Army Aviation Academy

PLA Army Aviation Academy

中国人民解放军陆军航空兵学院
Type	Military academy
Established	1999;26 years ago (1999)
Parent institution	PLAGF
Students	2,000
Location	Beijing , China 39°50′6″N116°38′51″E / 39.83500°N 116.64750°E / 39.83500; 116.64750
Campus	Suburban, 35 ha (86 acres)

Army Aviation Academy (Beijing)

Simulation Training Center Army Aviation Academy

The People's Liberation Ground Force Army Aviation Academy normally called the Army Aviation Academy (MOE: 91010) is the main officer and NCO training establishment of the Chinese PLA Army Aviation, and provides helicopter training to the PLAAF, PLAN and PAP. ^{[1] [2]} It is a deputy-corps grade institution, based in Taihu town, Tongzhou district of Beijing. ^[3]

History

• 1999，established as a deputy-corps unit attached to the PLA General Staff Department. ^{[4] [5] [6]}
• March 2001, ^[7] the Central Military Commission officially approved the relocation of the Army Aviation Academy to Taihu Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing, close to the Zhangjiawan airfield. ^[7] On 28 June 2002, the groundbreaking ceremony of the new campus was held. The campus covers an area of 520 mu, or 34.6 hectares (85 acres), with a planned construction area of 13.5 hectares, divided into eight functional areas: an administrative office area, teaching experimental area, training area, sports area, cadre living area, logistics support area, and open area. In July 2005, the staff of the academy officially moved to the new campus. ^[8]
• November 2003, the college was identified as an in-service vocational institution. ^[8]
• In 2016, in the process of the 2015 military reform the academy affiliation was transferred from the General Staff to the PLA Ground Force. ^{[9] [10]}

Organization

The academy has four campuses in three provincial jurisdictions (including its central campus in Beijing). ^[8] Center on teaching training. Teaching training basically includes two types of training: flight training (for air service) and ground training (for ground support), integrating the three major areas of command, flight, and aircraft maintenance. ^[1]

Since 2006, the academy has enrolled gaokao students (recent high school graduates). The basic program is a four-year course, including the "2+2" training model, in which new recruits spend the first two years in general education at the PLA National Defense Science and Technology University, and the last two years of specialized training at the Army Aviation Academy. ^[8]

In 2015, the Army Aviation Academy had the following departments: ^[8]

• Basic department (基础部)
• Flight theory department (飞行理论)
• Command department (指挥)
• Helicopter mechanical engineering department (直升机机械工程)
• Helicopter airborne equipment department (直升机机载设备系)

it granted the following 4-year academic degrees: ^[3]

• Aircraft Engine Engineering (飞机与发动机工程)
• Aerospace Communication and Navigation (航空通信与导航)
• Aircraft Radar Maintenance & Engineering (航空雷达维修工程)
• Aviation Ordnance Maintenance & Engineering (航空军械维修工程)
• Aviation Fire Control System Maintenance & Engineering (航空火控系统维修工程)
• Aeronautical Missile Maintenance & Engineering (航空导弹维修工程)
• Avionics Maintenance Engineering (航空仪电维修工程)
• Airborne Communications and Navigation (航空通信与导航)

and had a total of 19 vocational specialties, including: ^[8]

• Aviation Corps Field Command (航空兵中级指挥)
• Flight and Command (航空飞行与指挥)
• Flight Vehicle Systems Engineering (飞行器系统与工程)
• Electrical Engineering and Automation (电气工程及其自动化)
• Navigation Engineering (导航工程)
• Arms Engineering (兵器工程) ^[1]

Leadership

Director Hao Zhengli (郝政利) Lt Gen（1999年—2009年） Tao Bilan (陶炳兰) Lt Gen（2009年—2014年） [11] Li Dexiu (李德修) Lt Gen（2014—2018） Huang Kechao (黄克超) Lt Gen（2018—） [12]

Political Commissar Wang Xiaoqing (王晓青) Lt Gen（？—2011） Hu Dengqiang (胡登强) Lt Gen（2011—2015） [13] [14] Zhang Dehui (张德辉) Lt Gen（2015—） [15]

See also

Academic institutions of the armed forces of China

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