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The Comac C919 is a narrow-body airliner developed by Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac. The development program was launched in 2008. The development program was launched in 2008. Production began in December 2011, with the first prototype being rolled out on 2 November 2015; the maiden flight took place on 5 May 2017.
Y-5B – agricultural aircraft, equivalent to the An-2 SKh. Y-5B-100 – Y-5B aircraft fitted with triple tipsails on the upper wing tips, which reputedly gave 20% higher climb rate and improved L/D ratio by 15%. Y-5B(T) – A para-dropping version developed for the PLAAF, with up-dated avionics including a GPS.
CNN’s Beijing bureau chief shares his experience flying on China’s first homegrown mainline passenger plane. The C919 is China’s answer to the A320. But what is it like onboard?
China wants to take a bite out of the commercial passenger aviation market with the C919, its homegrown passenger jet from the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). State ...
China's small twin-engine plane first entered commercial service in 2016 with Chengdu Airlines. The C919 is the first large narrowbody made by China. The C919 is in size and purpose to the rival ...
The first aircraft marketed by Comac is the ARJ21 regional jet, which was developed by China Aviation Industry Corporation I (AVIC I). This was followed by the C919 narrow-body aircraft, which can seat up to 168 passengers and made its maiden flight in 2017, [5] entering into commercial service in March 2023. [6]
The 29,500 lbf (131 kN) variant "CJ-1000B" would be used to power an extended-range C919 variant. [7] In March 2023, reports emerged that the flight test campaign for the CJ-1000A engine had started on a Y-20 test aircraft. [8] According to Chinese media reports, AECC has said that it expects the CJ-1000 engine to be certified by 2025. [9]
Newly-released footage by the Pentagon shows Chinese military planes flying close to US aircraft in what the US military has called “coercive and risky operational behaviour”. One of the ...