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.
Organization Captain Yu Tsao Barr Captain Tseng Yee King - Director General from 1931 onwards Captain Wong Tsoo Lieutenant S F Wong
Products Early aircraft produced by the NAE were made of timber and fabric with assistance of foreign designers. Aircraft produced include:
Chiang Hung (1930) - 2 or 3 seat touring plane and reconnaissance aircraft Chiang Hau (1932) - powered with single 165 hp Wright Whirlwind engine Chiang Gaen Nin Hai DH.6 like seaplane Beeng (1918?)- tractor biplane/float fighter bomber with single 360 hp prop engine Char 1918 - 2 seat primary trainer seaplane Ding (1934) - 2 seat bombing/torpedo seaplane using a single 360 hp Rolls-Royce engine Wu (1918?) - general purpose observation aircraft Yee (1918?) - 2 seat advance trainer and variant of Char seaplane
Facilities Government Dockyard and Engineering Works - Foochow Docks
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