List of aircraft produced by China
Aircraft produced by China. As a convention, the designations of aircraft usually start from 5 instead of 1.
Military aircraft designation system
Abbreviations | Aircraft Type | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Pinyin |
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H | Bomber | 轟炸機 | 轰炸机 | HōngZhàJī |
J | Fighter aircraft | 殲擊機 | 歼击机 | JiānJīJī |
JH | Fighter-bomber | 殲擊轟炸機 | 歼击轰炸机 | JiānJī HōngZhàJī |
JJ | Operational conversion trainer | 殲擊教練機 | 歼击教练机 | JiānJī JiàoLiànJī |
JZ | Reconnaissance fighter | 殲擊偵察機 | 歼击侦察机 | JiānJī ZhēnCháJī |
KJ | Airborne early warning and control | 預警機 | 预警机 | YùJingJī |
Q | Ground attack aircraft | 強擊機 | 强击机 | QiángJīJī |
L/JL | Trainer | 敎練機 | 教练机 | JiàoLiànJī |
Y | Transport aircraft | 運輸機 | 运输机 | YùnShūJī |
Z | Helicopter | 直升機(直昇機) | 直升机 | ZhíShēngJī |
Bombers
Designation | Manufacturer | Status | Number built | Remarks | Main variant |
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Harbin | Retired in 2011 | hundreds | Strategic bomber | H-5 - Standard three-seat tactical bomber
H-5A - Nuclear capable variant |
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Harbin | Active | 7 | Amphibious ASW-bomber | SH-5X - Prototype
SH-5 - Maritime patrol SH-B - Firefighter |
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Xi'an | Active | 231+ | Strategic bomber | H-6 – Conventional bomber
H-6A – Nuclear capable variant H-6B – Aerial reconnaissance variant H-6C – H-6 with improved counter-measures suite. H-6D – Anti-ship missile carrier introduced in early 1980s H-6E – H-6A with improved counter-measures suite H-6F – Upgraded H-6A and H-6C with modern electronics H-6G – Provides targeting data to ground-launched cruise missiles H-6H – Land-attack cruise missile carrier |
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Xi'an | Active | Strategic bomber, modernized H-6 | H-6K – Modernized H-6 with new engines, larger air intakes, re-designed flight deck and large dielectric nose radome
H-6M – Cruise missile carrier, fitted with terrain-following system and four under-wing hardpoints for weapons carriage H-6N – Air-launched ballistic missile carrier capable of launching Dongfeng-21D anti-ship ballistic missile or the CJ-100 supersonic cruise missile, | |
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Xi'an | Active | 270 | Fighter-bomber | JH-7 – Initial production version
JH-7A – Upgrade variant with new structure and improved avionics JH-7A2 – Improved variant with new radar and enhanced air-to-surface missile carrying capabilities. |
H-8 | Xi'an | Cancelled | - | Development of H-6, project cancelled | |
H-20 | Xi'an | In development | - | Strategic bomber |
Fighter aircraft
Designation | Manufacturer | Status | Number Built | Remarks | Main variant |
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Shenyang | Retired in 1986 | 500 | Air superiority fighter | J-2 – single seat fighter
JJ-2 – Two seat trainer |
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Shenyang | Retired in 1992 | 1820 | Air superiority fighter | J-5 – single seat fighter
JJ-5 – Two seat trainer J-5A – Radar upgraded varaint |
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Shenyang | Retired in 2010 | 4500 | Air superiority fighter | J-6A – single seat fighter
J-6B – Upgraded J-6A with two air-to-air missiles and removed the cannon J-6C – Day fighter version with three 30mm cannon, braking parachute and domestic built engine J-6III – Upgraded J-6A with radome on the splitter plate and domestic built radar JJ-6 – two-seat trainer JZ-6 – reconnaissance version with fuselage camera pack replacing cannon J-6W - unmanned variant |
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Chengdu | Active | 2400 | Air superiority fighter | J-7 – First domestically built model
J-7I – Improved J-7 with an additional gun, variable intake nosecone and modified intake wall J-7B/J-7II – Improved J-7I with larger fuel tank, upgraded WP-7II engine J-7IIA – Upgraded J-7II with western avionics J-7C/J-7III – all-weather fighter models equipped with fire control radar, powered by WP-13F and Type 481 data link J-7D/J-7IIIA – Upgraded J-7III with newer avionics and WP-13FI engine J-7E/J-7IV– modernized J-7 with newly designed double delta wing and upgraded avionics J-7FS – utilizes WP-13IIS engine and a redesigned under-chin inlet with a divider inside the intake J-7G – further development of J-7E with newer radar JJ-7- two-seat trainer |
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Shenyang | Retired in 2011 | 120 | Interceptor | J-8 - Initial day fighter variant
J-8I - Improved all-weather variant J-8E - Upgraded J-8I with mono-pulse fire-control radar and improved ECM suite JZ-8 - Reconnaissance variant J-8ACT - Fly-by-wire test-bed aircraft |
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Shenyang | Active | 260 | Interceptor
Developed from J-8 |
J-8II - Re-engineered from J-8I with redesigned nose/front section and fuselage. Replaced the nose air inlet with a solid nose and lateral air intakes, and upgraded with new WP-13 engine and type 208 radar
J-8D - modified J-8B with fixed refuelling probe and updated avionics J-8F - Upgraded J-8D with WP-13BII engine, JL-10 radar and glass cockpit J-8H - Fighter-bomber variant, upgraded with KLJ-1 radar and FK-2 datalink, can carry guided bomb and anti-ship missile JZ-8 - Reconnaissance variant J-8IIACT - Fly-by-wire test-bed aircraft |
