Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation
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Shaanxi Aircraft Company is a Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...

 manufacturer and supplier to the Chinese military
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...

 and based in Shaanxi
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...

 province. It is a member of the Aviation Industries of China.

Transports

  • Shaanxi Y-8
    Shaanxi Y-8
    The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...

     medium size medium range transport, near copy of the Antonov An-12
    Antonov An-12
    The Antonov An-12 is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10.-Design and development:...

    • Y-8 ESM
      Shaanxi Y-8
      The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...

       ESM aircraft
    • Y-8 C3I
      Shaanxi Y-8
      The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...

       airborne command post aircraft
    • Y-8 battlefield surveillance
      Shaanxi Y-8
      The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...

    • Y-8 radar test bed
      Shaanxi Y-8
      The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...

    • Y-8 maritime patrol aircraft
      Shaanxi Y-8
      The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...

    • Y-8 avionics test bed
      Shaanxi Y-8
      The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...

    • Y-8-F600 transport
      Shaanxi Y-8
      The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...

  • Y-9 multi-purpose transport
    Shaanxi Y-9
    |-See also:-External links:* *...

    , developed as a stretched version of the Shaanxi Y-8
    Shaanxi Y-8
    The Shaanxi Y-8 or Yunshuji-8 aircraft is a medium size medium range transport aircraft produced by Shaanxi Aircraft Company in China, based on the Soviet Antonov An-12. It has become one of China's most popular military and civilian transport/cargo aircraft, with many variants produced and exported...

    F with greater payload and range. The Y-9 is considered China's attempt to build a C-130J class transport aircraft.
  • Y-5
    Antonov An-2
    The Antonov An-2 is a single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed in the USSR in 1946...

     transport, copy of the Antonov An-2
    Antonov An-2
    The Antonov An-2 is a single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed in the USSR in 1946...

  • Y-7
    Antonov An-24
    The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau from 1957.-Design and development:...

     transport, copy of the Antonov An-24
    Antonov An-24
    The Antonov An-24 is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau from 1957.-Design and development:...

  • Y-20 proposed four-engined tactical transport expected to fly in 2012

See also

  • Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation
    Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation
    Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation is a Chinese helicopter manufacturer and supplier to the People's Liberation Army of China. The company is based in the city of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi province. Changhe employs 4300 employees in two production facilities with 1.29 million sq. metres and 0.22...

  • Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
    Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
    Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group is a Chinese aerospace conglomerate that manufactures aircraft parts as well as designs and manufactures combat aircraft. It was founded in 1958 to be a supplier of aircraft for the Chinese military...

  • China Aviation Industry Corporation
  • ACAC consortium
    ACAC consortium
    The AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Company is a subsidiary of Aviation Industries of China I , formed in 2002 by various Chinese aviation companies, including:* Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute...

  • China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
    China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
    Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and supplier to the Chinese military...

  • Guizhou Aircraft Industry Co.
  • Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
    Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation
    Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation , often shortened to Hafei, is an aircraft manufacturing company located in Harbin, the capital of the Heilongjiang Province of the People's Republic of China....

  • Hongdu Aviation Industry Corporation
  • Shanghai Aviation Industrial Company
  • Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
    Shenyang Aircraft Corporation
    Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is a Chinese civilian and military aircraft manufacturer located in Shenyang. Founded in 1953, it is one of the oldest aircraft manufacturers in the People's Republic of China. Many aircraft manufacturers in China such as Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group or Guizhou...

  • Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
    Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation
    Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation , also known as Xi'an Aircraft Company Limited is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and developer of large and medium-sized airplanes. It is based in Yanliang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. It is joint partners with 603rd Aircraft Design Institute of...

  • People's Liberation Army Air Force
    People's Liberation Army Air Force
    The People's Liberation Army Air Force is the aviation branch of the People's Liberation Army, the military of the People's Republic of China...


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