Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) (simplified Chinese: 沈阳飞机公司; traditional Chinese: 瀋陽飛機公司; pinyin: Shěnyáng fēijī gōngsī) is a Chinese civilian and military aircraft manufacturer located in Shenyang. Founded in 1953, it is one of the oldest aircraft manufacturers in the People's Republic of China. Many aircraft manufacturers in China such as Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group or Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co. were founded with help from Shenyang. The company mainly focuses on designing and manufacturing fighter aircraft and is a subsidiary of AVIC.
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[edit] Partnership with Cessna
On 27 November 2007 Cessna announced that the Cessna 162 Light Sport Aircraft will be produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.[1] The first production Cessna 162 took flight at Shenyang on 17 September 2009.[2]
[edit] Facilities
- Shenyang Airframe Plant
- Shenyang Liming Aircraft Engine Company
- Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute
- Shenyang Aeroengine Research Institute
[edit] Products
[edit] Fighters
- J-4, Chinese variant of the 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.
- Shenyang J-11, Chinese variant of the Russian Sukhoi Su-27.
[edit] In Development
- Shenyang J-XX A fifth-generation fighter aircraft under development.
- Shenyang J-15 Carrier-borne aircraft based on the Sukhoi Su-33.
- Shenyang J-20 Another fifth-generation fighter aircraft rumoured to be under development that is separate from the J-XX program.
[edit] Jetliners
- ACAC AR21 Xianfeng jetliner, collaborating with other companies of AVIC I.
[edit] Bombers
- Xian H-6 bomber - Chinese variant of the Russian 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.
[edit] General Aviation Aircraft
[edit] Engines
[edit] Parts
- Associated Lyulka AL-31 turbofan engine
- Whole tail sections and cargo doors for Boeing
- Parts for Bombardier Aerospace (CSeries fuselage) and McDonnell Douglas
[edit] UAVs and Drones
[edit] Cancelled/Lost competition
- Shenyang J-13 - a cancelled 1971 Chinese light fighter aircraft
[edit] See also
- Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation
- Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
- China Aviation Industry Corporation
- ACAC consortium
- China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
- Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co.
- Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
- Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
- Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company
- Shanxi Aircraft Company
- Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
- People's Liberation Army Air Force
- Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering English Version
[edit] References
- ^ Textron (November 2007). "Cessna Chooses China's Shenyang Aircraft Corporation as Manufacturing Partner for Model 162 SkyCatcher". http://investor.textron.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=110047&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1081831&highlight=. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
- ^ Pew, Glenn (September 2009). "Production Cessna Skycatcher Flies (In China)". http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/cessna_skycatcher_first_flight_production_china_201174-1.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
[edit] External links
- Official Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) website (English)
- 沈阳飞机公司 (Chinese) more informative pages
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