China Civil Aviation Industry, Technology, Infrastructure: News & Discussions

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中国航空工业集团有限公司
8月1日 11:32 来自 专业版微博
【“新舟”700飞机前机身部段交付用户】7月30日清晨，航空工业陕飞参与研制的首架民用客机“新舟”700飞机001架机前机身部段正式启运交付用户。这也是“新舟”700飞机第一个实现总装大部件对接并顺利交付用户的部段，同时也标志着项目研制取得了阶段性胜利，向实现整机总装下线目标又迈出了坚实的一步。O网页链接

China Aviation Industry Corporation
August 1st 11:32 from the professional version of Weibo

[MA-700 aircraft front fuselage section delivery to user]

On the morning of July 30, the aviation industry subsidiary Shaanxi Aircraft Corp. participated in the development of the first MA-700 001 aircraft front fuselage section officially delivered to the user. This is also the first section of the MA-700 to realize the docking of large components and the smooth delivery to users. It also marks a milestone in the development of the project and a solid step towards achieving the goal of full assembly.
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28 Sept 2019, media report on MA-700 assembly progressing with wing installation on fuselage.

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中国商飞 59分钟前 来自 iPhone客户端
生产提速，再交1架！本月第4架ARJ21！

今天，中国商飞向成都航空交付第15架ARJ21飞机，这也是中国商飞向客户交付的第18架ARJ21。这架国籍号为B-603Q的ARJ21飞机由工银金融租赁有限公司出资购买，出租给成都航空使用，这也是ARJ21飞机第13次通过售后回租的形式交付飞机。

“熊猫机”批产提速有何“玄机”？戳这里
O本月第4架ARJ21！“熊猫机”批产提速有何“玄机”...​

China Commercial Aircraft
59 minutes ago from iPhone client
Speed up production, and then handover one more! The fourth ARJ21 this month!

Today, COMAC delivered the 15th ARJ21 aircraft to Chengdu Airlines, which is the 18th ARJ21 delivered by COMAC to customers. The ARJ21 aircraft with the nationality number B-603Q was purchased by ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. and leased to Chengdu Airlines. This is the 13th time that the ARJ21 aircraft was delivered to the aircraft through sale and leaseback.

What is the "mystery" of the "Panda Machine" batch production speed increase? Click here
O本月第4架ARJ21！“熊猫机”批产提速有何“玄机”...

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For those of you that is wandering about the answer to the "mystery" of accelerated production, but is unable to understand the linked article in Chinese language, it basically talk about Takt time lean production --> Takt time - Wikipedia

 

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One more ARJ21 handover yesterday, altogether 5 for Sept.

 

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China to strengthen cooperation with CEECs in civil aviation industry, official says
Source: Xinhua| 2019-10-09 11:13:28|Editor: ZD

PRAGUE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China will promote cooperation with the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) as there is great potential for cooperation in the civil aviation industry, said Cui Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China Tuesday.

Cui made the remarks here at the First Civil Aviation Business Forum between China and the CEECs, hosted by the Sino-Czech Aviation Association.

At present, global civil aviation is faced with unprecedented challenges as well as historical opportunities, he said, adding that artificial intelligence, block chain and 5G mobile communication technology have empowered civil aviation equipment to be smarter, enabled civil aviation service to be more personalized, offered passengers more convenience, and allowed international cooperation to be more diversified.

In recent years, China's general aviation industry has enjoyed a rapid growth and more market opportunities are emerging, said Cui, citing a total number of 241 general aviation airports, and 471 general aviation enterprises with 2,583 aircrafts that China boasts.

The CEECs have rich practical experience in aircraft manufacturing, professional training, airport operation and low altitude airspace management, he said, adding that the forum served as a platform to promote exchanges and cooperation between the two sides.

In 2018, more than 1.4 million Chinese citizens traveled to the CEECs, while around 350,000 people from the CEECs toured China. China's general aviation enterprises imported various types of aircrafts from the CEECs, including JA-600 and FM-250.

