Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
34°38′35″N 109°14′11″E / 34.643077°N 109.236267°E
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1958 (Xi'an) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Aircraft |
Number of employees | Approx. 20,000 |
| Parent | Aviation Industry Corporation of China |
| Subsidiaries | AVIC Aircraft |
| Website | www |
| Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 西安飞机工业（集团）有限责任公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西安飛機工業（集團）有限責任公司 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited | ||||||
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Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation, also known as Xi'an Aircraft Company Limited (XAC), is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and developer of large and medium-sized airplanes. It is based in Yanliang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, adjacent to Xi'an Yanliang Airport. It is joint partners with No. 603 Aircraft Design Institute of military aircraft. XAC was established in 1958 and has more than 20,000 employees.
Its key clients include the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force and People's Liberation Army Air Force. Currently, it is a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). One of its own subsidiaries and a listed company is Xi'an Aircraft International Corporation (SZSE: 000768). It is responsible for the production of China's biggest internally manufactured military aircraft, the Xi'an Y-20.[1]
Products
[edit]Turboprops
[edit]- Xi'an MA60 turbo-prop airliner
- Xi'an MA600 turbo-prop airliner
- Xi'an MA700 turbo-prop airliner (in development)
Bombers and fighter-bombers
[edit]- Xi'an H-6 twin engine bomber - Chinese-upgraded variant of the Tupolev Tu-16 Badger
- Xi'an H-8 heavy strategic bomber (cancelled)[2]
- Xi'an JH-7 Flying Leopard twin engine fighter-bomber.
- Xi'an H-20 heavy strategic stealth bomber; under development
Trainers
[edit]- Y-7H trainer based on Y-7-100
Parts
[edit]- ACAC ARJ21 Xiangfeng -wings and fuselage
- Boeing 737 - vertical fins, horizontal stabilizers, forward access doors
- Boeing 737NG - vertical fins (30+ year partnership)[3]
- Boeing 747 - trailing edge ribs, aluminum and titanium forgings
- Boeing 747-8 - 747-8 inboard flaps, the single largest piece of aircraft structure that Boeing purchases from China.
- Boeing 787[4]
Transport
[edit]- Yun-7 (Y-7) twin-engine turboprop transport
- Yun-14 (Y-14) twin-engine turboprop transport
- Xi'an Y-20 four-engine turbofan transport[5]
- Xi'an KJ-600 AE&C - using Y-7 based Xi'an JZY-01 as testbed
Partnerships
[edit]See also
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- Xi'an Aero-Engine Corporation
- 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
- Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company
- Shaanxi Aircraft Company
- Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
References
[edit]- ^ Rajagopalan, Megha. "China military aircraft to see tech "breakthroughs" this year -Xinhua", Reuters, 8 March 2015. Accessed 18 December 2015.
- ^ Rupprecht, Andreas, 2013. Dragon's Wings. Birmingham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd.
- ^ André Orban (2015-07-28). "Xi'an Aircraft Cy marks installation of 3,000th B737 vertical fin". Aviation24.be. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "Boeing 787 Highlights $600 Million in Contracts with Chinese Suppliers". MediaRoom. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ C-17 and A400M had a baby ... in China
- ^ "Safran Landing Systems". Safran in China. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
External links
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- Aircraft manufacturers of China
- Defence companies of the People's Republic of China
- Government-owned companies of China
- Manufacturing companies based in Xi'an
- Manufacturing companies established in 1958
- Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1958
- 1958 establishments in China
- Chinese brands
- Yanliang District