China uses Boeing 777-200ER and 747-400F airliners to transfer light armor vehicle .
Posted on 30 March 2012 by admin .
2012-03-30 (China Military News released by China-defense-mashup.com) -- On March 26, Chinese Air Force organized a drill to uses Boeing 777-200ER and 747-400F airliners in troop deployment.
According to news sources, One infantry battalion of PLA Air Force 15th Airborne Army was successfully transferred from Henan Province to the destination via Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.
Meanwhile, some airborne light armor vehicles, which once appeared in Sino-Russia "Peace Mission 2007" Joint Drill, were loaded into a Boeing 747-400F main deck for long range deployment.
Chinese Soldiers are ready to board on plane
PLA light airborne armor vehicle to be loaded into 747-400F plane
747-400F's main deck has enough space for armor vehicle
the unload of the vehicle when arriving at the destination airport
the unload of the vehicle when arriving at the destination airport
Boeing 777-200ER can transfer about 400 soldiers
Those airliners are from China Southern Airlines. Some data of Boeing website displays that total 18 Boeing 777 series and 2 Boeing 747-400F planes were sold to China Southern Airlines. In China mainland, the Boeing 777 fleet has 27 planes and the number of Boeing 747-400 series is 34.