South China Morning Post
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Gu Songfen, pioneering designer of Chinese supersonic fighter jets, dies at 96
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Gu Songfen, a renowned Chinese aerodynamics engineer and chief designer of the J-8 supersonic fighter jet family, has died at age 96 in Beijing; he was a member of China's top scientific academies and worked for the country's aviation industry corporation.
Gu Songfen, pioneering designer of Chinese supersonic fighter jets, dies at 96
Aerodynamics expert Gu Songfen has died at 96. He was the chief designer of China’s J-8 fighter jet family – the first home-grown supersonic fighter jet to counter US high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.
Gu was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering as well as a researcher at the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). He died in Beijing on Sunday night, according to a statement from AVIC. A farewell ceremony is scheduled for Saturday in
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