China's provinces of Sichuan, Zhejiang, Hebei and Jiangsu signed strategic cooperation agreements on aircraft R&D and manufacturing with enterprises from the Czech Republic, Slovenia and other CEECs, Cui said.

 

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航空航天港 9ifly
35分钟前 来自 iPhone客户端
成都航空正积极筹备开通黑龙江往返海参崴航线，这也将是ARJ21飞机首条国际航线。预计10月28日开航。

9ifly.cn
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Chengdu Airlines is actively preparing for the opening of the Heilongjiang round-trip Vladivostok route, which will also be the first international route of the ARJ21 aircraft. It is expected to start on October 28.

 

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Shanghai-made light aircraft takes to skies
By Li Xinran | 00:01 UTC+8 July 5, 2018 |

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THE Oxai Aircraft M2 Skywave, a Shanghai-made two-seater amphibious light sport aircraft, successfully took off and landed on the Dishui Lake in Shanghai on its maiden test flight yesterday.

The single-piston aircraft, among the smallest of its kind in the world, carried out low-flying maneuvers around the lake at the southeast tip of the city.

The M2 Skywave can fly up to 1,000 kilometers on 100 liters of fuel. The empty weight of the airframe, which is 90 percent carbon-fiber composite, is 350 kilograms and maximum takeoff weight is 650kg.

Having an all-composite airframe, the M2 is powered by a 100-horsepower Rotax 912iS piston engine, which can run on autogas. Avionics are dual Garmin G3X Touch displays with a Garmin G5 attitude indicator as backup. Flight controls are conventional, with two control sticks in the cockpit.

Roger Mao, Oxai’s chief designer, president and CEO, and his team have been working on the seaplane for nine years after receiving the type and production certificates from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

“Skywave performs well at low speed which is good news for junior pilots,” said Mao.

“Skywave’s maiden voyage marks a breakthrough for Shanghai’s general aviation manufacturing industry.”

The Skywave is designed to take off and land on both ground and water. “A distance of 200 meters is required for takeoff while the landing requires 150 meters on land and 250 on water,” Mao told Shanghai Daily.

Oxai Aircraft, based in Lingang in the Pudong New Area, has already received 75 orders for the 1.8 million yuan (US$272,000) M2. It will receive Light-Sport Aircraft Airworthiness Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration when it is delivered to the American buyers.

General aviation is emerging as a strategic industry in China after the State Council issued a guidance in 2016 to develop the industry. China plans to build more than 500 general aviation airports by 2020 to serve more than 5,000 aircraft.

Skywave’s maiden voyage is a major breakthrough for China’s low-altitude airspace, according to the East China Regional Administration of the CAAC.

Two field takeoff and landing points have been established in the Lingang area while two airspaces over the coastal town have been approved.

Lingang has built a 600-meter grass runway and water takeoff-landing areas on Dishui Lake to enable test flights of drones and general aviation aircraft. The town is also a pilot zone of low-altitude digital management.

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China's First Homegrown Amphibian Spreads Its Wings in Lingang
LIAO SHUMIN
DATE : OCT 24 2019/SOURCE : YICAI

China's First Homegrown Amphibian Spreads Its Wings in Lingang​

(Yicai Global) Oct. 24 -- China's first domestically developed amphibious aircraft made a test flight of 120 kilometers yesterday, departing from its home base in Shanghai's Lingang New Area.

The OXAI M2 Skywave, developed by Oxai Aircraft, flew to Suzhou in about an hour while exploring low airways in the region, Shanghai's municipal government said in a statement posted on its WeChat account.

The OXAI M2 Skywave is the first light-sport aircraft approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The 6-meter plane, made of carbon fiber composite, weighs 450 kilograms and has a range of 1,200 kms.

Oxai Aircraft moved to Lingang in 2016, said founder Roger Mao. Lingang has preferential policies for aviation firms and the up-and-coming industrial area was added to the eastern city's free trade zone in August.

