The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aerobatic team called ‘Ba Yi’ (八一) or August 1st excited audiences with thrilling aerobatic performances at the Langkawi International Air and Maritime Exhibition (LIMA ’23), in Malaysia May 23-27, 2023.
The team using six Chengdu J-10C fighter jets demonstrated aerobatic feats in various formations and leaving colourful smoke trails in the sky.
This was the Ba Yi display team’s second appearance at LIMA. The team first appeared at LIMA 2015 using the J-10A fighters.
The J-10C is a 4.5-generation multi-role fighter jet that can carry out air combat, anti-ship and land attack missions.
It was the team’s first international performance with the new J-10C at LIMA 2023.
The Bayi Aerobatics Team was founded in 1962 and named after the PLA’s founding date, August 1.
Other teams performing in the aerial display were the Russian Knights team flying Sukhoi Su-30SMs, South Korea’s Black Eagles flying T-50B, Indonesia’s Jupiter team flying KAI KT-1B turboprops and the Al Fursan team of the United Arab Emirates flying Leonardo MB-339As.
