Huang Zhiqian ( ; 24 January 1914 – 20 May 1965 ) was a Chinese aircraft designer . He served as Chief Designer of the Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute and was in charge of designing the Shenyang J-8 , China 's first high-speed , high-altitude interceptor fighter jet . Before the project was completed , he died in the Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 crash in Cairo , Egypt , in 1965 . Huang was born Huang Yongxun ( 黄永埙 ) on 24 January 1914 in Huaiyin County , Jiangsu , Republic of China . He studied at Yuanjiang Middle School , but had to drop out because of family poverty . He continued to self-study , and was accepted into the Department of Mechanics of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1934 . He graduated in 1937
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705
Huang Zhiqian