China´s fighter plane makes successful forced landing

Source: China Daily | 03-23-2009 13:48

A Jian-10 (Fighter-10), China's most advanced military jet, had made a successful forced landing during a training flight after an engine failure, China Central Television (CCTV) reported Sunday.

When the pilot Li Feng was exercising a difficult action in the fighter on March 7 at the height of 4,500 meters, a warning popped up on the screen, the report said.

Li, a deputy regiment commander of the Air force, realized the plane might lose power at any time and requested to return after a quick check on the engine.

The engine stopped working when the fighter was 7 kilometers away from the airport. Then the fighter began to fall at a speed of 25 meters per second, it reported.

Striving to adjust the aircraft pose, Li steered the fighter into the runway through inertia.