Air Force Aviation University
中国人民解放军空军航空大学 | |||||||
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Former names | Northeast China Democratic United Army Aviation School | ||||||
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| Motto | 砺志、尚武、博学、精训 | ||||||
| Type | Military university | ||||||
| Established | 1946[1] | ||||||
| Affiliation |  PLA Air Force | ||||||
| President | Bai Chongming | ||||||
Academic staff | 894[1] | ||||||
| Location | , , | ||||||
| Campus | 1,900 hectares (4,700 acres) | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国人民解放军空军航空大学 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國人民解放軍空軍航空大學 | ||||||
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The People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University (Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军航空大学) is a military university in Changchun, Jilin, China.[2]
As of fall 2014, the university has 7 campuses, consists of 7 departments, covers a total area of 36,000 mu, with more than 19,000,000 square meters of floor space.
History[edit]
The People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University was originally established by the People's Liberation Army in 1946 as the "Northeastern Democratic United Army Aviation School" (Chinese: 东北民主联军航空学校).[1]
On 9 June 2004, the Air Force Changchun Flight Academy (Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军长春飞行学院), Air Force Second Aviation Academy (Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军第二航空学院), Air Force Seventh Flight Academy (Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军第七飞行学院) merged to form the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation University.[1]
On 28 April 2012, the Air Force Thirteenth Flight Academy (Chinese: 中国人民解放军空军第十三飞行学院) merged into the university.[1]
Academic structure[edit]
- Department of Aerospace Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Aerospace Ordnance Engineering
- Department of Aerospace Control Engineering
- Department of Airline Electronic Engineering
- Department of Air Reconnaissance Intelligence
- Department of Military Simulation Engineering
- Department of Aviation Lifesaving
Library collections[edit]
The PLA Air Force Aviation University's total collection amounts to more than 612,000 items.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Li Ming (Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering)
- Yang Liwei
- Zhai Zhigang
- Fei Junlong
- Nie Haisheng
- Liu Boming
- Jing Haipeng
- Liu Yang
- Wang Yaping
- Yu Xu
- Tang Hongbo
- Fang Ziyi
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "空軍航空大學". China's National Defense Ministry (in Chinese). 2007-08-24. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ^ "飞行学院介绍：空军航空大学". China's National Defense Ministry (in Chinese). 2009-09-09. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
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