Aircraft models teach children

Zhang Haoyu, a 13-year-old in his first year of middle school and an aviation enthusiast in Beijing, won the first prize at an aircraft model creative flying contest organized by Boeing Co last year.

About 350 students participated in the contest, and 35 were awarded the first prize. Zhang said he took part in a contest to make the model plane fly in a circle, and he would like to become an airplane engine designer in the future.

"I was an elementary school student last year, and we had teachers guiding us in aero model-making. The contest showed me a rich aviation world, and there is endless fun waiting to be explored," he said.