static display, Zhang Hu said that this air show has set up seven theme exhibition areas (halls), including low-altitude economic pavilion, commercial aircraft industry pavilion, civil aviation industry exhibition area, commercial aerospace exhibition area, new materials and application exhibition area, and the exhibits cover "land, sea, air, space, electricity, and network" in all dimensions, and a number of "high, refined, and cutting-edge" exhibits representing the world's advanced level were collectively unveiled. The members of the organizing committee will bring more new exhibits, new technologies and new achievements to the large-scale exhibition, and some of the exhibits will be "the first exhibition" to display the innovative achievements in the field of aerospace and defense in the mainland in an all-round way.
"Zone 2"
Demonstrate drones, unmanned ships, and unmanned systems
Yesterday morning, the reporter learned from the press conference that Xiaopeng Huitian's "land aircraft carrier" flying car and the precious "native products" brought back by mankind's first treasure digging on the far side of the moon will be unveiled at the expo.
It is understood that for the first time, the "second exhibition area" was opened up at this air show, which was dedicated to displaying unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned ships, and unmanned systems. The "second exhibition area" is located in Zhuhai Lianzhou General Airport, which is more than 50 kilometers north of Zhuhai Air Exhibition Center.
"One of the highlights of this exhibition area is that a large number of UAV and unmanned ship technology companies representing China's highest level and latest technology are actively participating in the exhibition." Huang Zhihao, director of the Zhuhai Executive Committee of Airshow China and mayor of Zhuhai, said at the meeting that for example, there is Xiaopeng Huitian's "land aircraft carrier" flying car, which is the world's first split flying car. In terms of unmanned ships, Zhuhai Yunzhou Intelligent Company, the country's largest unmanned boat company, will carry a large number of unmanned boats to make a concentrated appearance, including unmanned patrol boats, security patrol unmanned boats, marine exploration unmanned boats and other models. ”
In addition, Li Yang, deputy director of the News and Publicity Office of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (CNSA), said at the meeting that the Zhuhai Forum will also be held during the air show.
In particular, Li Yang also said that the lunar soil samples brought back by the high-profile lunar exploration project Chang'e-6 mission will be unveiled at the China Aerospace booth at this year's Zhuhai Air Show. You can witness the precious "native products" brought back by the first treasure digging on the far side of the moon for the first time. The Chang'e-6 return capsule will also be unveiled.
weapons
A systematic demonstration of the strength of the Air Force, and new fighters will appear
Yesterday morning, Lieutenant General Yu Qingjiang, deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force, introduced the characteristics and highlights of the People's Air Force at the Expo. He said that the new types of combat opportunities developed by the Air Force in recent years have made public appearances, and many weapons and equipment have made their debuts.
With regard to the exhibition of weapons and equipment that the society is concerned about, Yu Qingjiang said that on the basis of the previous air shows, we will continue to increase the number of air-ground equipment displays and flight display items. First, in terms of static display, it will distinguish between four sections: "air supremacy and air strike, unmanned and anti-unmanned combat, strategic projection and airdrop airborne, early warning detection and air defense and anti-missile", to systematically show the strength of the air force, and many equipment are making their debut. Second, in terms of flight displays, the Air Force has made public appearances of new types of combat opportunities that have been developed in recent years, and have intuitively demonstrated their capabilities in long-range strategic projection and air strikes. In addition, the army, navy and other fraternal units will also send equipment to the exhibition.
There are numbers
Take the Guangzhou-Zhuhai intercity light rail to the air show center
Regarding the public's concern about "how to go to the exhibition and how to buy tickets", Huang Zhihao gave a detailed answer.
There are "three new changes" in the transportation of this year's air show. The first change is that the Guangzhou-Zhuhai intercity light rail directly to the Zhuhai Airshow Center, from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan and other cities, you can take the light rail directly to the Zhuhai Airshow Center, the exit of the intercity station is only 300 meters away from the airshow hall, which is very convenient.
The second change is that the Jinhai Bridge was officially opened to traffic this year, adding a new highway from Hengqin to Zhuhai Airport, which can directly reach the Zhuhai Airshow Center.
The third change is that there will be two exhibition areas this year, so that visitors can have more choices, and the on-site traffic will be smoother and more convenient. The Zhuhai Municipal Government organized the traffic management department, traffic police, urban management, etc., in order to facilitate the transportation during the air show, took a lot of new measures, including the addition of parking lots, the new parking spaces of the Zhuhai Space Center and the Zhuhai Airport Comprehensive Transportation Hub Parking Lot, and opened a number of air show buses in Zhuhai City, and at the same time, in order to facilitate the audience from Hong Kong and Macao to reach the air exhibition hall more conveniently and quickly, a special bus stop has been added at the Zhuhai port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, and Hong Kong and Macao visitors can take the special bus directly to the air exhibition hall. Macao visitors can also enter the country through the Hengqin Port and take the rail transit directly to the Zhuhai Airshow Center at the Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Hengqin Station.
For the first time, overseas ticket purchase channels were opened for this year's air show
Regarding the ticketing service, Huang Zhihao said at the meeting that this year's air show mainly provides more heart-warming ticketing services for the audience from three aspects. First, there are more ways to purchase tickets. In addition to the official website of "Airshow China" and the ticketing channel of WeChat official account, the WeChat applet and App of "Zhuhai Airshow" have also opened the ticket purchase port, and tickets can be purchased on PC and mobile phones.
Second, overseas ticket purchase channels are more convenient. For the first time, this year's air show opened overseas ticket purchase channels and launched the function of overseas credit card ticket purchase. Hong Kong and Macao compatriots can use the Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents to purchase tickets for admission. China Southern Airlines' overseas ticketing outlets cover five continents around the world, and international friends who care about the China Airshow can purchase tickets at these outlets through their passports, and the international service will be upgraded.
Third, the facial recognition function is faster. This year's airshow will continue to use the real-name system for ticket purchase, and visitors can complete information registration in advance through their mobile phones, and quickly enter the venue through facial recognition, which will further shorten the waiting time in line.
Written by: Nandu reporter Yang Wenjun