J‑8I turns another year older every July 4th, PLAAF's Cold War interceptor sharing a birthday with fireworks. Born from China’s push for a true high‑altitude, high‑speed fighter, the J‑8I was ole-school, fast, and unapologetically 1970s. It never became a superstar, but it marked China’s first real step toward actual airpower.
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