 

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China's first domestically-built jet embarks on international route
By Tu Lei Source:Global Times Published: 2019/10/26 17:51:35

Sichuan Airlines celebrated its first international route with the ARJ21 flying from Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province to Vladivostok on Saturday. Photo: Tu Lei/ GT

China's first domestically manufactured regional passenger jetliner ARJ 21 under Sichuan Airlines made its maiden overseas flight on Saturday, embarking from Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, to Vladivostok in Russia.

Beginning Sunday it will be on a regular operation, flying on Mondays and Fridays.

At present, most of the flights from Harbin to Vladivostok need to transit, primarily through Beijing, Shanghai, and Seoul. With the opening of this route, there will be more choices for the passengers.

As the first domestically-built jet, with independent intellectual property rights owned by China, it is particularly suitable for airport take-off and landing conditions including complex route obstacles of the western and northern regions of China, said Zhang Fang, captain of this ARJ21 flying to Vladivostok.

Chengdu Airlines is the first buyer of ARJ21. Since the beginning of this aircraft's commercial operations in June of 2016, Chengdu Airlines has transported more than 540,000 passengers, covering 28 cities.

At present, the total fleet size of the Chengdu Airlines is 47, including 15 ARJ21 aircraft.

Sichuan Airlines celebrated its first international route with the ARJ21 flying from Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province to Vladivostok on Saturday. Photo: Tu Lei/ GT

In August this year, three Chinese carriers, Air China, Chinese Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines, said they will buy 35 ARJ21, with a total sum of nearly 28.3 billion yuan ($4 billion).

So far, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has received 596 orders for ARJ21 from 22 customers. COMAC has delivered 19 ARJ21 aircraft to its customers.

 

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Advanced version of China's 1st electric plane makes maiden flight
Source: Xinhua| 2017-11-02 07:18:32|Editor: Yang Yi



Photo taken on Nov. 1, 2017 shows the RX1E-A, a two-seater aircraft designed by Shenyang Aerospace University, at Caihu airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Nov. 1, 2017. An advanced version of China's first electric plane made its maiden flight on Wednesday, extending the single flight time to two hours from around 45 minutes. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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4-seater electric aircraft makes maiden flight in China
Source: Xinhua| 2019-10-28 18:20:17|Editor: Xiang Bo

SHENYANG, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The maiden flight of China's first self-developed four-seater electric aircraft, the RX4E, succeeded Monday in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang.

Developed by Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA), the 1,200 kg aircraft is 8.4 meters long with a wingspan of 13.5 meters. It has a range of 300 km and is capable of flying about one and a half hours for a single flight.

The aircraft uses carbon fiber composite material and is very light. It can take off on hard grassland and gravel road, according to Zhao Tienan, deputy head of LGAA.

"The RX4E aircraft has a huge market prospect. It can be used in a number of fields such as short-distance transportation, pilot training, sightseeing, aerial photography and aerial mapping," Zhao said.

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28 Sept 2019, media report on MA-700 assembly progressing with wing installation on fuselage.

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新机研制再传新捷 新舟700飞机10101中机身下架
2019-11-01 来源：民航资源网

　　民航资源网2019年11月1日消息：11月1日，新舟700飞机10101中机身在西飞民机完成下架。中机身的成功下架，让整机总装下架的脚步更加临近。

　　2019年以来，随着型号研制的不断推进，新舟700飞机由“听得见”逐步进入到“看得见”。10001、10101架机的大部件交付、对接频频传出喜讯。进入四季度后，各参研单位以实现总装下架节点为目标，不断推进研制进度：10月9日，成飞民机完成机头部件，交付陕飞；10月19日，陕飞完成前机身部件总装下架；10月31日，在陕飞完成机身与机头部件总装对接下架；11月1日，西飞民机完成中机身下架。

Development of new airplane reach new stage. New MA-700 aircraft batch 10101 fuselage off the line
2019-11-01 Source: Carnot.com

Carnot.com - November 1, 2019: On November 1, the fuselage of the MA-700 aircraft 10101 was completed in Xi'an Civil Aircraft. The success roll off of the mid-fuselage bring the final assembly of the whole plane closer.

