Sky High, Songs Last Long: My Aeronautical Design Career: My Aeronautical Design Career

Author: Cheng Boli
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book is an autobiography of a Chinese aircraft designer. It reveals for the first time the details and personal experiences of the early development of high defense technology in China in the early 1950s. The author is a renowned aircraft designer of China's first generation, having been responsible for designing China's first supersonic aircraft, China's first attack aircraft, and China's large-scale aircraft developed in the 20th century. The book unfolds the author's personal experiences over 50 years in the history of China's aviation development, his career in the world of aircraft design, the ups and downs of his emotional life, his meticulous philosophical reflections, his passionate literary creations and science popularization writing, and his melodious violin performances. The publication of this book holds special significance at the time of the 100th anniversary of the history of world powered flight in 2003, serving as an extremely vivid textbook for popularizing science and technology, promoting patriotism, and educating the youth. The book is written in fluent prose, deeply moving in content, and accompanied by 120 images, making it vivid and engaging.