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Shenyang Aircraft Corporation

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Civilian aircraft manufacturing, defense
Founded	1951; 74 years ago (1951)
Headquarters	Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Key people	Xie Genhua (Chairman)
Products	Military aircraft
Number of employees	15,000
Parent	Aviation Industry Corporation of China
Website	sac.com.cn

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. 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.

Aircraft produced by SAC include J-5, JJ-1, J-8, J-11, J-15, J-16, and J-35.

Facilities

• Shenyang Airframe Plant
• Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute

Products

Fighters

• 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.
• 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

• Shenyang J-31, A mid weight fifth-generation fighter aircraft (in testing phase).
• Shenyang J-XX, A cranked arrow configuration with sharply swept wing aircraft, possibly a Sixth-generation fighter (in development).

Civilian 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
• Turbofan WS-20

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

Canceled

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

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.

See also

• 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

1. 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.
2. Huang Jiahui (2013). 罗阳. Beijing Book Co. Inc. p. 91. ISBN 978-7-5313-4505-3.
3. "AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Corporation: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
4. "China's stealth fighter may be getting a new engine". Popular Science. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
5. "China's J-31 stealth fighter gets an improved prototype—and a potential future on a carrier". Popular Science. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
6. 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.
7. Pew, Glenn (September 2009). "Production Cessna Skycatcher Flies (In China)". Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
8. Grady, Mary. "End Of The Road For Skycatcher?". Avweb. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
9. Marsh, Alton K. "Skycatcher reaches inglorious end". AOPA. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

• Shenyang Aircraft Corp

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)

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