Chu Chia-Jen

Major General Chu Chia-Jen (Chinese: 朱家仁; pinyin: Zhū Jiārén; 1900 – July 11, 1985) was a Chinese aviation engineer in charge of manufacturing and development of military aircraft for the National Revolutionary Army in the 1930s to 1950s.

[1] Chu was born in 1900 in Hanshou County, Hunan, Qing China.

[1] He worked at aviation factory near Shanghai Hongqiao Airport as a service technician, then joined the National Revolutionary Army and was in charge of an aircraft manufacturing facility in Yunnan.

[1] Chu helped developed two experimental helicopters, the Hummingbird in the 1940s and CJC-3 in the 1950s.

[1] He also developed the XP-0, one of the few Chinese-made aircraft of World War II.