Looks like to me someone photoshopped a long ponytail on this pilot. I know in the USN she would have to have all that hair under her helmet. That hair would be a safety hazzard in flight.
A female pilot assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command climbs into the cockpit of her JH-7 fighter bomber prior to an assault flight training exercise on January 23, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)
Two maintenance men assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command secure straps on seats for pilots sitting in the cockpit prior to an assault flight training exercise on January 23, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)
Maintenance men assigned to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command perform pre-flight checks on a JH-7 fighter bomber prior to an assault flight training exercise on January 23, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)
Two JH-7 fighter bombers attached to an aviation brigade of the air force under the PLA Northern Theater Command take off for an assault flight training exercise on January 23, 2018. (Photo/eng.chinamil.com.cn)