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China's COMAC C919 Edges Toward First Flight
Jan 23,2017
China¡¯s efforts to
develop a second airliner to boost the nation¡¯s economic competitiveness and prestige
is slowly coming to fruition in the form of the C919,
the inaugural flight of which officials expect as soon as late March.
Developed by state-run
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the narrowbody
has reached the early stages of pre-flight trials, including taxi and brake
tests, according to a COMAC official who spoke with AIN on the condition of
anonymity.
Launched in 2008,
the C919 program has experienced a series of
setbacks that pushed back its maiden flight and delivery date, originally
scheduled for 2014 and 2016, respectively. Despite the delays, the narrowbody
serves as a testament to China¡¯s ambitions to advance its standing in the
aerospace manufacturing value chain.
As the C919 edges
toward its first flight, COMAC continues to work toward gaining a production certificate
for the ARJ. While the official said that won¡¯t happen
until it builds between 10 and 15 airplanes, once obtained the certificate
will allow the aircraft to undergo a series of upgrades, including a new avionics
suite and better integration of its major systems. For aircraft already in
service, COMAC will offer a retrofit.
Meanwhile, the
wide-body aircraft project between COMAC and UAC will start early this year.Jianzhong
SHI, Vice President of COMAC and Chief Commander of wide body aircraft project
, will hare the experience of C919 first flight test and the progress of
wide-body aircraft project on ¡°8th
Civil Aircraft Industry International Forum 2017¡± as the Chairman
which is hosted by Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics and held on
May 10th -11th, 2017 in Shanghai China.
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News Source: AINonline