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Chengdu | Cancelled | - | Air superiority fighter, cancelled single-engine fighter project during 1980s | |
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Chengdu/PAC | Active | 154 | Multi-role fighter, jointly developed by Chengdu and PAC, Pakistan | JF-17A - Single-seat fighter
JF-17B - Twin-seat variant JF-17 Block2 - Upgraded with composites in the airframe for reduced weight and air-to-air refuelling capability JF-17 Block3 - Upgraded with AESA radar, fly-by-wire flight control system, IRST. Replace the RD-93MA engine with Guizhou WS-13 engine |
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Chengdu | Active | 468 | Multi-role fighter | J-10A: Single seat fighter
J-10S: Twin-seated trainer variant of J-10A J-10B: An upgraded J-10 with DSI intake and PESA radar IRST, powered by the AL-31FN M1 J-10B TVC Demonstrator: A prototype fighter based on J-10B that is equipped with WS-10B thrust-vectoring control engine J-10C: Upgraded J-10B equipped with AESA radar and imaging infrared seeker (IIR) |
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Shenyang | Active | 440+ | Air superiority fighter | J-11A (or J-11): Chinese/Russian assembled Su-27SK from Russian-made kits
J-11B: Chinese-developed variant with domestic subsystems. Block 02 powered by Shenyang WS-10 turbofan J-11BS: twin-seat version J-11B(AESA): Variant with light-grey radome; speculated to be equipped with AESA radar. |
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Nanchang | Cancelled | 5-8 | Air superiority fighter, cancelled light-weight single-engine fighter project during 1970s | J-12: the initial version of the light fighter with pitot bi-furcated air intake and non-afterburning engine
J-12I: (aka J-12A) Improved J-12 powered by a 8,929 lbf (39.72 kN) Wopen WP-6Z afterburning turbojet |
J-13 | Shenyang | Cancelled | - | Air superiority fighter, cancelled light-weight single-engine fighter project | |
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Shenyang | Active | 50+ | Aircraft carrier based multi-role fighter | J-15: Single-seat variant
J-15S: Two-seat variant J-15D: Two-seat electronic attack variant with EW pods and other electronic equipment installed and IRST sensor removed. J-15T: CATOBAR variant. |
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Shenyang | Active | 150+ | Strike fighter | J-16: initial version strike variant derived from J-11BS
J-16D: Electronic warfare (EW) variant. Equipped with wingtip EW pods; internal EW system replaces IRST and 30 mm cannon |
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Chengdu | Active | 150+ | Stealth air superiority fighter | J-20A: first production variant of the J-20
J-20B: twin-seat variant |
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Shenyang | In development | 4 | Stealth air superiority fighter in development |
Ground attack aircraft
Designation | Manufacturer | Status | Number | Remarks | Main Variant |
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Nanchang | Retired | 1300+ | Attack aircraft
based on the Shenyang J-6 |
Q-5: Original production version with a total of 6 pylons
Q-5Jia: Q-5 modified to carry nuclear bombs Q-5Yi: Torpedo attacker Q-5I(Q-5A): Q-5 with the internal weapon bay replaced by internal fuel tank, increasing fuel capacity over 70% Q-5IA(Q-5B): Improved Q-5I, radar warning receiver and flare dispensers added Q-5II(Q-5C): Q-5I with omnidirectional radar warning receivers Q-5E: pylon with ability to mount laser-guided bombs, improved fire control system JQ-5J: Tandem two seater of Q-5 Q-5L – Upgraded Q-5C, with LLLTV/FLIR vision systems for a day/night capability |
Q-6 | Nanchang | Cancelled | Attack aircraftProject cancelled |
AEW&C
Designation | Manufacturer | Status | Remarks |
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PLAAF | Cancelled | Chinese first-generation airborne early warning and control system based on Tupolev Tu-4 |
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NRIET | Active | Chinese airborne early warning and control based on Ilyushin Il-76 |
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Shaanxi | Active | Chinese airborne early warning and control based on Y-8 |
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Shaanxi | Active | Chinese airborne early warning and control based on Y-9 |
KJ-600 | Xi'an | In development | Chinese carrier-based airborne early warning and control based on Y-7 |
Trainers
Designation | Manufacturer | Remarks |
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Nanchang | Copy of Yakovlev Yak-18, retired |
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Nanchang | Basic propeller trainer |
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Hongdu/Yakolev | Jointly developed by China and Russia |
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Shenyang | Basic jet trainer, cancelled (a.k.a. 红专-503, Hong Zhuan-503, "Red Special") [2] |
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Shenyang | Trainer version of J-5 |
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Shenyang | Trainer version of J-6 |
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Guizhou | Trainer version of J-7 |
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Hongdu | Basic jet trainer/attacker jointly developed with Pakistan |
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Guizhou | Developed from JJ-7 |
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Hongdu | Advanced jet trainer/attacker |
