Shenyang Aircraft Corporation

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC), a subsidiary of AVIC, is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer in Shenyang, Liaoning. Founded in 1951 as the classified 112 Factory, it is the oldest aircraft manufacturer in the People's Republic of China.^[2] 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 civilian and military aircraft, as well as their related components including jet engines. It is also involved in the development of UAVs and drones.^[3]

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Civilian aircraft manufacturing, defense
Founded	1951; 73 years ago (1951)
Headquarters	Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Key people	Xie Genhua[1] (Chairman)
Products	Military aircraft
Number of employees	15,000
Parent	Aviation Industry Corporation of China
Website	www.sac.com.cn

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 meaning	Shenyang Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Limited
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shěnyáng Fēijī Gōngyè (Jítuán) Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī

Shenyang Aerospace has been cited for its success in developing China's second fifth-generation aircraft and stealth fighter jet, after Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, and the first line of Chinese fighter jet engines. Its achievements, together with Chengdu Aircraft, led China to become the second country in the world (after the U.S.) to possess fifth-generation and stealth technology, as well as the production of its own domestic engines.^[4][5]

Partnership with Cessna

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]

Facilities

• Shenyang Airframe Plant
• Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute

Products

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

• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.

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

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.
4. "China's J-31 stealth fighter gets an improved prototype—and a potential future on a carrier". Popular Science.
5. "China's stealth fighter may be getting a new engine". Popular Science.
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)". Retrieved 20 September 2009.
8. Grady, Mary. "End Of The Road For Skycatcher?". Avweb. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
9. Marsh, Alton K. "Skycatcher reaches inglorious end". AOPA. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

• Shenyang Aircraft Corp

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)