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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| 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 | www.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] Many other aircraft manufacturers in China, such as Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group or Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co., were founded with help from SAC. 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]
Known as the "cradle of Chinese jetfighters" (Chinese: 中国歼击机摇篮), SAC has been cited for producing China's first indigenously manufactured jetfighter, the J-5 (a license-built variant of the Soviet MiG-17); the first jetfighter designed by China, the JJ-1 trainer; as well as its success in developing the workhorse J-8, J-11, J-15 (China's first carrier-based aircraft) and J-16 fighters, the upcoming J-35 stealth aircraft (China's second fifth-generation fighter and potentially first carrier-based stealth fighter[4]), and various lines of Chinese aircraft engines.[5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Huang Jiahui (2013). 罗阳. Beijing Book Co. Inc. p. 91. ISBN 978-7-5313-4505-3.
- ^ "AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Corporation: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "China's J-31 stealth fighter gets an improved prototype—and a potential future on a carrier". Popular Science.
- ^ "China's stealth fighter may be getting a new engine". Popular Science.