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Company type | Subsidiary |
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CSI A100 | |
Industry | Civilian aircraft manufacturing, defense |
Founded | 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 | sac.com.cn |
Shenyang Aircraft Corporation | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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]
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]