Type A No. 1 Seaplane.

Type A No. 1 Seaplane was the first aircraft designed and manufactured by Chinese people, Ba Yuzhao, Wang Zhu, and others. In August 1919, the Chinese Navy successfully designed and manufactured the first seaplane, Type A No. 1 Primary Trainer. Ba Yuzhao and Wang Zhu, the former was called the father of Chinese aviation by Qian Xuesen, and the latter was considered the father of Boeing aircraft. In June 1916, Ba Yuzhao and Wang Zhu obtained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with excellent results. After graduation, Ba Yuzhao was appointed as the chief engineer of the American General Aircraft Manufacturing Plant, and Wang Zhu became the first chief engineer of Boeing Aircraft Company. There is also a bronze plaque portrait of Wang Zhu in the museum of Boeing Company in Seattle, with the words "the first engineer of Boeing Company" engraved on it. Ba Yuzhao, Wang Zhu, and others used the original shipbuilding machinery and equipment of the Fuzhou Ship Administration, selected domestic materials, tested physical properties, and concentrated excellent technicians for professional training. Under simple conditions, they finally built China's first double-float biplane seaplane named "Type A No. 1" in August 1919. The Iron Factory is one of the oldest buildings in the core area of the shipyard. It was originally a wooden frame workshop built in the late 1860s and was rebuilt into a steel frame workshop in 1898. After more than a century of vicissitudes, the current Iron Factory is restored on the remaining steel frame, with aircraft parts inside the factory and aircraft models outside the factory. ⏳Duration: Free admission, 10–30 minutes.