Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
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Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is a Chinese civilian and military aircraft manufacturer, founded in 1953. It is one of the oldest and the most important aircraft manufacturer 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. It mainly focuses on designing and manufactuing fighter planes. Currently, it is a subsidiary of AVIC I.
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[edit] Facilities
- Shenyang Airframe Plant
- Shenyang Aircraft Engine Plant
[edit] Products
Fighters
- MiG-15 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
- 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 fighter - Chinese licensee for the Sukhoi Su-27
- Shenyang J-XX stealth fighter
Jetliners
- ACAC ARJ21 jetliner, collaborating with other companies of AVIC I.
Bombers
- Xian H-6 bomber - Chinese variant of the Russian 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.
Parts
- Associated Lyulka AL-31 turbofan engine
- Whole tail sections and cargo doors for Boeing
- Parts for Bombardier Aerospace and McDonnell Douglas
[edit] See also
- 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
