Air Force's August 1st stunt team to pilot J-10C fighters

The August 1st Air Demonstration Team, China's best-known aerobatic team, has been equipped with J-10C fighter jets and will fly their new planes at an upcoming exhibition in Malaysia, according to the spokesman for the People's Liberation Army Air Force.

Senior Colonel Xie Peng said on Tuesday that the J-10C is the seventh generation of aircraft used by August 1st pilots. The stunt team is scheduled to use the new jets for performance at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition from May 23 to 27, he added.

Before the J-10C, the August 1st team used the J-10A and J-10S, the twin-seat trainer version of J-10A.The two models had been deployed in the team since 2009.