First flight training of J-10 fighter in 2007

The drag parachute of a J-10 fighter plane opens during a flight traing, Jan 7, 2006. An air force division of Chengdu Military Area Command conducted its first flight training in 2007 with newly equipped J-10 fighter planes, independently designed by China. The fighter is capable of launching "precision attacks while hedgehopping and making long-distance assaults at altitude above 10,000 meters."

Pilots of J-10 fighter planes discuss with each other air combat tactics.