Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-13

The Quiet Sky — A Reporter's Conversation with J-16 Female Pilot Tian Jing

静静的天空——记者对话歼-16女飞行员田静

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Source-stated publication date	2026-08-13
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采访对象跑了我们也是第一次遇到突然消失的采访对象让我们感到头顶这片天空其实并不平静她叫田静我国首批歼-16女飞行员或许你不认识她但你一定看过她开飞机纪念抗战胜利80周年阅兵第一架飞越天安门的战斗机后舱飞行员就是田静出生于1994年的她是性格泼辣更爱吃辣的川妹子万里云天之上 “畸变”的时间无尽的空间给田静以广阔的自由她的青春、热血乃至生命注定为祖国的蓝天澎湃在空军航空大学她学到的第一课是成为一名军人而后才是成为一名飞行员立足备战打仗主责主业她逐渐成长为了一名战斗员遇到突发空情她说 “养兵千日，用兵一时。我等的就是今天。” 为了改装歼-16 给想来当飞行员的女孩们蹚一条路田静和战友们立下了军令状穿过能见度极低的积云她与前舱驾驶歼-16米秒不差地飞越天安门上空 “每个飞行员都想飞最好、最先进的飞机。” “想告诉先辈们，今天我们的飞机，不用再飞两遍了。” 关上座舱盖纵横空天田静想到了风筝 “线的这一端，是我和我的战机；线的那一端，在祖国和人民手中。无论飞出去多远，我都能跟着这条线回来。” 日升月落云卷云舒田静和她的战友们守护着这片静静的天空策划：柳刚协调：高玉娇、王学峰、王哲、徐书航、孙浩鑫编导：刘艺、黄一宸摄像：王成、王昊、吕永喆、仇禹杰后期：段薪海、韩启扬

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Tian Jing, a 1994-born Sichuan native and member of China's first cohort of female J-16 pilots, flew the rear seat of the lead fighter jet over Tiananmen at the September 2025 parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japan — the first aircraft over the square that day. This is a PLAAF human-interest profile produced by official military media; its value is as a record of how the institution frames female combat aviators within the 备战打仗主责主业 (primary mission of preparing for and winning wars) framework, presenting the J-16 transition and parade role as proof that women now occupy frontline fast-jet billets rather than ceremonial or support roles.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "静静的天空——记者对话歼-16女飞行员田静." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-08-13. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16479174.html.

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