Te-Tsu Hsin / Xin

“Ning Hai” was the name of the Chinese Navy light cruiser that carried a floatplane. The ship’s name was painted on the sides of its aircraft, hence the confusion.

Originally, the Ning Hai carried a Japanese Aichi AB-3 seaplane. But the aircraft had to be disassembled and stowed after use, because it lacked folding wings. This limited the plane’s usefulness.

So Mar Te-Tsu of the Navy yard at Shanghai designed and built a replacement in the 1934-35 timeframe. The Hsin (Xin) was a twin-float, single-seater powered by the same 130-hp Gasuden Jimpu radial engine used in the Aichi AB-3. It generally resembled its predecessor except that the new airplane had folding wings.

Temple Aero Club Monoplane

A prototype was built in 1926 with an 80 hp (later 120 hp) Le Rhône rotary designed by Carroll and George Williams.

George Williams and Roy Sanderford designed the first plane manufactured by the company, the Temple Monoplane. George A. Carroll, a pilot and mechanic from Killeen, added adjustable landing lights and a fireproof mail compartment to the basic design.