PLA pilot succeeds in handling bird strike incident


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PLA pilot succeeds in handling bird strike incident Source By Huang Yanzhuang, Li Jianwen and Fan Yishu One day in late September, in a military airfield of an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command, a fighter jet was climbing higher after taking off from the runway for an air combat training, when suddenly, two dark shadows flashed by. After a "bang" sound, the fuselage shook violently and the engine started to work abnormally. "Bird strike!" Wang Jiandong, pilot of the fighter jet, reported to the commanding officer immediately. " Check the engine," the commander...