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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), 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 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]