Death Of Respected Aircraft Designer Leaves Military, And Nation, In Shock -- China Daily
In the eyes of his teachers and classmates at college, he studied hard and was always happy to lend a helping hand; his colleagues respected him because he had devoted all his life to his work; and for Chinese military fans, he was the man who enabled the country's first carrier-based fighter jet to fly high.
However, the respected Luo Yang, a senior aircraft designer, can no longer hear these words of praise.
Luo, general manager of the Shenyang Aircraft Corp, which develops and manufactures the J-15 fighter jet, died of a heart attack on Sunday morning in Dalian, Liaoning province, soon after the carrier-based aircraft successfully completed landing and take-off tests on the country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. He was 51.
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My Comment: He was only 51, but at least he got to see his dream fulfilled.
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