The Father of Chinese Aviation

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Chinese immigrant fascinated by the Wright brothers' 1903 plane:

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Feng Ru

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Feng Ru established an airplane manufacturing company in...

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Oakland

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Feng Ru completed his first plane in...

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1908

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Feng Ru is honored by naming middle and high schools after him; his childhood home is a museum.

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True

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Feng Ru believed the U.S. was great due to...

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industrialization

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Feng's first aviation workshop in Oakland was...

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an 10' x 8' shack

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Feng Ru returned to China with his biplane in...

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1911

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"Immigration officials... are said to be gnashing their teeth. They find it hard to keep the Chinese out, especially with flying machines." This quote from the Oregonian shows...

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anti-Chinese feelings by many Americans

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Feng Ru died on August 26, 1912...

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while performing an aerial exhibition in front of 1000 people.

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Feng Ru's engine stalled during a vertical climb at 120 mph.

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True