Luo Yang, Chairman and General Manager of the Shenyang Aircraft Corp., which develops and manufactures the J-15 fighter jet, died of a heart attack on November 25 in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Luo, who worked under severe stress, died at 51 years old on the day the J-15 completed its first successful landing and take-off tests on the Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier that entered the service in September.

Chinese people nationwide, including Luo's colleagues, acquaintances and netizens, have mourned his death. The Liaoning sounded its siren shortly after 10 a.m. on the morning of November 27 in a show of respect for Luo.

Luo studied high-altitude equipment at Beihang University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1982. After graduation, he joined the Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute and was gradually promoted to deputy director of the institute. In 2002, Luo was appointed vice chairman of the Shenyang Aircraft Corp. and later became general manager and chairman. Both the design institute and corporation belong to Aviation Industry Corp. of China, the country's top aircraft manufacturer.