A female pilot in new flight suit sits in the engine room of a fighter jet at an airport in Tangshan, north China's Hebei province August 30, 2009. The first female pilots to fly Chinese fighter jets were on Sunday given a special anti-G flight suit,  which took the Chinese airforce 15 months to develop, include a helmet, mask, anti-G flight suit, and jacket. [chinadaily.com.cn]

 

Female pilots get ready for a flight at an airport in Tangshan, north China's Hebei province August 30, 2009. The first female pilots to fly Chinese fighter jets were on Sunday given a special anti-G flight suit that has taken 15 months to develop. [chinadaily.com.cn]

He Xiaoli, one of the first female fighter pilots, receives help with her new specially made suits at an airport in Tangshan, north China's Hebei province, August 30, 2009. The first female pilots to fly Chinese fighter jets were on Sunday given a special anti-G flight suit that has taken 15 months to develop. [chinadaily.com.cn]