List of Chinese aircraft

Aircraft produced by the People's Republic of China. As a convention, the designations of aircraft usually start from 5 instead of 1.

Common Abbreviations

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
Q	Ground attack aircraft	強擊機	强击机	QiángJīJī
JJ/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
JH-7	Xi'an	Fighter-bomber
H-8	Xi'an	Development of H-6, cancelled
SH-5	Harbin	Amphibious bomber, production stopped

Fighter aircraft

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
MiG-9	Mikoyan-Gurevich	Purchased from the Soviet Union, no longer in production
MiG-15/J-2	Shenyang/Mikoyan-Gurevich	Purchased from the Soviet Union and licenced built in China, no longer in production
FC-1 (JF-17)	Chengdu/PAC	Multi-role light-weight fighter, jointly developed by Chengdu and PAC, Pakistan
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
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
J-16	Shenyang	Chinese strike aircraft
J-20	Chengdu	5th generation stealth fighter in development
J-31	Shenyang	5th generation 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 Mig-19
Q-6	Nanchang	Cancelled; based on Mig-23BN
JH-7	Xi'an	Fighter-bomber

Trainers

Designation	Manufacturer	Remarks
CJ-5	Nanchang	Copy of Yak-18, retired
CJ-6	Nanchang	Basic propeller trainer
JJ-1	Shenyang	Basic jet trainer, cancelled
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
YJ-7	Xi'an	Bomber-trainer, based on Y-7
CJ-7	Hongdu/Yakolev	Jointly developed by China and Russia
L-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	Large multi-purpose transport, 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, in development
C919	COMAC	168-190 seat twin-jet airliner, in development
C929	COMAC	300 seat airliner
C939	COMAC	400 seat airliner
Airbus A320	Airbus	Chinese built version of the European Airbus A320, introduced 2009
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	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 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	Under License SA321Ja Super Frelon
Z-9	Harbin	Under License Eurocopter Dauphin
CAIC WZ-10	Changhe	Attack helicopter
Z-11	Changhe	Under License Eurocopter AS350
Z-12disambiguation needed		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-19	Harbin	5,000 to 5,500 kg twin-engined light helicopter development, derived from Z-9
AC313	Avicopter	Civilian helicopter, developed from the Changhe Z-8
AC310	Avicopter	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-7 Jian Fan	Chengdu Sailplane Factory	Two-seat basic training glider
X-9 Jian Fan	Shenyang Sailplane Factory	Two-seat training glider

See also

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