A Chinese FBC-1 fighter jet plane was performing at an air show until things went horrifically wrong. The fighter jet started spiralling out of control and then plunged straight down, crashing into the ground and exploding on impact.
In the video above, you can see a pilot eject from his seat just in the nick of time. He only suffered minor injuries. Sadly, the FBC-1 is a two-seater jet and the other pilot was stuck inside the cockpit as the fighter jet lost control. The China state-run Xinhua news says that the other pilot is currently missing.
[WSJ via Geekosystem]
Damo
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 12:05 PM“Horrific Crash Of A Chinese Fighter Jet Captured On Video”…
and now presented here for your entertainment…
TSH
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 12:53 PM“missing”? Can’t they just be honest and say he’s dead? Or was he not in the cockpit when the plane erupted in a giant fireball, with him in the middle?
Guiilherme
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 1:21 AMJehosh27 on October 20, 2011 Well, the cnteost is over now, but I think The Last Samurai would be great. You start off with a gun, and know next to nothing about swords. (how about the indian raid for the tutorial?) and as the game progresses, factions come into view, and you can side with whomever you want. Multiple, alternate endings, and even alternate fighting styles. Maybe Algren fights AGAINST the samurai at the end? it would be a very fun game, I think, especially if Bioware made it.
Joyi
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 1:35 PMmissing as in pulverised??
Graeme
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 2:55 AM“Missing” as in they haven’t dug down deep enough to find what’s left of him.
Matt L
Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 3:24 PMMissing as in missed takeoff, it was a 2 man manouver, which is why the crash occured.
Bill Der
Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 11:18 PMWho says chinese only make crap?
At least one of the ejector seats worked!
chugs
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 12:57 PMum what’s horrific with this? I would thought driving a Mustang P-51 into a grandstand could be described as “Horrific”.
Flying a plan into an empty field and being able to eject is not horrific. Lucky escape for Chinese pilot should have been the title.
That said there is a reason why I don’t go to Airshows. It seems with unfailing regularity planes fall out of the sky at airshows.
Just This Guy ...
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 5:41 PMyou seem disappointed there was no actual death then?
So sorry to hear you’ve been disappointed.
Maybe the Giz can find something a little more gruesome for you