By Liu Jimei and Gao Sifeng

劉濟美、高思峰

URUMQI, Aug. 28 -- One Y-20 transport aircraft and seven J-10 aerobatic aircraft of the Bayi Aerobatic Team under the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) departed on Monday from an airport in northwest China for the First Egypt International Air Show at the invitation of the Egyptian Air Force.

烏魯木齊8月27日電  中國空軍1架運-20、7架八一飛行表演隊殲-10表演機26日從西北某機場起飛，應埃及空軍邀請赴埃參加首屆埃及航展。

The air show is scheduled from September 3 to 5. Xie Peng, a spokesperson for PLAAF, said that this will be the Bayi Aerobatic Team's first performance in an African country and also the farthest flight overseas to date. During the air show, the Y-20 aircraft is set to make its debut performance and static display abroad at El Alamein International Airport, according to Xie.

埃及航展將于9月3日至5日舉辦。據空軍新聞發言人謝鵬介紹，這是空軍八一飛行表演隊首次前往非洲國家進行飛行表演，也是表演隊出國表演航程最遠的一次。航展期間，運-20將在埃及阿拉曼機場實現海外飛行“首秀”，并進行靜態展示。

Military expert Wang Mingzhi noted that the flight to Egypt will span nearly 10,000 kilometers and cross multiple time zones amid rapidly changing temperatures, posing a challenge to the logistics and the pilots' flight skills and physical endurance. It will demonstrate the long-range mobility and delivery capabilities as well as the outcome of realistic combat training of the Chinese air force.

軍事專家王明志表示，此次轉場航程近萬公里，跨越時區多、氣溫變化快、保障難度大，將考驗飛行員的飛行技術和體能耐力，體現中國空軍遠程機動投送能力和實戰化訓練水平。

It is reported that the formation is scheduled to fly over the pyramids in Egypt. Li Bin, head of the Bayi Aerobatic Team, said the pyramids are a symbol of ancient Egyptian civilization and the performance is sure to be a historical witness to the friendship between China and Egypt.

據介紹，運-20將與殲-10表演機編隊“飛越金字塔”。空軍八一飛行表演隊隊長李斌表示，金字塔是古埃及文明的象征，相信中國空軍飛行表演編隊與金字塔歷史性的“同框”，必將帶來視覺上的震撼，更為中埃友誼留下歷史見證。