Naval Air Establishment

The Naval Air Establishment was a division of the Chinese Navy established in 1918 in Mamoi to develop seaplanes for maritime reconnaissance, training, and torpedo-bombing. It was transferred to Shanghai in 1931.

Organization

• Captain Yu Tsao Barr
• Captain Tseng Yee King - Director General from 1931 onwards
• Captain Wong Tsoo
• Lieutenant S F Wong

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Products

Early aircraft produced by the NAE were made of timber and fabric with assistance of foreign designers. Aircraft produced include:

• Chiang Hung (1930) - 2 or 3 seat touring plane and reconnaissance aircraft
• Chiang Hau (1932) - powered with single 165 hp Wright Whirlwind engine
• Chiang Gaen
• Nin Hai
• DH.6 like seaplane
• Beeng (1918?)- tractor biplane/float fighter bomber with single 360 hp prop engine
• Char 1918 - 2 seat primary trainer seaplane
• Ding (1934) - 2 seat bombing/torpedo seaplane using a single 360hp Rolls Royce engine
• Wu (1918?) - general purpose observation aircraft
• Yee (1918?) - 2 seat advance trainer and variant of Char seaplane

Source:^[2]

Facilities

• Government Dockyard and Engineering Works - Foochow Docks

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References

• Gunston, Bill (1993). World Encyclopedia of Aircraft Manufacturers. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 218. 
• Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1934. London: Sampson Low Marston. pp. 86c. 

1. ^ [Aircraft Construction in the Chinese Navy, Harrison Forman, Flight, March 8, 1934 p211-214]
2. ^ [Aircraft Construction in the Chinese Navy, Harrison Forman, Flight, March 8, 1934 p211-214]
3. ^ [Aircraft Construction in the Chinese Navy, Harrison Forman, Flight, March 8, 1934 p211-214]