"China's Female 'Top Guns'" Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 Mar 2015 10:59 p.m. PST |
"Four female acrobatic pilots will perform at the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) in Malaysia next week, in China-made J-10 fighters. The four members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force acrobatic team left for Malaysia on Wednesday in the J-10 fighter jets, said Air Force spokesman Shen Jinke. Pilots Yu Xu, Tao Jiali, Sheng Yifei and He Xiaoli's stunt show will be the first time China's female fighter pilots have performed abroad, Shen said. The four women, with an average of more than 800 flight hours, participated in a high-profile military parade marking the People's Republic of China's 60th anniversary in 2009. They also performed with J-10 fighters at the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, last November…"
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| flicking wargamer | 18 Mar 2015 8:32 a.m. PST |
The Events Coordinator for the Blue Angels has that many hours. The demonstration team members have more that twice that. |
| darthfozzywig | 18 Mar 2015 11:12 a.m. PST |
And if they screw up just *this much*, they'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog  out of Hong Kong! And Hong Kong is not a bad commute for them. |
| Lion in the Stars | 18 Mar 2015 11:30 a.m. PST |
Hey, don't knock the poor Chinese flight hours thing just yet, how many hours did the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds get during the Sequestration? Zero? And piloting is one of the areas where women have an advantage, they tend to have quicker reflexes and better gee-tolerance. |
| Tango01 | 18 Mar 2015 11:40 a.m. PST |
They looks good to me (smile) Amicalement
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