Chia J. Chu
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Major General Chia J. Chu () was an aviation engineer in charge of manufacturing and development of military aircraft for the National Revolutionary Army in the 1930s to 1950s.
Chu was born in China and studied aviation engineering at MIT from 1920 to 1926. Upon graduation he return to China. He joined National Revolutionary Army and was in charge of a aircraft manufacturing facility in Yunnan.[1]
Chu helped developed two experimental helicopters, the Hummingbird in the 1940s and CJC-3 in the 1950s. Neither aircraft was developed into a production model.
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- ^ [ http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/heli-copter/article?mid=99&prev=215&next=365 我國共軸/雙軸機設計第一人 - 朱家仁將軍]
