Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
The Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC ) is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer established in 1951. SAC is a subsidiary of the state-owned AVIC and has 16,000 employees.
Aircraft types
Shenyang is a manufacturer of military aircraft of the following types, which are partly manufactured under license:
- Shenyang JJ- 1
- Shenyang J -5 lightweight fighter
- Shenyang J-6, light fighter
- Shenyang J -8 interceptor, first flight in 1969
- Shenyang J- 11 air superiority fighter, first flight in 1998
- Shenyang J -13
- Shenyang J -15 carrier-based fighter, first flight in 2009
- Shenyang J -16
- Shenyang J -31 multi-role combat aircraft, first flight in 2013
In addition, SAC made the light aircraft Cessna 162 on behalf of the U.S. Cessna Aircraft Company.