Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
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Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) 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.
announced that the Cessna 162 Light Sport Aircraft will be produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. The first production Cessna 162 took flight at Shenyang on 17 September 2009.
China
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civilian and military aircraft manufacturer located in Shenyang
Shenyang
Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu...
. Founded in 1953, it is one of the oldest aircraft manufacturers in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. Many aircraft manufacturers in China such as Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group is a Chinese aerospace conglomerate that manufactures aircraft parts as well as designs and manufactures combat aircraft. It was founded in 1958 to be a supplier of aircraft for the Chinese military...
or Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co. were founded with help from Shenyang. The company mainly focuses on designing and manufacturing fighter aircraft
Fighter aircraft
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
and is a subsidiary of AVIC.
Partnership with Cessna
On 27 November 2007 CessnaCessna
The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Their main products are general aviation aircraft. Although they are the most well known for their small, piston-powered aircraft, they also produce business jets. The company is a subsidiary...
announced that the Cessna 162 Light Sport Aircraft will be produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. The first production Cessna 162 took flight at Shenyang on 17 September 2009.
Facilities
- Shenyang Airframe Plant
- Shenyang Liming Aircraft Engine Company
- Shenyang Aircraft Design InstituteShenyang Aircraft Design InstituteShenyang Aircraft Design Institute is a Chinese design institute and jointer partners with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation for military aircraft.-Products:* Shenyang J-5* Shenyang J-6* Shenyang J-8...
- Shenyang Aeroengine Research InstituteShenyang Aeroengine Research InstituteShenyang Aircraft Design Institute is a Chinese design institute and jointer partners with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation for military aircraft engines.-Products:* Turbofan WS-10, Taihang* Turbojet WP-14, Kunlun...
Fighters
- J-4Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was a jet fighter developed for the USSR by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in...
, Chinese variant of the MiG-15. - Shenyang J-5Shenyang J-5The Shenyang J-5 , originally designated Dongfeng-101 - , and also Type 56 before being designated J-5 in 1964, is a Chinese-built single-seat jet interceptor and fighter aircraft derived from the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. The J-5 was exported as the F-5...
, Chinese variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from 1952 and operated by numerous air forces in many variants. Most MiG-17 variants cannot carry air-to-air missiles, but shot down many aircraft with its cannons...
. - Shenyang J-6Shenyang J-6The Shenyang J-6 was the Chinese-built version of the Soviet MiG-19 'Farmer' fighter aircraft.-Design and development:...
, Chinese variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 is a Soviet second-generation, single-seat, twin jet-engined fighter aircraft. It was the first Soviet production aircraft capable of supersonic speeds in level flight. A comparable U.S...
. - Chengdu J-7Chengdu J-7The Chengdu Jian-7 is a People's Republic of China-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2008 it continues to serve, mostly as an interceptor, in several air forces, including China's.-Design and development:...
, Chinese variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed "balalaika", from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek by Polish pilots due to...
. Production was moved to ChengduChengdu Aircraft Industry GroupChengdu Aircraft Industry Group is a Chinese aerospace conglomerate that manufactures aircraft parts as well as designs and manufactures combat aircraft. It was founded in 1958 to be a supplier of aircraft for the Chinese military...
in the 1970s. - Shenyang J-8Shenyang J-8The Shenyang J-8 is a high-speed, high-altitude Chinese-built single-seat interceptor fighter aircraft.-J-8:...
, indigenously developed 3rd generation fighter aircraft. - Shenyang J-11Shenyang J-11The Shenyang J-11 with NATO reporting name: Flanker B+ is a single-seat, twin-engine jet fighter based on the Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-27 air superiority fighter produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation...
, Chinese variant of the RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Sukhoi Su-27Sukhoi Su-27The Sukhoi Su-27 is a twin-engine supermanoeuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large United States fourth generation fighters, with range, heavy armament, sophisticated avionics and high manoeuvrability...
.
In Development
- Shenyang J-XXShenyang J-XXJ-XX J-X, and XXJ are names applied by Western intelligence sources to describe program by the People's Republic of China to develop one or more fourth or fifth-generation fighter aircraft...
A fifth-generation fighter aircraftFifth generation jet fighterA fifth-generation jet fighter is a fighter aircraft classification used in the United States encompassing the most advanced generation of fighter aircraft...
under development. - Shenyang J-15Shenyang J-15- References :Citations*- External links :*, J-15 fighter photos and introductions, AirForceWorld.com...