Since beginning 2019, with the continuous model development, the MA-700 aircraft has gradually becoming “visible” from “audible”. News of the delivery of large parts of the 10001 and 10101 aircraft were frequently reported. After entering the fourth quarter, the participating units continued to advance the development progress with the goal of achieving the final assembly: On October 9th, Chengdu Civil Aircraft completed the nose and delivered it to Shaanxi Civil Aircraft; On October 19th, Shaanxi Civil Aircraft completed the assembly of the front fuselage; On October 31, the complete assembly of the fuselage and the nose in Shaanxi was completed. On November 1st, Xian Civil Aircraft completed the mid-fuselage.

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World’s fastest ultra-light aircraft to be produced in China: report
Source:Global Times Published: 2019/11/4 19:47:32

The Shark aircraft is on display at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province on November 7, 2018. Photo: IC

The Shark, the world's fastest ultra-light aircraft from Czech, which is scheduled to begin production in China next year, is expected to be a star at the 2nd China International Import Expo (CIIE) which runs from Tuesday to Sunday in Shanghai.

The deal to transfer production technology was signed by Czech and Chinese companies this year, and is currently in the development stage which includes training Chinese employees, the Shanghai-based news website thepaper.cn reported on Sunday.

The production line in China will be launched in 2020, the report said.

With a speed of 300 kilometers an hour, the Shark is said to be the world's fastest ultra-light aircraft and has a range of 1,660 kilometers, the Beijing Daily reported in November 2018, when the aircraft was on display at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong Province.

As a tandem seat, light plane made of advanced composite material featuring carbon fiber epoxy, the Shark is suitable for multiple purposes including flight training, sightseeing and as a private aircraft, according to exhibitors at the Czech booth at CIIE.

In 2017, the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a Validation Type Certificate for the Shark, clearing a path for its production in China, thepaper.cn reported.

The Shark targets high-end consumers, and is priced between 160,000 to 200,000 euro ($178,000-223,000) for sale around the world, the Beijing Daily said.

 

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China's COMAC Wants to Start Making Plane Co-Developed With Russia in 2021
TANG SHIHUA
DATE : NOV 08 2019/SOURCE : YICAI

China's COMAC Wants to Start Making Plane Co-Developed With Russia in 2021​

(Yicai Global) Nov. 8 -- China Commercial Aircraft, or COMAC, is striving to begin production of the first CR929 plane developed in tandem with Russia by 2021 as it looks to widen its portfolio of aircraft.

The two nations are currently drafting preliminary designs and selecting suppliers, The Paper cited COMAC's Deputy General Manager Guo Bozhi as saying at an industry leaders' summit during the China International Import Expo yesterday. He did not disclose further details.

The CR929 is a wide-body passenger aircraft that China and Russia agreed to build together and set up a Shanghai-based joint venture to design in May 2017. The base model CR929-600 is benchmarked against the Boeing 787 and has 280 seats and a maximum range of 12,000 kilometers.

COMAC is looking to expand its plane portfolio beyond the self-develop regional airliner ARJ21, Guo added. The firm showcased the ARJ21 at the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition and Paris Air Show this year, and has plans to make a new version of the jet intended for cargo transport.

The ARJ21 models can transport between 78 and 90 passengers over distances from 2,225 to 3,700 kilometers and is capable of operating at all of China's regular plateau airports and most of its high plateau airports. The Civil Aviation Administration of China defines regular plateau airports as those at between 1,524 meters and 2,438 meters above sea level, while high plateau airports are more than 2,438 meters above.

Three domestic carriers already run the planes, Chengdu Airlines, Genghis Khan Airlines and Jiangxi Air. They have already transported 570,000 passengers between 36 cities, Guo said, adding that COMAC will begin delivering ARJ21s to China's big three airlines, China Eastern, Air China and China Southern, next year.

It hopes to delivery 10 of the jets in 2021, the same year it plans to start delivering its first large passenger jet, the C919, he continued. The C919 has already begun test flights.

