- Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (
simplified chinese 沈阳飞机公司,traditional chinese 瀋陽飛機公司,Pinyin : "Shěnyáng fēijī gōng sī") is a Chinese civilian and military aircraft manufacturer located inShenyang . Founded in1953 , it is one of the oldest and the most important aircraft manufacturers in thePeople's Republic of China . Many aircraft manufacturers in China such asChengdu Aircraft Industry Group orGuizhou Aircraft Industry Co. were founded with help from Shenyang. It mainly focuses on designing and manufactuing fighter planes. Currently, it is a subsidiary ofAVIC I .Partnership with Cessna
On 27 November 2007
Cessna announced that theCessna 162 Light Sport Aircraft will be produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.cite web|url = http://investor.textron.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=110047&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1081831&highlight=|title = Cessna Chooses China's Shenyang Aircraft Corporation as Manufacturing Partner for Model 162 SkyCatcher|accessdate = 2007-11-28|last = Textron|authorlink = |year = 2007|month = November]Facilities
* Shenyang Airframe Plant
* Shenyang Liming Aircraft Engine Company
*Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute
*Shenyang Aeroengine Research Institute Products
Fighters
* J-4 assembled in Shenyang in early 1950s.
*Shenyang JJ-1 jet trainer, cancelled in 1960s, replaced by JJ-5
*Shenyang J-5 interceptor-fighter
** Shenyang JJ-5 a two-seat dual-control advanced jet trainer
*Shenyang J-6 fighter
** JZ-6 reconnaissance aircraft - based on MiG-19R
** JianJiao JJ-6 - 2 seat fighter trainer
*Chengdu J-7 , designed and produced in Shenyang in 1960s. Production was moved to Chengdu in the 1970s.
*Shenyang J-8 indigenous 3rd generation fighter
*Shenyang J-11 indigenous fighter - a Chinese-redesigned fighter based on theSukhoi Su-27
*Shenyang J-XX 5th-generation stealth fighter
*Shenyang J-14 5th-generation stealth fighter; a parallel project with theJ-XX Jetliners
*ACAC ARJ21 jetliner, collaborating with other companies ofAVIC I .Bombers
*Xian H-6 bomber - Chinese variant of the RussianTupolev Tu-16 Badger. Collaboration withXi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
*Nanchang Q-5 fighter bomber. Designed in Shenyang and later moved to Nanchang Aircraft for production.General Aviation Aircraft
*Cessna 162 Engines
*Turbofan WS-10 , "Taihang"
*Turbojet WP-14, "Kunlun"Parts
* AssociatedLyulka AL-31 turbofan engine
* Whole tail sections and cargo doors forBoeing
* Parts forBombardier Aerospace andMcDonnell Douglas ee also
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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
* [http://www.syiae.edu.cn/ Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering] [http://www.syiae.edu.cn/guoji/index_english.asp English Version]References
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/china/sac.htm Shenyang Aircraft Corp]
External links
* [http://www.sac.com.cn/eng/index.htm SAC's website in English]
* [http://www.sac.com.cn/index.asp 沈阳飞机公司 — SAC's Chinese, more informative pages]
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