A helicopter arrives in Tianjin Airport Economic Area for training. [Photo by Wang Tao/People.com.cn]

Helicopters fly to Tianjin to for the exposition next week. [Photo/People.com.cn]

The Third Helicopter Exposition will be held in Tianjin from September 9 to 13 in the Tianjin Airport Economic Area. The exposition will last four and a half days.

Twenty pilots flew 10 helicopters into the city on the morning of August 30, to participate in individual and collective training before the opening ceremony.

Three of the helicophers are “Helicopter 19” models and seven are “Helicopter 10” models. Six will be assigned into teams and participate in aerobatic flights, with the others as backupsThe pilots are led by Senior Colonel Li Kuiyuan, captain of the Fenglei Aerobatic Flight Team.

The exposition will have two kinds of performances on professional days and general days. Tickets for professional days, September 9th and 10th, cost 150 yuan ($23.5).Tickets for general days, September 11th to 13th, cost 100 yuan ($15.68).