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Shenyang Aircraft Corporation

Coordinates: 41°51′59″N 123°26′04″E / 41.866421°N 123.434359°E / 41.866421; 123.434359
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Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryCivilian aircraft manufacturing, defense
Founded1951; 74 years ago (1951)
HeadquartersShenyang, Liaoning, China
Key people
Xie Genhua[1]
(Chairman)
ProductsMilitary aircraft
Number of employees
15,000
ParentAviation Industry Corporation of China
Websitesac.com.cn

41°51′59″N 123°26′04″E / 41.866421°N 123.434359°E / 41.866421; 123.434359

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
Simplified Chinese沈阳飞机工业（集团）有限公司
Traditional Chinese瀋陽飛機工業（集團）有限公司
Literal meaningShenyang Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShěnyáng Fēijī Gōngyè (Jítuán) Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī

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.[2] 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.[3]

Aircraft produced by SAC include J-5, JJ-1, J-8, J-11, J-15, J-16, and J-35.[4][5]

Facilities

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Products

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The Shenyang J-5 at Chinese Aviation Museum in Beijing.
The Shenyang J-8
The Shenyang J-11
The Shenyang J-31 at the 2014 Zhuhai Air Show.

Fighters

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In development

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Civilian jetliners

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Bombers

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General aviation aircraft

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Engines

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Parts

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UAVs and Drones

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Canceled

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Partnership with Cessna

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On 27 November 2007, Cessna announced that the Cessna 162 Light Sport Aircraft would be produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.[6] 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.[7][8][9]

See also

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References

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  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.
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