Carrier-borne aircraft based on the Sukhoi Su-33Sukhoi Su-33The Sukhoi Su-33 is an all-weather carrier-based air defence fighter designed by Sukhoi and manufactured by KnAAPO. It is a derivative of the Su-27 "Flanker" and was initially known as the Su-27K. The aircraft was first used in operations in 1995, aboard the carrier Admiral Kuznetsov...
. - Shenyang J-20 Another fifth-generation fighter aircraft rumoured to be under development that is separate from the J-XX program.
Jetliners
- ACAC AR21 XianfengACAC ARJ21The Comac ARJ21 Xiangfeng is a twin-engined regional airliner. It is the first regional passenger jet to be developed and indigenously produced by the People's Republic of China...
jetliner, collaborating with other companies of AVIC I.
Bombers
- Xian H-6Xian H-6The Xian H-6 is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 twin-engine jet bomber, built for the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force....
bomber - Chinese variant of the Russian Tupolev Tu-16Tupolev Tu-16The Tupolev Tu-16 was a twin-engine jet bomber used by the Soviet Union. It has flown for more than 50 years, and the Chinese license-built Xian H-6 remains in service with the Chinese air force.-Development:...
Badger. Collaboration with Xi'an Aircraft Industrial CorporationXi'an Aircraft Industrial CorporationXi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation , also known as Xi'an Aircraft Company Limited is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and developer of large and medium-sized airplanes. It is based in Yanliang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. It is joint partners with 603rd Aircraft Design Institute of... - Nanchang Q-5Nanchang Q-5The Nanchang Q-5 , also known as the A-5 in its export versions, is a Chinese-built jet ground-attack aircraft based on the Soviet MiG-19. Its main role is close air support.-Design and development:...
fighter bomber. Designed in Shenyang and later moved to Nanchang AircraftChina Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationHongdu Aviation Industry Corporation is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and supplier to the Chinese military...
for production.
Engines
- TurbofanTurbofanThe turbofan is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used for aircraft propulsion. A turbofan combines two types of engines, the turbo portion which is a conventional gas turbine engine, and the fan, a propeller-like ducted fan...
WS-10, Taihang - Turbojet WP-14, Kunlun
Parts
- Associated Lyulka AL-31Lyulka AL-31-See also:-External links:* - AL-31 F aircraft turbofan engine* *...
turbofan engine - Whole tail sections and cargo doors for BoeingBoeingThe Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
- Parts for Bombardier AerospaceBombardier AerospaceBombardier Aerospace is a division of Bombardier Inc. and is the third-largest airplane manufacturer in the world. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada.- History :...
(CSeriesBombardier CSeriesThe Bombardier CSeries is a family of narrow-body, twin-engine, medium-range jet airliners being developed by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace. Models are the 110-seat CS100, and the 130-seat CS300...
fuselage) and McDonnell DouglasMcDonnell DouglasMcDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It formed from a merger of McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967. McDonnell Douglas was based at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport...
Cancelled/Lost competition
- Shenyang J-13 - a cancelled 1971 Chinese light fighter aircraft
See also
- Changhe Aircraft Industries CorporationChanghe Aircraft Industries CorporationChanghe Aircraft Industries Corporation is a Chinese helicopter manufacturer and supplier to the People's Liberation Army of China. The company is based in the city of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province. Changhe employs 4300 employees in two production facilities with 1.29 million sq. metres and 0.22...
- Chengdu Aircraft Industry GroupChengdu Aircraft Industry GroupChengdu Aircraft Industry Group is a Chinese aerospace conglomerate that manufactures aircraft parts as well as designs and manufactures combat aircraft. It was founded in 1958 to be a supplier of aircraft for the Chinese military...
- China Aviation Industry Corporation
- ACAC consortiumACAC consortiumThe AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company is a subsidiary of Aviation Industries of China I , formed in 2002 by various Chinese aviation companies, including:* Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute...
- China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationChina Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationHongdu Aviation Industry Corporation is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and supplier to the Chinese military...
- Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co.
- Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationHarbin Aircraft Manufacturing CorporationHarbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation , often shortened to Hafei, is an aircraft manufacturing company located in Harbin, the capital of the Heilongjiang Province of the People's Republic of China....
- Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
- Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company
- Shanxi Aircraft Company
- Xi'an Aircraft Industrial CorporationXi'an Aircraft Industrial CorporationXi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation , also known as Xi'an Aircraft Company Limited is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and developer of large and medium-sized airplanes. It is based in Yanliang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. It is joint partners with 603rd Aircraft Design Institute of...
- People's Liberation Army Air ForcePeople's Liberation Army Air ForceThe People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...
- Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering English Version
External links
- Official Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) website
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