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Chinese test pilot Yang Yong awarded for bravery during cabin leak emergency

A Chinese naval test pilot, Yang Yong, has been awarded a first-class merit award for his bravery in handling a critical in-flight emergency. During a test flight, his aircraft experienced a cabin leak, causing a dangerous loss of pressure at high altitude. Yang was forced to maintain his course for 13 minutes due to civilian air traffic below, despite severe physical distress, before he could safely descend and land the plane. AI

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Chinese test pilot Yang Yong awarded for bravery during cabin leak emergency

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Holly Chik ·

    Chinese test pilot who landed plane safely after cabin leak given first-class merit award

    Chinese President Xi Jinping has honoured a veteran naval test pilot with a first-class merit award for defence science and technology. The pilot, Yang Yong, who had previously been awarded seven second- and third-class merit awards, has been testing planes launched from the coun…