Hongdu
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace and defense |
| Predecessor | China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (CNAMC) |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Founder | Republic of China and Kingdom of Italy joint enterprise |
| Headquarters | Nanchang , China |
Area served | China |
| Products | Attack aircraft, trainers, helicopters, transport aircraft, vehicles, missiles |
| Owner | Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) |
| Parent | Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) |
Hongdu Aviation Industry Group Ltd. (HAIG) (), previously known as China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation or CNAMC, operates as a Chinese aircraft producer and a supplier for the Chinese armed forces. Situated in Nanchang, Jiangxi, it functions as a subsidiary under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
Republic of China
The origin of Hongdu traces back to the Sino-Italian National Aircraft Works (SINAW), founded in December 1934 in Nanchang through a joint enterprise between the Republic of China and the Kingdom of Italy. This collaboration was initiated following an accord between Chiang Kai-shek and Benito Mussolini. Production facilities were established at Qingyunpu Airport and Laoyingfang Airport. The first chairman was (T. L. Soong), while an Italian general managed operations.
Following the onset of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, SINAW’s manufacturing plants suffered extensive damage due to Japanese air raids. Upon discovery that Italian personnel were assisting Japanese aviators, China terminated its partnership with Italy; by the end of that year, all Italian employees had departed, leaving a workforce of 300 Chinese staff members. On 9 December 1937, Chiang Kai-shek seized Italian equity and renamed the company Central Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Factory (). To evade further assaults, operations were moved to Nanchuan, Chongqing, where it was designated No. 2 Aircraft Manufacturing Factory (). After World War II concluded, production resumed at Sanjiadian Airport in Nanchang in 1947.
People's Republic of China
Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the enterprise was reconstituted in 1951 as the state-owned Hongdu Machinery-building Factory, which was subsequently renamed Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation. In March 1998, it adopted the name Hongdu Aviation Industry (Group) Corporation.
Hongdu utilized Qingyunpu Airport for flight testing until a collaborative effort between the Jiangxi provincial government and the Aviation Industry Corporation of China led to the development of Nanchang Yaohu Airport within Nanchang Aviation Industrial City. Construction commenced in November 2016, and Yaohu Airport began operations on 16 August 2018, supplanting Qingyunpu Airport.
Products
Attack aircraft
- Q-5 "Fantan" (exported as A-5) – a single-seat, twin-engine supersonic attack aircraft derived from the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19.
- Q-6 – variable-sweep wing attack aircraft similar to the MiG-23BN; project discontinued.
- GJ-11 – unmanned stealth combat attack drone.
Cancelled Fighters
- J-12 – lightweight supersonic fighter developed in 1970; project terminated in 1977 after prototype phase.
Trainers
- CJ-5 – two-seat primary military trainer, variant of Yak-18 (1958).
- CJ-6 – basic and advanced trainer aircraft resembling Yak-18.
- CJ-7 – two-seat piston-engine trainer co-developed alongside Yak Aircraft Corporation.
- NAMC/PAC K-8 – two-seat basic training aircraft.
- Hongdu JL-8 – two-seat trainer model.
- Hongdu L-15 – supersonic training jet.
Utility
- Hongdu N-5 – versatile agricultural and forestry aircraft.
Helicopters
- MD500E, MD520N, MD530F – light multipurpose helicopters.
- MD600N – extended version featuring a single turbine engine.
Transport
- Yun-5 (Y-5) – light utility and transport biplane; licensed production of the An-2.
Vehicles
- Chang Jiang 750cc sidecar motorcycles – based on Soviet reproductions of the 1938 BMW R71 design.
Missiles
- Sea Eagle (), HY series anti-ship missiles
- Upstream (), SY series anti-ship missiles
- Sky Dragon (), TL series air-to-surface missiles:
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