1906, after graduating from Quan Min Normal School, Liu Zuocheng, a native of Yong 'an, Fujian, and Li Baoyu, a fellow countryman, were selected by the Qing government to study in Japan, and studied in Engineering Aviation School and Waseda University successively. Encouraged by the successful development and test flight of the Wright brothers in the United States and Feng Ru, an overseas Chinese living in the United States, Liu and Li actively devoted themselves to the development of aircraft.

19 10, with the support of some patriotic overseas Chinese, Liu and Li cooperated in Japan to make "Aircraft No.1". Due to the inconvenient use of Japanese airports, it is impossible to test. In August of the same year, the Qing government allocated funds to build a factory shed in Beijing Nanyuan military playground in an attempt to build an airplane. 1911March, Liu and Li built their own "airplane II" in China, but the engine shaft was damaged during the flight and failed to fall. Liu Zuocheng was seriously injured and never flew again.

191010/9, Li Baoyu and Liu Zuocheng initiated the establishment of aviation research society. Ta Kung Pao published the Establishment and Brief Introduction of Aviation Research Association, reminding people that the world aviation industry has just started, and China should seize the opportunity. "Don't fall behind in everything. In February, 65438+, Shanghai Oriental Magazine published Li Baoyu's Aircraft Research Report, which was the earliest aviation paper in China.

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China's first aircraft factory is located in Mawei, Fuzhou;

1In August, 909, when preparing for the overseas inspection of navy secretaries Zai Xun and Sa Zhenbing, students were sent to study in Britain. 19 15 these students transferred to the United States to study, including Zeng Yijing from Fuzhou. These foreign students studied shipbuilding first, and then aircraft manufacturing. 19 17 returned to China in February.

Beiyang government wanted to establish a diving school to train professionals in navigation and aviation manufacturing, and finally decided to locate the school in Mawei, Fuzhou, which was probably related to the large number of Fujian people in the navy at that time.

1965438+In March and April, 2008, the Flying Submarine School opened, and the Naval Aircraft Engineering Department was established in the Naval Shipping Bureau. Zeng Yijing and others were responsible for manufacturing aircraft. At that time, steel, aluminum and other metal materials used to make airplanes were not produced in China, but other materials such as wood and paint were produced in Fujian in large quantities with good quality. The Naval Aircraft Engineering Office became the first official aircraft manufacturing factory in Chinese history.

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People's Network _ China's first plane Fujian made Sanming man-made China's first plane.