🇨🇳 長空之王 Born to Fly 2023 (INSPIRED BY REAL EVENTS, Eng sub)

Born to Fly (2023) is a fictionalized account of the lives of Chinese test pilots, inspired by real events and interviews with families of pilots. Real-life inspirations - The film's director, Liu Xiaoshi, was inspired to make the movie after meeting a test pilot involved in China's first carrier-based aircraft takeoff and landing training. - The film's writers, Liu Xiaoshi and Guan Gui, conducted research in aircraft manufacturing plants, flight design research institutes, and flight test centers. - Some scenes in the film are based on real-life occurrences, such as when test pilot Zhang Ting flies an aircraft to prove an aircraft designer wrong. Film's themes - The film showcases the charisma of PLA test pilots. - It demonstrates the rapid development of China's aviation industry. - It tells the story of an elite special operations team of pilots who test new fighter jets.