HYJ-7 | Xi'an | Bomber-transport trainer based on Y-7 |
Transport and passenger aircraft
Designation | Manufacturer | Remarks |
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Beijing 1 | Beijing | Twin-engined light airliner, cancelled |
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Shenyang | License-built Yak-12 utility aircraft. |
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Shijiazhuang | Copy of An-2 |
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Il-14 | |
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Xi'an | Copy of An-24 |
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Shaanxi | Copy of An-12 |
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Shaanxi | Multi-purpose transport, variant of the Y-8 (as Y-8X) |
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Shanghai | Boeing 707 class airliner, cancelled |
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Harbin | 7 seats utility aircraft |
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Harbin | 17 seats utility aircraft |
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Xi'an | Chinese Large multi-purpose transport |
Y-30 | Shenyang | Chinese Medium lift in development |
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Xi'an | 60 seats turboprop-powered airliner, upgrade version of Y-7 |
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Xi'an | 60 seats turboprop-powered airliner, upgrade version of MA-60 |
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Xi'an | 70-to-80 seats turboprop-powered airliner, to be introduced in 2009 |
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ACAC | 70-90 seats advanced regional jet airliner |
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Comac | 168-190 seat twin-jet airliner |
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AVIC | large amphibious aircraft |
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Comac | 300 seat airliner, in development |
C939 | Comac | 400 seat airliner, in development |
LE500 | CATIC | Aircraft |
HO300 | SAMC | Amphibious |
D-600 | China Aero-Vehicle Research Institute | Waterbomber |
Primus 100 | China Aviation Industry General Aircraft | Business plane |
Primus 150 (E1000) | China Aviation Industry General Aircraft | Business plane |
Starlight 100 | China Aviation Industry General Aircraft | Business plane |
Starlight 200 | China Aviation Industry General Aircraft | Business plane |
A2C | China Special Aero-Vehicle Research Institute | Multipurpose |
Y15-2000 | SAMC | Multipurpose |
Helicopters
Designation | Manufacturer | Remarks |
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Harbin | Copy of Mi-4, retired |
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Harbin | Turboshaft version of the Z-5, fitted with a Dongan WZ-5 turboshaft engine |
Z-7 | Changhe | Cancelled |
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Changhe | License-built SA321Ja Super Frelon |
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Harbin | License-built Eurocopter Dauphin |
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Changhe | Chinese Attack helicopter |
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Changhe | License-built Eurocopter AS350 |
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AVIC | Chinese-French 6,000 kg-class medium military transport helicopter |
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Changhe | Chinese Medium transport/utility helicopter |
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Harbin | 5,000 to 5,500 kg twin-engined light helicopter development, derived from Z-9 |
Z-20 | Harbin | Chinese Medium transport/utility helicopter in development |
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Harbin | Cooperative design with Eurocopter |
AC311 | AVIC | Civilian helicopter |
AC313 | AVIC | Civilian helicopter, developed from the Changhe Z-8 |
AC310 | AVIC | Civilian helicopter |
Agricultural aircraft
Designation | Manufacturer | Remarks |
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Hongdu N-5 | Hongdu | Agricultural aircraft. |
Airships
Designation | Manufacturer | Remarks |
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Mifeng-6 | Beihang | Hot air airship |
CA-80 | Shanghai Vinage Airship Manufacture Co., Ltd. | Non-rigid Airship |
Electric aircraft
Designation | Manufacturer | Remarks |
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E430 | Yuneec International | Two-seat electric light sports aircraft. |
EViva | Yuneec International | Electric motor-glider. |
ESpyder | Yuneec International | Electric aircraft |
EPac | Yuneec International | Electric aircraft |
Gliders and sailplanes
Designation | Manufacturer | Remarks |
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Lie-Fang 1 | Two-seat intermediate glider | |
HU-1 Seagull | Shenyang Sailplane Factory | Motor-glider |
HU-2 Petrel | Shenyang Sailplane Factory | Motor-glider |
X-5A | ||
X-7 Jian Fan | Chengdu Sailplane Factory | Two-seat basic training glider |
X-9 Jian Fan | Shenyang Sailplane Factory | Two-seat training glider |
X-10 Qian Jin | Shenyang Sailplane Works | |
X-11 | Shenyang Sailplane Works |
See also
References
- Gordon, Yefim; Dmitry Komissarov (2008). Chinese Aircraft:Chinas aviation industry since 1951. Manchester: Hikoki Publications. ISBN 978-1-902109-04-6.
- "The 红专-503 Hong Zhuan "Red Special" or 歼教-1 Jian Jiao "Fighter Trainer" also known as the Shenyang JJ-1 红专-503 歼教-1 (战斗机 教练员 航空器-1)". www.internationalresinmodellers.com. Retrieved 6 March 2015.