China Civil Aviation, AVIC (MA600) & COMAC (ARJ21/C919/C929)

[grey boy 2]

Well done China, i've done my part to stay for the whole flight, mission completed for myself as wellGood night to myself and out

 

[Götterdämmerung]

Beautiful! Congratulation!

Competition is good for business.

 

[samsara]

Chinese-made large passenger jet #C919 takes off on its maiden flight. Here're some key development stages #XinhuaTV

https://twitter.com/x/status/860395915546419200

EIGHT counts for another remarkable achievement!!! JIAYOU!!!

SHANGHAI, May 5 (Xinhua) -- China sent its homegrown large passenger plane C919 into sky on Friday 2017-05-05, becoming one of the world's top makers of jumbo aircraft.

The flight makes China the fourth jumbo jet producer after the United States, Europe and Russia. It also marks a milestone for the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC), the Shanghai-based manufacturer of C919.

 

[帅的一匹]

Huge market to explore, congratulations!

 

[cirr]

Congratulations to all!

570 pre-orders and growing.

 

[Götterdämmerung]

BTW, I just got the info that Boeing's (originally German Böing) first engineer was a Chinese, Wong Tsu.

 

[Shotgunner51]

BTW, I just got the info that Boeing's (originally German Böing) first engineer was a Chinese, Wong Tsu.

 

[Deino]

Congrats again !!! what a beautiful bird ....

 

[GS Zhou]

BTW, I just got the info that Boeing's (originally German Böing) first engineer was a Chinese, Wong Tsu.

The China at that moment was dirt poor and in a completely desperate situation. The country was struggling with endless civil wars among the warlords in different provinces, facing with the aggression from Imperial Japanese army, China at that time even could not produce the matches by her own, needless to say planes. That's why talents like Mr. Wong could not work for China. But Wong can now feel relaxed on the heaven.

 

[Deino]

 

[Shotgunner51]

570 pre-orders and growing.

As per Boeing's market research, single aisle is the most demanding (70%) product among all catg, more than 26,000 units needed in the coming 2 decades globally, and China will be world's single largest market. Therefore for COMAC or China civilian aviation industry as a whole, C919 is definitely the primary product to conquer market share, and to achieve economy of scale, not ARJ21 or C929 or widebody developed in due course. As scale of C919 climbs, it also helps to deepen own supply chain.

http://www.boeing.com/resources/boe...nloads/Boeing_Current_Market_Outlook_2015.pdf

 

[samsara]

The China at that moment was dirt poor and in a completely desperate situation. The country was struggling with endless civil wars among the warlords in different provinces, facing with the aggression from Imperial Japanese army, China at that time even could not produce the matches by her own, needless to say planes. That's why talents like Mr. Wong could not work for China. But Wong can now feel relaxed on the heaven.

So true! So similar to the other story of Dr. Qian Xuesen!

Anyone has more info about the life and works of Mr. Wong Tsu, esp. in Eng, pls kindly share here I just knew his name by now!

 

[samsara]

China’s Homegrown Jumbo Passenger Jet C919 Takes to the Sky

China Pictorial, May 05, 2017

China sent its homegrown large passenger plane C919 into sky on May 5. Thousands of people witnessed the historic moment of the aircraft’s debut.

The flight makes China the fourth jumbo jet producer after the United States, Europe and Russia. It also marks a milestone for the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), the Shanghai-based manufacturer of the C919. The C919 project was launched in 2006. Two years later, COMAC was established in Shanghai, considering the city’s technology advantage in the aviation industry. The C919 is also the joint outcome of global cooperation and global talent. Through consistently researching mature aircraft models, adopting scientific methods, and utilizing the resources of the industry, and technology and talent from all over the world, COMAC managed to create its own passenger jets, said He Dongfeng, vice-chairman and president of COMAC.

Before the flight, the C919 has passed a series of strict tests since rolling off the assembly line in November 2015. To date, COMAC has received 570 orders from 23 clients for the C919.

November 2, 2015: The C919 rolls off the assembly line in Shanghai. by Wan Quan/China Pictorial​

April 20, 2017: COMAC engineers make adjustments to the C919 before a high-speed taxiing test in Shanghai.
by Wan Quan/China Pictorial​

May 5, 2017: China’s homegrown large passenger plane C919 takes off on its maiden flight in Shanghai.
by Xu Xun/China Pictorial​

May 5, 2017: The C919 flies high in the clouds. The C919 is a single-aisle commercial aircraft built for
medium-haul flights, with up to 174 seats and twin engines. by Wan Quan/China Pictorial
(according to @xinfengcao this beautiful picture in the clouds was taken from an accompanying plane)​

May 5, 2017: The C919 takes a safe landing in Shanghai. by Xu Xun/China Pictorial​

May 5, 2017: Pilots wave to spectators after the safe landing. by Chen Jian/China Pictorial​

http://www.chinapictorial.com.cn/en/features/txt/2017-05/05/content_740169.htm

 

[SOHEIL]

Congratulations ...

 

[assassin123]

Awesome pics! congratulations.