Up And Away! J-20 and Other Highlights of Airshow China 2018

The highlights of this year’s Airshow China include a mockup of CR929 – an upcoming long-range wide-body twinjet airliner jointly developed by Chinese Comac and Russian United Aircraft Corporation, which is expected to challenge the Airbus and Boeing duopoly in jet airliner market.

The following gallery compiled by Sputnik offers you a glimpse of this and other exhibits displayed at the airshow which is scheduled to close on November 11.

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Visitors attend the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province.

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Inside the mockup of CR929 jet airliner jointly developed by Russia and China, at Airshow China 2018.

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Visitors watch the aeronautical performances during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province.

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Visitors attend the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province.

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J-10 fighter jets of the Bayi Aerobatic Team of PLA's (Peoples Liberation Army) Air Force perform at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018.

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Visitors take pictures of a model of CH-7 HALE Stealth Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018. - China unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.

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Visitors pose for photographers near the howitzers of the booth of Dong Feng Motor during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province.

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A model of an astronaut is put on the top of a partial model of Chinese space station at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018. - China unveiled a replica of its first permanently crewed space station, which would replace the international community's orbiting laboratory and symbolises the country's major ambitions beyond Earth.

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Police officers patrol at the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province.

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A J-10B fighter jet of PLA's (Peoples Liberation Army) Air Force perform at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018.

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A visitor walks past a poster featuring the Embraer E190-E2 E190-E2 Commercial Jets during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province.

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AVIC's A-Hawk II unmanned aerial vehicle of China is displayed during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province.

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A female pilot waves as she sits in a J-10 fighter jet of the Bayi Aerobatic Team of PLA's (Peoples Liberation Army) Air Force before taking off at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018.

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A BLOWFISH A2 unmanned helicopter is seen on display at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018.

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China's biggest military transport plane the Y-20 perform at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018.

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Visitors look at airborne weapons displayed at a booth of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Zhuhai Airshow, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 7, 2018.

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J-10 fighter jets of the Bayi Aerobatic Team of PLA's (Peoples Liberation Army) Air Force perform at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong province on November 6, 2018.

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Visitors walk past a poster featuring Chinese jet fighters during the 12th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2018, Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018, in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province. The poster with Chinese reads "40 years of reform and open up, a new era of aviation power."