Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation

{{Short description|Chinese aerospace manufacturer}}

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| name = AVIC Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Company Ltd.

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| type = Subsidiary

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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1958}} (Xi'an)

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| location_city = Xi'an, Shaanxi

| location_country = China

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| area_served = Worldwide

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| industry = Aerospace

| products = Aircraft

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| num_employees = Approx. 20,000

| parent = Aviation Industry Corporation of China

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| subsid = AVIC Aircraft

| homepage = {{URL|http://www.xac.com.cn/}}

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|s=西安飞机工业(集团)有限责任公司

|t=西安飛機工業(集團)有限責任公司

|p=Xī'ān Fēijī Gōngyè (Jítuán) Yǒuxiàn Zérèn Gōngsī

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Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation, also known as Xi'an Aircraft Company Limited (XAC), is a Chinese aircraft manufacturer and developer of large and medium-sized airplanes. It is based in Yanliang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, adjacent to Xi'an Yanliang Airport. It is joint partners with No. 603 Aircraft Design Institute of military aircraft. XAC was established in 1958 and has more than 20,000 employees.

Its key clients include the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force and People's Liberation Army Air Force. Currently, it is a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). One of its own subsidiaries and a listed company is Xi'an Aircraft International Corporation ({{szse2|000768}}). It is responsible for the production of China's biggest internally manufactured military aircraft, the Xi'an Y-20.Rajagopalan, Megha. [https://www.reuters.com/article/china-military-technology-idUSL4N0WD3VK20150311 "China military aircraft to see tech "breakthroughs" this year -Xinhua"], Reuters, 8 March 2015. Accessed 18 December 2015.

Products

=Turboprops=

=Bombers and fighter-bombers=

=Trainers=

  • Y-7H trainer based on Y-7-100

=Parts=

  • ACAC ARJ21 Xiangfeng -wings and fuselage
  • Boeing 737 - vertical fins, horizontal stabilizers, forward access doors
  • Boeing 737NG - vertical fins (30+ year partnership){{Cite web|last=André Orban|date=2015-07-28|title=Xi'an Aircraft Cy marks installation of 3,000th B737 vertical fin|url=https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/boeing/boeing-xian-aircraft-company-mark-milestone-installation-of-3000th-next-generation-737-vertical-fin/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Aviation24.be|language=en-GB}}
  • Boeing 747 - trailing edge ribs, aluminum and titanium forgings
  • Boeing 747-8 - 747-8 inboard flaps, the single largest piece of aircraft structure that Boeing purchases from China.
  • Boeing 787{{Cite web|title=Boeing 787 Highlights $600 Million in Contracts with Chinese Suppliers|url=https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2005-06-02-Boeing-787-Highlights-600-Million-in-Contracts-with-Chinese-Suppliers|access-date=2021-04-06|website=MediaRoom}}

=Transport=

  • Yun-7 (Y-7) twin-engine turboprop transport
  • Yun-14 (Y-14) twin-engine turboprop transport
  • Xi'an Y-20 four-engine turbofan transport[http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2009/12/c-17-and-a400m-had-a-baby-in-c.html C-17 and A400M had a baby ... in China]
  • Xi'an KJ-600 AE&C - using Y-7 based Xi'an JZY-01 as testbed

Partnerships

  • Safran Landing Systems{{Cite web|date=2015-08-25|title=Safran Landing Systems|url=https://www.safran.cn/en/company/safran-landing-systems|access-date=2021-04-06|website=Safran in China}}

See also

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