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Type
  
State-owned

Products
  
Military aircraft

Headquarters
  
Shenyang, China

Number of employees
  
15,000

Key people
  
Xie Genhua(Chairman)

Website
  
www.sac.com.cn

Founded
  
29 June 1951

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Parent organization
  
Aviation Industry Corporation of China

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation or Shenyang Aerospace Corporation (Chinese: 沈阳飞机公司; pinyin: Shěnyáng fēijī gōngsī) is a Chinese civilian and military aircraft manufacturer located in Shenyang, and is a subsidiary of AVIC. 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. Shenyang has been criticized for producing clones or unauthorised derivatives of non-Chinese aircraft; for example, the Shenyang J-11B is an unauthorised derivative of the Russian Sukhoi J-11A/Su-27SK.

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Partnership with Cessna

On 27 November 2007, Cessna announced that the Cessna 162 Light Sport Aircraft would be produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. 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.

Facilities

  • Shenyang Airframe Plant
  • Shenyang Liming Aircraft Engine Company
  • Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute
  • Shenyang Aeroengine Research Institute

    • Fighters

  • J-2, 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.
  • 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.

    • In Development

  • Shenyang J-31 A mid weight fifth-generation fighter aircraft in testing phase.
  • Shenyang J-15 Carrier-borne naval multirole fighter
  • Shenyang J-16 Strike fighter aircraft

    • Jetliners

  • ACAC ARJ21 Xiangfeng collaborating with other companies of AVIC I.

    • Bombers

  • 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

  • Shenyang type 5 - Chinese production version of the Russian Yakovlev Yak-12 utility aircraft.
  • Cessna 162

    • Engines

  • Turbofan WS-10, Taihang
  • Turbojet WP-14, Kunlun

    • Parts

  • 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

  • Shenyang BA-5

    • Cancelled/Lost competition

  • Shenyang J-13 - a cancelled 1971 Chinese light fighter aircraft

    • References

    Shenyang Aircraft Corporation Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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