Army Aviation Academy
The People's Liberation Ground Force Army Aviation Academy normally called the Army Aviation Academy is the main officer and NCO training establishment of the Chinese PLA Army Aviation, and provides helicopter training to the PLAAF, PLAN and PAP. It is a deputy-corps grade institution, based in Taihu town, Tongzhou district of Beijing.
History
- The academy was established in 1999 from the merger of three Army Aviation training regiments and one maintenance training regiment, and assigned to the General Staff Department.
- In March 2001, the Central Military Committee authorized the creation of the academy's campus in Beijing.
- In 2016, the academy was transferred from the GSD to the PLA Army.
Organization
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
- 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
- Aviation Corps Field Command
- Flight and Command
- Flight Vehicle Systems Engineering
- Electrical Engineering and Automation
- Navigation Engineering
- Arms Engineering
Leadership
- Hao Zhengli Lt Gen（1999年—2009年）
- Tao Bilan Lt Gen（2009年—2014年）
- Li Dexiu Lt Gen（2014—2018）
- Huang Kechao Lt Gen（2018—）
- Wang Xiaoqing Lt Gen（？—2011）
- Hu Dengqiang Lt Gen（2011—2015）
- Zhang Dehui Lt Gen（2015—）