On 8 February this year, the 1 August Air Force Performance Team, which was invited to attend the second Saudi Arabian World Defense Exhibition, will conduct its last test flight at this exhibition. Under the clear blue sky, six flying robots soared into the sky like soaring dragons, cheering tens of thousands of people. The Chinese Air Force August 1 Air Show Team used a "blue sky dance" to draw a perfect end to the mission, and at the same time expressed the best wishes for the New Year to the motherland in such a special form.
This Saudi Arabian Defense Expo, is China's first in Saudi Arabia held the first air show, through the direct refueling of aircraft, during this time, it danced in the sky with the flight show team from all over the world, for tourists from different countries presented a wonderful performance, including a single low-speed level flight, there are two planes end to end, there are five planes flying horizontally, there are six planes double triangle formation diving, has been praised by foreign friends.
Every time we did all of this and taxied back down the runway, the audience would burst into applause and everyone was cheering us on, cheering us on. He Xiaoli looked at the warm atmosphere in the audience and sighed. Before and after each performance, everyone rushed to take photos with the J-10 display plane, and the featured posters about the J-10 were also popular.
Ma, a sales executive of a Chinese company working in Saudi Arabia, was unable to go back to celebrate the Chinese New Year with his family because of his work. While watching the air show, Director Ma recorded the whole process with his mobile phone, and especially expressed his excitement to his family: "Although I am far away from home, I am still full of confidence and pride, as a descendant of China, there is a country that has taken off behind me!" ”
As part of the parade, the August 1 Air Show Team will also celebrate the New Year abroad with the support of the Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia and the Saudi army. Spring couplets, Year of the Dragon dolls, Chinese knots, lanterns, ......The soldiers had prepared everything they could use to decorate the New Year's mood, and the dumplings prepared by the family were frozen in the freezer.
The Chinese New Year is a festival for family reunions, bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, even if we are far away, we can also feel its richness. This is the first time we have celebrated the New Year abroad, which is a very special and memorable event, which is a unique form for us to send New Year's greetings to our motherland in the unique form of the air police, and at the same time it also demonstrates the determination of the Chinese Air Force to maintain world peace and stability. Wang Dongliang said.
After the test flight was completed that day, all the soldiers posted Spring Festival couplets and the word "Fu" in the rest room, lined up in front of the performance machine, and recorded New Year's greetings. The couplets written by the soldiers not only have a unique flying style, but are also full of hopes and wishes: the streamers depict a scene of prosperity in the air, and the dragon soars to sing the praises of China, and the horizontal inscription: Spring is blooming, beaming with joy.
It is reported that the "August 1st" air show team will officially embark on its return journey on New Year's Day of the Lunar New Year, and during the transfer period, the DF-20 will provide it with fuel and accompanying support in the air.