GALLERY: J 10 Fighter Plane

The Chengdu J-10 ( simplified Chinese : 歼-10; traditional Chinese : 殲-10; NATO reporting name  : Firebird [8] is a lightweight multirole fighter aircraft capable of all-weather operation, configured with a delta wing and canard design, [9] with fly-by-wire flight controls, and produced by the People's Republic of China 's Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

Yu Xu, 30, a member of the Chinese air force’s “August 1st” aerobatic display team, ejected from her aircraft during a training exercise in the northern province of Hebei at the weekend, the China Daily newspaper said.