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
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PLAN
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PAP.
It is a
deputy-corps grade institution, based in Taihu town,
Tongzhou district of
Beijing
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History
* In June 1999, the academy was established as a deputy corps-level entity and subordinated to the General Staff Department by merging three Army Aviation training regiments and one maintenance training regiment that were located in Shanxi Province and Sichuan Province.
* In March 2001, the Central Military Committee authorized the establishment of the Army Aviation Academy in Taihu Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing City.
* In June 2002, campus construction began.
* In November 2003, the academy was designated as an in-service vocational academy.
* In 2016, the academy was transferred from the General Staff Department to the PLA Army.
Organization
The campus covers an area of 86 acres (520 mu) and is divided into eight (8) functional areas: an administrative and office area, instructional and experimental area, training area, physical fitness and sports area, cadre residential area, cadet residential area, logistics sustainment area and open house area. The academy has multiple locations, the main training programs offered are aviation instruction (air services), and ground instruction (ground services), which incorporate command, flight, and aircraft maintenance studies. In 2006, the academy started to enroll high school graduates.
In 2015, the Army Aviation Academy had the following departments:
*Basic department
*Flight theory department
*Command department
*Helicopter mechanical engineering department
*Helicopter airborne equipment department
it granted the following 4-year academic degrees:
* Aircraft Engine Engineering
* Aerospace Communication and Navigation
* Aircraft Radar Maintenance & Engineering
* Aviation Ordnance Maintenance & Engineering
* Aviation Fire Control System Maintenance & Engineering
* Aeronautical Missile Maintenance & Engineering
* Avionics Maintenance Engineering
* Airborne Communications and Navigation
and had a total of 19 vocational specialties, including:
* Aviation Corps Field Command
* Flight and Command
* Flight Vehicle Systems Engineering
* Electrical Engineering and Automation
* Navigation Engineering
* Arms Engineering
Leadership
Director
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Hao Zhengli (郝政利)
Lt Gen（1999年—2009年）
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Tao Bilan
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(陶炳兰)
Lt Gen（2009年—2014年）
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Li Dexiu
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(李德修)
Lt Gen（2014—2018）
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Huang Kechao
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(黄克超)
Lt Gen（2018—）
Political Commissar
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Wang Xiaoqing
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(王晓青)
Lt Gen（？—2011）
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Hu Dengqiang
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(胡登强) Lt Gen（2011—2015）
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(张德辉)
Lt Gen（2015—）
See also
Academic institutions of the armed forces of China
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References
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Universities and colleges in Beijing
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Military academies of China
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