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
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
- 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
The PLA Air Force Aviation University's total collection amounts to more than 612,000 items.
Notable alumni
- 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
- ^ 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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