Shenyang JZ-8F. Note the camera fairing immediately aft of the nose landing gear. (Chinese Internet)
BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A fighter plane crashed in Anji County in east China's Zhejiang Province at 7:11 p.m. on Thursday, leaving the pilot dead, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
The fighter aircraft, the Jian-8, was conducting night flight training when the accident occurred, the ministry said in a statement on its website Friday.
There are no casualties on the ground, according to the statement.
My notes: Judging by the location of the crash, the aircraft could be a Shenyang JZ-8F reconnaissance platform from the Nanjing Military Region's 93rd Brigade, based at Suzhou to the northeast of Anji County.
Another possibility is that the crashed aircraft was a J-8H interceptor of the 78th Brigade at Shanghai-Chongming, an island immediately to the north of Shanghai. (Map © Google )
I guess making the Jet lighter and more agile means doing away with any ejection seat capability.
ReplyDeleteSucks to be a Pilot in a Nation of billions.
The J-8 is equipped with a seat. What makes you think it isn't?
ReplyDeleteHmmmm, The part about the "PILOT BEING KILLED" stands out in my mind.
ReplyDeleteSarcasm Mike, just Sarcasm.
I recall the Japanese Mitsubishi Zeke being flown with Samurai swords yet no parachutes or armor plate and had a brain fart.