Naval Air Establishment Explained

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.^[1]

Organization

• Captain Yu Tsao Barr^[1]
• Captain Tseng Yee King^[1] - Director General from 1931 onwards
• Captain Wong Tsoo^[1]
• Lieutenant S F Wong^[1]

Products

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

• Chiang Hung^[1] (1930) - 2 or 3 seat touring plane and reconnaissance aircraft
• Chiang Hau^[1] (1932) - powered with single 165 hp Wright Whirlwind engine
• Chiang Gaen^[1]
• Nin Hai^[1]
• DH.6 like seaplane
• Beeng^[1] (1918?)- tractor biplane/float fighter bomber with single 360 hp prop engine
• Char^[1] 1918 - 2 seat primary trainer seaplane
• Ding^[1] (1934) - 2 seat bombing/torpedo seaplane using a single 360 hp Rolls-Royce engine
• Wu^[1] (1918?) - general purpose observation aircraft
• Yee^[1] (1918?) - 2 seat advance trainer and variant of Char seaplane

Facilities

• Government Dockyard and Engineering Works - Foochow Docks^[1]

References

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

Forman. Harrison. Aircraft construction in the Chinese Navy. Flight. 8 March 1934. 211–214. 3 February 2013.

Notes and References

1. Forman. Harrison. Aircraft construction in the Chinese Navy. Flight. 8 March 1934. 211–214. 3 February 2013.