Shenyang Aircraft Corporation

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation

Type	State-owned
Industry	Defence
Founded	1951
Headquarters	Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Key people	Xie Genhua[1] (Chairman)
Products	Military aircraft
Number of employees	15000
Parent	Aviation Industry Corporation of China
Website	www.sac.com.cn

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation or Shenyang Aerospace Corporation (Chinese: 沈阳飞机公司; pinyin: Shěnyáng fēijī gōngsī) is a Chinese civilian and military aircraft manufacturer located in Shenyang, and is a subsidiary of AVIC. 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. Shenyang has been criticized for producing clones or unauthorised derivatives of non-Chinese aircraft; for example, the Shenyang J-11B is an unauthorised derivative of the Russian Sukhoi J-11A/Su-27SK.^[2]

Partnership with Cessna

On 27 November 2007, Cessna announced that the Cessna 162 Light Sport Aircraft would be produced by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.^[3] 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.^[4][5][6]

Facilities

• Shenyang Airframe Plant
• Shenyang Liming Aircraft Engine Company
• Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute
• Shenyang Aeroengine Research 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 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.
• 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.

In Development

• Shenyang J-31 A mid weight fifth-generation fighter aircraft in testing phase.
• Shenyang J-15 Carrier-borne naval multirole fighter
• Shenyang J-16 Strike fighter aircraft

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

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

Cancelled/Lost competition

• 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
• China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
• Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co.
• Harbin Aircraft Industry Group
• Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
• People's Liberation Army Air Force
• 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). Retrieved 26 December 2014.
2. Air Power Australia (2012-08-21). "Shenyang J-11B/BH/BS/BSH Flanker B/C". Ausairpower.net. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
3. Textron (November 2007). "Cessna Chooses China's Shenyang Aircraft Corporation as Manufacturing Partner for Model 162 SkyCatcher". Retrieved 2007-11-28.
4. Pew, Glenn (September 2009). "Production Cessna Skycatcher Flies (In China)". Retrieved 2009-09-20.
5. Grady, Mary. "End Of The Road For Skycatcher?". Avweb. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
6. Marsh, Alton K. "Skycatcher reaches inglorious end". AOPA. Retrieved 2014-02-12.

• Shenyang Aircraft Corp

External links

• Official website (Chinese)