Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Civilian aircraft manufacturing, defense |
Founded | 1951 |
Headquarters | Shenyang, Liaoning, China |
Key people | Xie Genhua[1] (Chairman) |
Products | Military aircraft |
Number of employees | 15,000 |
Parent | Aviation Industry Corporation of China |
Website | www.sac.com.cn |
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 沈阳飞机工业(集团)有限公司 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 瀋陽飛機工業(集團)有限公司 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Shenyang Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited | ||||||
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Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer in Shenyang, Liaoning and a subsidiary of AVIC. Founded in 1951 as the classified 112 Factory, it is the oldest aircraft manufacturer in the People's Republic of China.[2] Many other aircraft manufacturers in China, such as Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group or Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co., were founded with help from SAC. The company mainly focuses on designing and manufacturing civilian and military aircraft and related components including jet engines, as well as UAVs such as SYAC UAV.[3]
Known as the "cradle of Chinese jetfighters" (Chinese: 中国歼击机摇篮), SAC has been cited for producing China's first indigenously manufactured jetfighter, the J-5 (a license-built variant of the Soviet MiG-17); the first jetfighter designed by China, the JJ-1 trainer; as well as its success in developing the workhorse J-8, J-11, J-15 (China's first carrier-based aircraft) and J-16 fighters, the upcoming J-35 stealth aircraft (China's second fifth-generation fighter and potentially first carrier-based stealth fighter[4]), and various lines of Chinese aircraft engines.[5]
Partnership with Cessna
[edit]On 27 November 2007, Cessna announced that the Cessna 162 Light Sport Aircraft would be produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.[6] The first production Cessna 162 took flight at Shenyang on 17 September 2009. The aircraft was not a success and production ended in January 2014 after 192 were sold.[7][8][9]
Facilities
[edit]- Shenyang Airframe Plant
- Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute
Products
[edit]Fighters
[edit]- J-2, Chinese variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15.
- Shenyang J-5, Chinese variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17.
- Shenyang J-6, Chinese variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19.
- Chengdu J-7, Chinese variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Production was moved to Chengdu in the 1970s.[citation needed]
- Shenyang J-8, Indigenously developed 3rd generation fighter aircraft. NATO reporting name Finback.
- Shenyang J-11, Chinese variant of the Russian Sukhoi Su-27.
- Shenyang J-13, Cancelled air superiority fighter project.
- Shenyang J-15, Carrier-borne naval multirole fighter
- Shenyang J-16, Strike fighter aircraft
In development
[edit]- Shenyang J-31, A mid weight fifth-generation fighter aircraft in testing phase.
Civilian jetliners
[edit]- ACAC ARJ21 Xiangfeng, collaborating with other companies of AVIC I.
Bombers
[edit]- Xian H-6 bomber: Chinese variant of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 Badger. Collaboration with Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation.
- Nanchang Q-5 fighter bomber. Designed in Shenyang and later moved to Nanchang Aircraft for production.
General aviation aircraft
[edit]- Shenyang type 5: Chinese production version of the Russian Yakovlev Yak-12 utility aircraft.
- Cessna 162
Engines
[edit]Parts
[edit]- Associated Lyulka AL-31 turbofan engine
- Whole tail sections and cargo doors for Boeing
- Parts for Bombardier Aerospace (CSeries fuselage) and McDonnell Douglas
UAVs and Drones
[edit]Canceled
[edit]- Shenyang J-13: a cancelled 1971 Chinese light fighter aircraft
See also
[edit]- ACAC consortium
- Aviation Industry Corporation of China
- Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation
- Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
- Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co.
- Harbin Aircraft Industry Group
- Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
- Shaanxi Aircraft Company
- Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company
- Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
References
[edit]- ^ Zhang, Hongjian; Ma, Rong. 中航工业沈飞集团董事长谢根华赴宝鸡考察. Chinese Economy (中国经济网) (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Huang Jiahui (2013). 罗阳. Beijing Book Co. Inc. p. 91. ISBN 978-7-5313-4505-3.
- ^ "AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Corporation: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "China's J-31 stealth fighter gets an improved prototype—and a potential future on a carrier". Popular Science.
- ^ "China's stealth fighter may be getting a new engine". Popular Science.
- ^ Textron (November 2007). "Cessna Chooses China's Shenyang Aircraft Corporation as Manufacturing Partner for Model 162 SkyCatcher". Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2007.
- ^ Pew, Glenn (September 2009). "Production Cessna Skycatcher Flies (In China)". Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- ^ Grady, Mary. "End Of The Road For Skycatcher?". Avweb. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ Marsh, Alton K. "Skycatcher reaches inglorious end". AOPA. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Chinese)