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1198025518202834945

COMAC America Corp.@COMACAmerica

On Nov. 22nd an #ARJ21 flew from Nantong Xingdong Int Airport to Chengdu Shuangliu Int Airport completing #COMAC's delivery of the 16th ARJ21 to launch partner Chengdu Airlines! Congratulations to COMAC & Chengdu Airlines on continued growth & a beautiful partnership!

 

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China-made detecting aircraft for remote sensing delivered
Source: Xinhua| 2019-11-27 16:06:49|Editor: huaxia

Photo taken on Nov. 27, 2019 shows a Xinzhou-60 aircraft for remote sensing in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. China's aircraft maker Xi'an Aircraft Industry Co. (XAC) has delivered two high-performance Xinzhou-60 aircraft for remote sensing to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for aerial observation missions. Ding Yaxiu, chief designer of the aircraft, said the aerial observation aircraft is adapted from the Xinzhou-60 aircraft developed by the company to better address the demand of carrying different functional equipment for diversified observation purposes. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

XI'AN, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's aircraft maker Xi'an Aircraft Industry Co. (XAC) has delivered two high-performance Xinzhou-60 aircraft for remote sensing to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for aerial observation missions.

The aircraft maker started to develop the aircraft in 2014.

Wu Yirong, a CAS academician and president of the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the academy, said the new type of aircraft has obtained an airworthiness certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Ding Yaxiu, chief designer of the aircraft, said the aerial observation aircraft is adapted from the Xinzhou-60 aircraft developed by the company to better address the demand of carrying different functional equipment for diversified observation purposes.

The refitted Xinzhou-60 airplanes have wide applications in emergency support, disaster relief, agriculture and water conservancy, said Wu adding that researchers from around the world can make use of the science data collected by the aircraft.

 

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China's 5th C919 Jet Arrives in east China Airport for Further Test Flights
Dec 6, 2019
CCTV Video News Agency

The fifth prototype of China's large passenger airliner C919 arrived in Nanchang City of east China's Jiangxi Province on Thursday for further test flights after completing the ones in Shanghai.

 

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Wind tunnel tests on a scale model of the CRAIC CR929 is carried out by TsAGI
Posted on December 12th, 2019 by Russian Aviation Insider in Aerospace, China, Russia

Aerodynamic wind tunnel tests on a 1:39 scale version of the advanced wide-body aircraft – in the airframe-plus-wing configuration – have been carried out in Russia (TsAGI)

Russia’s Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) has completed a series of wind-tunnel tests on the CR929 new wide-body aircraft programme that is being developed jointly by Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and China’s COMAC.

A 1:39 scale high-speed standard model (HSM) version of the advanced wide-body aircraft in the airframe-plus-wing configuration was tested for an entire week at the T-128 aerodynamic wind tunnel at Zhukovsky near Moscow.

The HSM model was designed as a joint effort of Russian and Chinese aerodynamic experts. Similar CR929 programme tests have already been conducted in China and Europe.

“A series of tests in different countries has allowed us to accumulate data from which we can correctly compare results. The information we have gained is important for a more precise prediction of the CR929 aircraft’s aerodynamic performance in real flight,” explains Maxim Litvinov, the programme’s chief designer from the Russian side. Currently the data is being analysed by a working group made up of Russian and Chinese engineers who will compile a report, the details of which will help propel the programme to the next stage. As well as the practical implications for the future wide-body aircraft, the HSM testing is of great significance to the Russian aerospace industry in general, he adds.

“We can compare the results of the same model in different testing equipment in several countries. This is an unprecedented experience for us,” insists Anton Gorbushin, head of the aerodynamic laboratory at TsAGI.

The base version of the wide-body long haul CR929 is designed to carry 280 passengers over distances up to 12,000 kilometres. The maiden flight is scheduled for 2023, with certification approvals between 2025 and 2027. UAC’s president Yury Slyusar has previously indicated that the programme has thus far attracted 200 ‘soft’ orders. The programme, launched in 2017, is a Russo-Sino joint project being developed by CRAIC [China-Russia Commercial Aircraft International Corporation]


http://www.rusaviainsider.com/wind-tunnel-tests-scale-model-craic-cr929-carried-tsagi/