If the plane's lone engine were to punk out over the mountains, the pilot could pull a parachute that floats the airframe and occupants to earth at 10mph.

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After the impact, Osborn said, he saw the parachute of the Chinese pilot and his smoking fighter jet plunging toward the South China Sea.

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In a letter home after her first parachute jump, she explained why she never let her parents visit her during her four years in pilot training.

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