Air Force Aviation University

Military university in Jilin, China

People's Liberation Army
Air Force Aviation University

中国人民解放军空军航空大学

Former names

| Northeast China Democratic United Army Aviation School
Motto| 砺志、尚武、博学、精训
Type| Military university
Established| 1946; 78 years ago (1946)[1]
Affiliation|  PLA Air Force
President| Bai Chongming

Academic staff

| 894[1]
Location|

Changchun

Jilin

China

Campus| 1,900 hectares (4,700 acres)
Chinese name
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
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn Kōngjūn Hángkōng Dàxué
View of the front gate.

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

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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

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* 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

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

## Notable alumni

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* 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

## See also

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* Academic institutions of the armed forces of China

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "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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