Teachers and classmates laud contributions

Former teachers and classmates of Luo Yang, who led the research and manufacture of the J-15 fighter jet - nicknamed the Flying Shark - have paid tribute to him, saying he was a dedicated student who excelled at physics.

Luo, chairman and general manager of the Shenyang Aircraft Corp, died of a heart attack shortly after leaving the aircraft carrier the Liaoning on Sunday. He was 51.

Xu Dinghuang, who taught science at Wuhan No 43 High School in Hubei province, where Luo studied for two years, said Luo scored 95 out of 100 in physics in the national college entrance exam in 1978, the highest mark in the city's Qiaokou district.