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Since [[1998]], Mr. Yang has become the general designer of numerous [[aircraft]], and he is also one of the founders of fully digitized [[Aircraft flight control systems#Flight control systems|fly-by-wire control systems]] in China, a feat that greatly helped him become general designer of aircraft. Under his leadership, it took less than four years to achieve a [[maiden flight]] from scratch for [[FC-1]], a record that |
Since [[1998]], Mr. Yang has become the general designer of numerous [[aircraft]], and he is also one of the founders of fully digitized [[Aircraft flight control systems#Flight control systems|fly-by-wire control systems]] in China, a feat that greatly helped him become general designer of aircraft. Under his leadership, it took less than four years to achieve a [[maiden flight]] from scratch for [[FC-1]], a record that remains unbroken in China today, and this was achieved while Mr. Yang was also the general designer of the [[Chengdu J-10]] double seated version. Although only being the general designer of the twin seater version of the [[Chengdu J-10]], Mr. Yang was the chief engineer of the digital [[Aircraft flight control systems#Flight control systems|fly-by-wire control systems]] for both the single seater and the twin seater version of the [[Chengdu J-10]]. Due to the nature of his work, Mr. Yang's achievements was kept a secret and it was not until January 2007 when [[Chengdu J-10]] was finally confirmed by the official Chinese governmental acknowledgement did his name and contributions begin to appear in a very limited fashion on official Chinese governmental websites such as the military websites of the [[Xinhua News Agency]]. |
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Revision as of 21:11, 2 January 2008
Yang Wei (杨伟, 1963 - ) is a Chinese aircraft designer.
Education
Mr. Yang was the youngest general designer China ever had, completing his undergraduate education by the age of 19, and graduate education by the age of 22 from the Northwestern Industrial University. Mr. Yang first joined the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute 20 years ago, and by the age of 38, he was promoted to the highest rank within the institute — director of the institute.
Career
Since 1998, Mr. Yang has become the general designer of numerous aircraft, and he is also one of the founders of fully digitized fly-by-wire control systems in China, a feat that greatly helped him become general designer of aircraft. Under his leadership, it took less than four years to achieve a maiden flight from scratch for FC-1, a record that remains unbroken in China today, and this was achieved while Mr. Yang was also the general designer of the Chengdu J-10 double seated version. Although only being the general designer of the twin seater version of the Chengdu J-10, Mr. Yang was the chief engineer of the digital fly-by-wire control systems for both the single seater and the twin seater version of the Chengdu J-10. Due to the nature of his work, Mr. Yang's achievements was kept a secret and it was not until January 2007 when Chengdu J-10 was finally confirmed by the official Chinese governmental acknowledgement did his name and contributions begin to appear in a very limited fashion on official Chinese governmental websites such as the military websites of the Xinhua News Agency.