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
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
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

Agricultural aircraft

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
Hongdu N-5	Hongdu	Agricultural aircraft.

Bombers

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
H-5	Harbin	Copy of Il-28, retired
H-6	Xi'an	Copy of Tu-16
H-6K	Xi'an	Cruise-missile carrying modernized bomber
JH-7	Xi'an	Chinese Fighter-bomber
H-8	Xi'an	Development of H-6, cancelled
H-20	Xi'an	Chinese Stealth bomber in development
SH-5	Harbin	Amphibious ASW-bomber, production stopped

Fighter aircraft

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
J-2	Shenyang	Chinese variant of MiG-15, no longer in production
J-5	Shenyang	Chinese variant of MiG-17, no longer in production,
J-6	Shenyang	Chinese variant of MiG-19, no longer in production
J-7	Chengdu	Chinese variant of MiG-21, no longer in production
J-8	Shenyang	Interceptor/Fighter, no longer in production
J-9	Chengdu	Cancelled single-engine fighter project
FC-1 (JF-17)	Chengdu/PAC	Multi-role light-weight fighter, jointly developed by Chengdu and PAC, Pakistan
J-10	Chengdu	Multi-role medium-weight fighter
J-11	Shenyang	Chinese variant of Su-27
J-12	Nanchang	Cancelled light-weight single-engine fighter project
J-13	Shenyang	Cancelled light-weight single-engine fighter project
J-15	Shenyang	Chinese multirole naval aircraft, 4th generation
J-16	Shenyang	Chinese strike aircraft, 4th generation
J-20	Chengdu	Chinese stealth fighter, 5th generation
J-31	Shenyang	Chinese stealth fighter in development

Electric aircraft

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
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

Ground attack aircraft

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
Q-5	Nanchang	Developed based on Mikoyan-Guryevich MiG-19
Q-6	Nanchang	Cancelled; based on the Mikoyan-Guryevich MiG-23BN
JH-7	Xi'an	Chinese Fighter-bomber

Trainers

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
CJ-5	Nanchang	Copy of Yakovlev Yak-18, retired
CJ-6	Nanchang	Basic propeller trainer
JJ-1[1]	Shenyang	Basic jet trainer, cancelled (a.k.a. 红专-503, Hong Zhuan-503, "Red Special") [2]
JJ-5	Shenyang	Trainer version of J-5
JJ-6	Shenyang	Trainer version of J-6
JJ-7	Guizhou	Trainer version of J-7
JL-8	Hongdu	Basic jet trainer/attacker jointly developed with Pakistan
JL-9	Guizhou	Upgrade version of JJ-7
HYJ-7	Xi'an	(Hongzhaji Yunshuji Jiaolianji - Bomber-transport trainer), based on Y-7
CJ-7	Hongdu/Yakolev	Jointly developed by China and Russia
JL-15	Hongdu	Advanced jet trainer/attacker

Transport and passenger aircraft

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
Beijing 1	Beijing	Twin-engined light airliner, cancelled
Shenyang Type 5	Shenyang	License-built Yak-12 utility aircraft.
Sungari 1		Unlicence copy of the Aero Ae-45S.
Y-5	Shijiazhuang	Copy of An-2
Y-6		Il-14
Y-7	Xi'an	Copy of An-24
Y-8	Shaanxi	Copy of An-12
Y-9	Shaanxi	Multi-purpose transport, variant of the Y-8 (as Y-8X)
Y-10	Shanghai	Boeing 707 class airliner, cancelled
Y-11	Harbin	7 seats utility aircraft
Y-12	Harbin	17 seats utility aircraft
Y-20	Xi'an	Chinese Large multi-purpose transport
Y-30	Shenyang	Chinese Medium lift in development
MA-60	Xi'an	60 seats turboprop-powered airliner, upgrade version of Y-7
MA-600	Xi'an	60 seats turboprop-powered airliner, upgrade version of MA-60
MA700	Xi'an	70-to-80 seats turboprop-powered airliner, to be introduced in 2009
ARJ-21	ACAC	70-90 seats advanced regional jet airliner
C919	Comac	168-190 seat twin-jet airliner
CR929	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
Z-5	Harbin	Copy of Mi-4, retired
Z-6		Cancelled and based on Mil Mi-8
Z-6 (1969)	Harbin	Turboshaft version of the Z-5, fitted with a Dongan WZ-5 turboshaft engine
Z-7	Changhe	Cancelled
Z-8	Changhe	License-built SA321Ja Super Frelon
Z-9	Harbin	License-built Eurocopter Dauphin
Z-9WA	Harbin	Chinese utility / reconnaissance helicopter
CAIC WZ-10	Changhe	Chinese Attack helicopter
Z-11	Changhe	License-built Eurocopter AS350
Z-11WB	AVIC	Chinese Light attack / reconnaissance helicopter
AC352	AVIC	Chinese-French Medium military transport helicopter development
EC-120	Harbin	Cooperative design with Eurocopter
Z-15/EC-175	Harbin	6,000 kg-class medium utility helicopter jointly developed by Harbin and Eurocopter
Z-18	Changhe	Chinese Medium transport/utility helicopter
Z-19	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
AC311	AVIC	Civilian helicopter
AC313	AVIC	Civilian helicopter, developed from the Changhe Z-8
AC310	AVIC	Civilian helicopter

Airships

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
Mifeng-6	Beihang	Hot air airship
CA-80	Shanghai Vinage Airship Manufacture Co., Ltd.	Non-rigid Airship

Gliders and sailplanes

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
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

• Aviation Industry Corporation of China
• China Aviation Industry Corporation I
• China Aviation Industry Corporation II
• List of Chinese aircraft engines
• List of unmanned aerial vehicles of China
• People's Liberation Army Air Force

References

1. Gordon, Yefim; Dmitry Komissarov (2008). Chinese Aircraft:Chinas aviation industry since 1951. Manchester: Hikoki Publications. ISBN 978-1-902109-04-6.
2. "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.