Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group
Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, traditionally known as Chengdu Aerospace Corporation (CAC; commonly known as Chengdu Aerospace), a subsidiary of AVIC, is a Chinese aerospace conglomerate that designs and manufactures combat aircraft and is also a manufacturer of aircraft parts. It was founded in 1958 as the National 132th Factory in Chengdu, Sichuan to be an aircraft supplier for the Chinese military.
Trade name | Chengdu Aerospace (成飞) |
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Native name | 航空工业成都飞机工业（集团）有限责任公司 |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Aerospace, defense |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Headquarters | Chengdu, Sichuan, China |
Key people | Wang Guangya (Chairman) |
| Products | Military aircraft |
Number of employees | 20,000 |
| Parent | Aviation Industry Corporation of China |
| Website | cac |
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| Simplified Chinese | 成都飞机工业集团 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 成都飛機工業集團 | ||||||
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Chengdu Aerospace designed and now produces the Chengdu J-10 light-weight multi-role fighter and Chengdu J-20 fifth-generation jet fighter, that are considered to be two of the most advanced weapons in China's inventory, as well as the CAC/PAC FC-1 Xiaolong very light-weight multi-role fighter that is produced in cooperation with Pakistan.
Chengdu Aerospace has been cited for its success in developing China's first fifth-generation aircraft and stealth fighter jet. Its development led China to become the second country in the world and the first country in Asia to possess fifth-generation and stealth technology.