Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation Explained

Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation
Type:	Subsidiary
Foundation:	^[1]
Location:	Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China
Key People:	Li Guangxing (Chairman)^[2]
Industry:	Defense
Products:	Military aircraft, transport aircraft
Assets:	CN¥5 billion
Parent:	Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)
Num Employees:	10000
Homepage:	https://www.saic.avic.com

Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and supplier to the Chinese military based in Hanzhong, Shaanxi province. It is a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).^[3]

Products

Transports

• Shaanxi Y-8 medium size medium range transport, near copy of the Antonov An-12
  • Y-8 ESM ESM aircraft
  • Y-8 C3I airborne command post aircraft
  • Y-8 battlefield surveillance
  • Y-8 radar test bed
  • Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft
  • Y-8 avionics test bed
  • Y-8-F600 transport
• Y-9 multi-purpose transport, developed as a stretched version of the Shaanxi Y-8F with greater payload and range. The Y-9 is considered China's attempt to build a C-130J class transport aircraft.^[4]
• Y-5 transport, copy of the Antonov An-2
• Y-7 transport, copy of the Antonov An-24

See also

• Aviation Industry Corporation of China
• Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation
• Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
• ACAC consortium
• Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co.
• Harbin Aircraft Industry Group
• Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
• Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company
• Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
• Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation

External links

• Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: zh:今日陕飞. http://www.shanfei.com/article.asp?id=712. https://web.archive.org/web/20110627222517/http://www.shanfei.com/article.asp?id=712. dead. 27 June 2011. Official website of Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation. 1 January 2015. Chinese.
2. Web site: zh:集团领导. http://www.shanfei.com/article.asp?id=715. Official website of Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation. 1 January 2015. Chinese. dead. https://archive.today/20150101154714/http://www.shanfei.com/article.asp?id=715. 1 January 2015.
3. • Shaanxi Aircraft
4. Web site: Yun-9 (Y-9) Multipurpose Transport Aircraft - SinoDefence.com . 2013-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103072354/http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/airlift/y9.asp . 2013-11-03 .