Shi Ping (aircraft designer) explained

Shi Ping
Native Name:石屏
Native Name Lang:zh-Hans-CN
Birth Date:1934 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Poyang, Jiangxi, China
Death Place:Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Nationality:Chinese
Fields:Aircraft design
Workplaces:Hongdu Aviation Industry Group
Alma Mater:Nanjing Aeronautical Institute
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Known For:Chief designer of jet trainer Hongdu JL-8

Shi Ping (; 25 March 1934 – 10 May 2016) was a Chinese aircraft designer, who is responsible for the development of the two-seat intermediate jet trainer Hongdu JL-8.[1] He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[2]

Biography

Shi was born on 25 March 1934 in Poyang County, Jiangxi.[2] He obtained a bachelor's degree from Nanjing Aeronautical Institute in 1956. He was assigned to Hongdu Machinery-building Factory as a designer after his graduation. He was a designer of Nanchang CJ-6, Nanchang Q-5 and Dongfeng-103 between 1950s and 1970s.[3] Shi was appointed as the chief designer for Hongdu JL-8 in 1987.[4]

In 2003, Shi was elected a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[2] He was the chief designer of Hongdu Aviation Industry Group as well as the adjunct professor of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (1994–2016), Nanchang Institute of Aeronautical Technology (2003–16) and Jiangxi University of Science and Technology (2004–16).[1]

Shi died on 10 May 2016 at the age of 82 in Nanchang.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 中国工程院院士:石屏. 10 May 2016. 10 September 2014. Science Net. Chinese.
  2. News: 石屏. 10 May 2016. Chinese Academy of Engineering. Chinese.
  3. News: 专访教-8系列教练机总设计师石屏. 10 May 2016. Chinese Academy of Engineering. 21 November 2012. Chinese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630231321/http://www.cae.cn/cae/html/main/col240/2012-11/21/20121121152608727251792_1.html. 30 June 2016.
  4. News: K8教练机之父、著名飞机设计专家石屏院士逝世. 10 May 2016. Tencent. 10 May 2016. Chinese.