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A Chinese airplane made an emergency landing after its front window broke and one of its pilots was partly pulled out of the plane. The Sichuan Airlines passenger flight took off from Chongqing in southwest China. I was travelling to the Tibetan capital Lhasa. The airplane's another pilot, Liu Chuanjian, safely Ianded the plane.
in the city of Chengdu, Now，Liu is being called n hero in China.
The plane was flying ant n height of about 9, 700 meters when an extremely loud sound was heard in the cockpit (驾驶舱), Liu said. The cockpit experienced a sudden loss, of air pressure and drop in temperature. When he looked over, Liu saw the cockpit" right window was gone.
Liu took control. He had to land the plane by himself because the automatic flight control system stopped working. He safely landed the plane in Chengdu. None of the plane's 119 passengers were hurt, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
The incident was a trending discussion in China and around the world. Many are praising Liu for being able to land the plane. On the Chinese site Sina Weibo, users are writing messages with the tag (标签) ChinaHeroPilot.
Incidents involving partly broken windows are somewhat common. They are usually caused by a bird or lightning(闪电) striking the window. However, it is rare for a whole window to come off.
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